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County supervisors let water ordinance expire

No regulations are put into place to restrict new development The Paso Robles Groundwater Basin emergency ordinance, which was approved in 2013, will expire in August. The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors chose to not adopt a new ordinance proposed by county staff on Tuesday. The proposed ordinance included banning new agricultural plantings in areas with dwindling groundwater …


Rainfall brings some relief for local winegrapes

Rainfall brings some relief for local winegrapes Posted: 10:56 am, January 29, 2015 by Heather Young In the third year in the drought, many grape growers, said Jason Haas of Tablas Creek, were struggling at the end of the growing season in the fall of 2014. He added however, it really depends on where the vineyard is located because some …


Supervisors take steps to create Paso Robles water basin district

Draft LAFCO application could go to supervisors in 90 days, Atascadero basin excluded The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the flood control district, discussed and gave feedback to county staff on four issues: water district boundaries, water district powers, mechanism to fund water district and water district formation process schedule, in relationship to its application to …


Report details recent winery and vineyard transactions in Paso Robles

Nearly two-dozen wineries and vineyards have change hands in the past two years in the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA), according to a recent analysis by Pacifica Wine Division. Five wineries were sold in 2013-14 at an average price of $3.2 million. The sizes of the winery properties varied from 15 to 54 acres and were small to mid-sized …


Wine Industry Conference and Tradeshow Opens Registration for 2015

WiVi Central Coast to attract regional winemakers, grape growers, managers and hospitality staff January 6, 2015 (Paso Robles, Calif) – Registration is now open for the popular WiVi Central Coast Wine Industry Conference & Tradeshow (WiViCentralCoast.com) taking place March 17-18, 2015, at the Paso Robles Event Center. The only comprehensive wine industry conference and tradeshow on California’s Central Coast – …


Vineyard for Sale In Paso Robles

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pacifica Commercial Realty is pleased to exclusively represent Calverne Sayler for the sale of his vineyards located at 6955 Estrella Road, Paso Robles, CA, in the heart of the Paso Robles AVA. The entire Property contains of 95.9 acres in two legal parcels.  APN 019-071-070 is 14.5 acres and APN 019-071-071 is 81.4 acres.  It has been …


Wine alliance announces new north coast wine event

First-ever Paso BlendFest to be held Feb. 21 The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance in conjunction with the Cambria Tourism Board, San Simeon Tourism Board and Wine Coast Country announced a new partnership to bring a Paso Robles wine event to the north coast of San Luis Obispo County. On Feb. 21, 2015 the inaugural Paso BlendFest on the Coast …


New Winery to open at former Eagle Castle

Tooth & Nail Winery to be open before Thanksgiving Rabble Wine Company, the winemaking arm of Central Coast grape grower Rob Murray, is in the process of a major remodel of the former Eagle Castle Winery on 46 West in Paso Robles, the company announced in a press release. The company plans to open its new Tooth & Nail Winery …


Robert L. Hall, owner of Robert Hall Winery, dies at 85

The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance reported today that Robert L. Hall, owner of Robert Hall Winery, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday at the age of 85 from complications related to an extended illness. Originally from St. Paul Minnesota, Robert invested in a variety of business ventures including bowling centers, travel agencies, apartments and shopping centers, the report …


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11 new viticultural areas established within Paso Robles

The United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on Thursday, Oct. 8, is publishing a final rule in Federal Register establishing 11 new American viticultural areas within the existing Paso Robles viticultural area in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. TTB is issuing this regulation in response to a petition from an association of local vintners and grape grower, …