Fri
24
Exhibit: Eberle Firsts at Eberle Winery
April 20 |10:00 am to December 31 |6:00 pm PDT
Jun
02
16th Annual Paso Pinot & Paella Festival
June 2 |2:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT
Jun
20
Barrels in the Plaza
June 20 |4:30 pm to 7:30 pm PDT
Jun
21
Passport to SLO Wine Country
June 21 |11:00 am to June 22 |4:00 pm PDT
The Wine History Project
The Wine History Project of SLO County preserves and presents two centuries of local viticulture through research, interviews, exhibitions, publications, talks and tastings. We work with local museums, galleries, archives, and wineries to organize events and exhibitions in venues throughout the county.
Together We Can Preserve the Story of Central Coast Winemaking
Recent Articles
From the Collection
Gaskell & Chambers Barrel Depth Measure, c 1910
This tool, also known as a barrel dipstick or dipping rule, was used to measure barrel depth and calculate the container volume. It includes six rods in a leather-case that when joined together form a single 60-inch rod. Each individual ten-inch boxwood rod is capped with metal fittings that allow the pieces to be screwed together
- People - Legends
- People - Mavericks
Dante Silvestro Dusi (1925-2014)
Dante, Guido, Benito, Caterina, and Sylvester Dorothy and Dante Dorothy and Dante Making Charcoal...
Garagiste Movement
The Garagiste movement, founded as recently as 2011, may be writing a major chapter in the wine history of San Luis Obispo County.
Wine - 18th Century History
Wine History: 1769 to 1800
The art of winemaking and the rootstock that we call the Mission Grape, belonging to the famed Vitis vinifera species of grapes, were brought to California by the Spaniards. The grape, first known as Listan Prieto, arrived in Mexico around 1540 and was planted in what is now New Mexico in the 1620s.
Wine - 19th Century History
Wine History by Decade: 1890s
1893 The Panic of 1893With the collapse of the national economy, grape and wine producers were on...
Wine - 20th Century History
1986: California Wineries – A Photographic Profile, Review of Historic Book
In 1986 the publication California Wineries – A Photographic Profile by Vicki León and...
- Food History - Past Events
- Food History - Articles
Farm to Table with SLO Provisions
SLO Provisions offers house-roasted rotisserie meats, family-style dinners, specialty sandwiches,...
Hearst Castle Fare – What were they eating in the Castle?
I started sampling the food as a kid at San Simeon along about 1919. Today, with somewhat of a reputation as a world traveler, I can honestly say that I have never eaten better food any place.
Updates from Us
Discussion with film critic Kirk Honeycutt and Wine History Project Founder Libbie Agran
Wine History Project Founder Libbie Agran hosts a discussion with longtime journalist, film...
Anniversaries, Awards, and Celebrations
San Antonio Winery in Los Angeles and Paso Robles Celebrating 101 Years
Los Angeles was the center of California’s small commercial winemaking industry in the 1850s.
Wine & Food Industry News
The San Francisco Chronicle’s: The Lost Civilization of California Wine
The San Francisco Chronicle’s wine critic, Esther Mobley, discusses California’s strangest...
