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2020 ZinEx – Zinfandel Experience
January 30 to February 1
Mar
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2020 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
March 17 to March 22
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2020 Vintage Paso: Zinfandel Weekend
March 20 to March 22
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2020 WiVi Central Coast
March 24 to March 25
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10th Annual Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival
March 27 to March 29
The Wine History Project
The Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County collects and presents two centuries of local viticulture history. Through research, interviews, films, exhibitions, publications and presentations, we work with local vintners and growers to bring to life the wine history of San Luis Obispo County.
Together We Can Preserve the Story of Central Coast Winemaking
Current Exhibitions
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From the Collection
Prohibition: Fruit Industries, Ltd.
Fruit Industries, Ltd. was a non-profit, co-operative agricultural association organized in 1929 with the merger of several winemaking concerns, including the California Wine Association, into a single organization in an effort to bring order to the then chaotic California grape industry.
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Adolphe Siot (1858-1925)
Adolph Siot was the first vintner in the area just west of the town of Templeton. The vineyards and winery that we know today as the Rotta Winery were established by Adolph Siot, who purchased the land in 1891 from the West Coast Land Company.
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
The Wine House – Paso Robles 1887
1144 Pine Street, located on the southeast corner of Pine at 12th Street, has been many things over the years. It is currently an Italian restaurant and formerly home to Villa Creek. Further back in time, to the year 1887 to be exact, the property housed The Wine House and Billiard Hall, owned and operated by E.J. Carpeaux.
Wine - 20th Century History
Wine History by Decade: 1930s
1930s American Wine Labels: New York Wine Merchant Frank Schoonmaker developed the description...
Updates from Us
Wine History Project and Cal Poly select Pavilion Structure to be built in 2020
Over the weekend, Cal Poly professors and The Wine History Project staff selected a pavilion design to be built in the spring quarter of 2020 and placed at Saucelito Canyon tasting room in the Edna Valley.
Anniversaries, Awards, and Celebrations
Legacy Gala at Eberle Winery Celebrates 40 Years of Winemaking
Heather Muran, Karen Petersen, Cindy Lambert, and Libbie Agran of the Wine History Project Gary...
Wine & Food Industry News
Let’s Celebrate National Zinfandel Day!
Zinfandel Stories: Central Coast from Zinfandel Advocates & Producers on Vimeo. California’s Central Coast, known for its rugged beauty, is also home to several world-class wine regions. For Zinfandel, no other AVA compares to that of Paso Robles. Planted by Italian immigrants in the 1920s, Zinfandel has had plenty of time to take root. National Zinfandel Day is a worldwide celebration of the Zinfandel grape variety, intended to give Zinfandel lovers around the globe a platform to express their passion for the grape and the wines made from it.
