Stephen Ross Dooley is a mentor and wine consultant that has helped local winemakers and wineries produce award-winning wines in both the Edna and Arroyo Grande Valleys. He founded Stephen Ross Wine Cellars after being the winemaker at Edna Valley Vineyard and Moro Bay Vineyards. He is a co-founder of the Edna Valley Vintners Association and worked with Brian Talley to establish World of Pinot and in developing the Stone Corral Vineyard.
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Catharine Niven was the first woman in San Luis Obispo County to plant her own vineyard and to make wine under her own label, Tiffany Hill, in the Edna Valley. She is also the first winemaker in the Niven family, owners of the Paragon Vineyard Co., who planted extensive vineyards in the Edna Valley in 1973 and became famous for the quality of their Chardonnay grapes.
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This appellation was approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms on May 12, 1982. It was the tenth AVA established in the United States at the time and the first within the borders of the county of San Luis Obispo.
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On the Central Coast, there is another powerful connection between music and wine. Many musicians have become legendary winemakers during the last two hundred years.
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Timeline of Edna Valley in southern San Luis Obispo County from 1840 to 2020.
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