Rotta Winery Tasting Room (1937-1976)
The Rotta Winery Tasting Room (1937-1976) was the most popular tasting room in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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Author: Libbie Agran
Stephen Ross Dooley – Grower And Winemaker In Edna Valley And San Luis Obispo
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 Headly Niven (1920 – 1999) First Woman Grower In The Edna Valley
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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Art Norman – The Weekend Warrior – First To Plant Red Grapes On Vineyard Drive In Paso Robles
Art initiated a movement of small growers focusing on premium grapes for local winemakers crafting small production fine wines when, in 1972, he planted the first vineyards of Zinfandel and Barbera on Vineyard Drive in the Adelaida region in west Paso Robles.
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Wine Country Women of Sonoma County By Michelle Mandro
Wine Country Women of Sonoma County, released in March 2020, celebrates one of the most beautiful wine growing agricultural areas in the United States, Sonoma County, in Northern California.
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