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 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, 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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Wine and the White House: A History introduces the American Presidents and their relationship to the winemakers and the wines served at inaugural and state celebrations in the White House.
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The Wine History Project is partnering with the Paso Robles History Museum to provide rotating exhibits with lectures, films, and wine events highlighting the wine and food history of San Luis Obispo County.
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