Forty-one years ago, a group of dedicated growers and winemakers, worked together to establish the Paso Robles AVA. This was the third AVA established in San Luis Obispo County in 1983.
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In the early 1980s wineries began to partner with nonprofit organizations to support fundraising events. These partnerships not only strengthened those non-profits providing radio and musical events such as KCBX Public Radio and the Mozart (now Mosaic) Festival, they began new partnerships to raise funds for the Visual Arts, the Children’s Museum, and social needs.
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Our 40-minute documentary, 91 Harvests, takes a loving look at four generations of a Paso Robles farming family, the Dusis. Famous for growing premium wine grapes which have been sought after by some of California’s top winemakers for decades, their story spans more than 100 years and 91 harvests. This film will be premiering on March 18, 2020, at the San Luis Obispo Film Festival.
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The Culinary Institute of America, the institution we know today, started in 1946 as a vocational training school known as the New Haven Restaurant Institute. It was founded by the New Haven Restaurant Association in Connecticut and held the first classes on May 22 in the same year. The GI Bill provided educational benefits for veterans of World War II and, as a result, many educational opportunities were developed across the United States. The demand for education in the culinary arts was notable and expanded rapidly, perhaps due to exposure to the food services provided by the armed services during the war.
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Pierre Hypolite Dallidet is celebrated as the first commercial winemaker in San Luis Obispo County, and he confirmed his fame when he also became the first commercial distiller in the county. His legend is one of adventure, upheaval, service to his country, viticulture, and travels abroad—from his village in southwestern France to Tahiti to Hangtown and finally to San Luis Obispo, California.
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