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Author: Libbie Agran

The Culinary Institute Of America (CIA) And Copia – A Remarkable Wine Collection You Must See!

The Culinary Institute Of America (CIA) And Copia – A Remarkable Wine Collection You Must See!

Posted by | Mar 27, 2024 | , |

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 (1822 – 1909) First Bonded Winery In San Luis Obispo County; Planted Over 125 Grape Varieties

Pierre Hypolite Dallidet (1822 – 1909) First Bonded Winery In San Luis Obispo County; Planted Over 125 Grape Varieties

Posted by | Feb 15, 2024 | , |

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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Henry Ditmas (1845 – 1892) Plants Saucelito Canyon Vineyard In 1880 In Upper Arroyo Grande Valley

Henry Ditmas (1845 – 1892) Plants Saucelito Canyon Vineyard In 1880 In Upper Arroyo Grande Valley

Posted by | Jan 27, 2024 | |

In 1878, Henry filed a government claim for 560 acres adjoining Ranchita Arroyo Grande and named it Rancho Saucelito for its many bordering willow trees, willow in Spanish is sauce. The following year, 1879, Henry cleared land and planted Zinfandel and Muscat grapevines. The vines were sent from Europe and purchased locally according to the Ditmas family. This is the first documented planting of Zinfandel in the upper Arroyo Grande Valley.

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Abram Bruyn Hasbrouck (1845 – 1915) Grape Grower, Cheesemaker And Winemaker At St. Remy Winery In Upper Arroyo Grande Valley

Abram Bruyn Hasbrouck (1845 – 1915) Grape Grower, Cheesemaker And Winemaker At St. Remy Winery In Upper Arroyo Grande Valley

Posted by | Dec 12, 2023 | , , |

The first winery built in the Upper Arroyo Grande Valley was built by a man who grew up in a wealthy family in upstate New York but who longed for adventure. He had a style and grace that made him a legend in hospitality on the Central Coast and a beautiful English wife who owned her own cattle brand and was famous for her roses and love of English gardens.

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