Category: Winery Owner/Founder

Legends & Mavericks

The people behind the bottle - both past and present.

Winery Owner/Founder

Stanley Hoffman (1920 – 2017) And HMR First International Award 1979

by Libbie Agran | Mar 19, 2025 | Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |

Stanley Hoffman was a pioneer, the first to grow Pinot Noir in San Luis Obispo County. His winery, HMR, was the first modern winery in San Luis Obispo County in the 20th Century and brought international attention with HMR’s award-winning wines.

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

by Libbie Agran | Dec 12, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 2 |
James Robert Anderson (1852 – 1921) Established First Winery On York Mountain In 1879 On 163 ½ acres And Planted A 20 Acres Vineyard

by Libbie Agran | Nov 25, 2023 | Grower, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Caterina Gazzaroli Dusi (1894 – 1985) Strength And Wisdom Build A Family

by Libbie Agran | Jul 19, 2023 | Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Three Generations Of The York Family: Longest Running Family-Owned Winery In The History Of SLO County.

by Libbie Agran | Jul 11, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Janell Dusi

by Libbie Agran | Apr 11, 2023 | Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Max Goldman (1910 -2004) Chemist, Grower, Winemaker, Renaissance Man, Classical Pianist, Band Leader, Co-founder Of The American Society Of Enologists, And Expert On New York State Champagne

by Libbie Agran | Feb 3, 2023 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Adolph Siot (1859 – 1925) First Zinfandel Grower And Winemaker In Templeton – He Sold His Wine Throughout The County And Mentored The Swiss Italian Emigrants To Plant Vineyards During Prohibition

by Libbie Agran | Dec 31, 2022 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Piedra Creek Winery

by Libbie Agran | Jul 27, 2022 | Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Stephanie Terrizzi – Grower Of Italian Grape Varieties

by Libbie Agran | Jan 27, 2022 | Grower, Legends, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Brian Terrizzi – Winemaker And Founder of ETTO Pasta

by Libbie Agran | Jan 25, 2022 | Grower, Legends, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
The Roots Run Deep On The Kentucky Ranch – Horses, Cattle, Apples And Grapes

by Libbie Agran | Nov 23, 2021 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Frank Pesenti (1896-1983) Zinfandel Grower Multi-Generational Farmer

by Libbie Agran | Aug 11, 2021 | Grower, Italians, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Frank Nerelli (1949 To Present) Winemaker And Zinfandel Grower, Multi-Generational Farmer

by Libbie Agran | May 30, 2021 | Legends, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Stephen Ross Dooley – Grower And Winemaker In Edna Valley And San Luis Obispo

by Libbie Agran | Jan 10, 2021 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Catharine Headly Niven (1920 – 1999) First Woman Grower In The Edna Valley

by Libbie Agran | Jan 9, 2021 | Edna Valley, Grower, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Art Norman – The Weekend Warrior – First To Plant Red Grapes On Vineyard Drive In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Dec 20, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Doug And Nancy Beckett, Founders Of Peachy Canyon Winery In Paso Robles – Multi-Generational Farmers

by Libbie Agran | Nov 23, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Talley Farms And Vineyards – Food And Wine In The Arroyo Grande Valley – Multi-Generational Farmers Since 1948

by Libbie Agran | Sep 26, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Victor Hugo Roberts – Grower And Winemaker In Templeton – Wine For The President 1998

by Libbie Agran | Sep 15, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Amedeo Martinelli (1881 – 1961), Rina Martinelli And Bruno Martinelli – Cherry Trees Among The Grape Vines – Growers And Winemakers In Templeton – Mullti-Generational Farmers

by Libbie Agran | Aug 31, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Dave Caparone – Grower Of Italian Grape Varieties In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Jul 7, 2020 | Artists and Winemakers, Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Harold (Howie) Steinbeck: Seven Generations Of Ernst And Steinbeck Families Farming And Making Wine 1885 To The Present In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Jun 13, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Twin Brothers William And John Ernst: Researchers, Grape Growers And Award Winning Winemakers Emigrated From Germany And Farmed In Geneseo District East Of Paso Robles.

by Libbie Agran | Feb 11, 2020 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Gerd Klintworth (1858 – 1941) Introduced Vineyard Management And Irrigation Systems To Linne District Vineyards -Four Generations Grew Grapes And Made High Quality Wines For Over 100 Years In Paso Robles

by Libbie Agran | Dec 17, 2019 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Marc Goldberg (1934 To Present) Founder Of Paso Pinot Producers And Grower Of Pinot Noir In A Warm Climate Area West Of Paso Robles With Passion And Dedication

by Libbie Agran | Dec 8, 2019 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 1 |
Robert Haas (1927 – 2018) Co- Founded Tablas Creek Vineyard In Paso Robles, Planting Grapevine Cuttings From Chateau De Beaucastel In France, Sharing Clones With Growers And Proving The Potential Of Rhone Grape Varieties And Organic Farming

by Gary Eberle | May 24, 2019 | Grower, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Celebration of Hank Donatoni’s 40th Anniversary Crush

by Libbie Agran | Nov 5, 2018 | Anniversaries, Awards, and Celebrations, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Gary Eberle (1944 To Present) Visionary Who Saw The Importance Of Creating A Regional Identity, The Paso Robles AVA And Hospitality By Meeting His Customers At The Door Of His Tasting Room Every Day

by Libbie Agran | Oct 26, 2018 | Grower, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Winemaker John Munch: A Paso Robles Maverick

by Mira Advani Honeycutt | Oct 21, 2018 | Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |
Romeo (Meo) Zuech (1926 – 2017) An Italian Immigrant Who Worked In Aerospace, Enjoyed Home Wine Making Classes, Retired To Care For An Edna Valley Vineyard, Introduced Grapes Including Lagrein, Dornfelder, Marzamino And Teroldego From His Native Alto Adige And Founded His Own Winery, Piedra Creek

by Heather Muran | Jul 5, 2018 | Grower, Winemaker, Winery Owner/Founder | 0 |