The Wine History Project of SLO County preserves and presents two centuries of local viticulture through research, interviews, exhibitions, publications, talks and tastings. We work with local museums, galleries, archives, and wineries to organize events and exhibitions in venues throughout the county.
Together We Can Preserve the Story of Central Coast Winemaking
3592 Broad Street,
Suite 104,
San Luis Obispo,
CA 93401
(805) 439-4647
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The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance in partnership with San Luis Obispo Coast Wine Collective, Independent Grape Growers of the Paso Robles Area, Vineyard Team, and past award recipients worked together to identify the 2019 winners. The honorees are evaluated on...
1902 Silas York (of the York Family) becomes a partner in A. York and Sons. By 1902 A. York and Sons Winery was making 40,000 gallons of wine per year. They sold locally but also shipped wine to the East Coast in railroad tank cars. 1905The Dallidet vineyards, lost to...
1911Walter and Silas York, sons of Andrew York, took over the management of York Winery and renamed it York Brothers Winery. They increased production to 100,000 gallons annually. York Brothers Winery became the largest winery in San Luis Obispo County.1913A. B...
1980With Paragon Vineyard grape quality established and the Chalone winery facility reaching its capacity in wine production, a new partnership emerged between Jack Niven of Paragon Vineyard and the Chalone team: Dick Graff and Phil Woodward. The intention was to...
1960 York Winery was awarded a gold medal for Zinfandel on the 16th day of September 1960 by the Los Angeles County Fair Association in Pomona California. It was signed by the Superintendent, Wine Department George D. Hussey. The 1960s are a disastrous decade for York...
Wine importer and distributor who built many well-known brands through his company Vineyard Brands, re-established industry connections between Europe and the United States lost during Prohibition and the World Wars, and influenced how Americans buy, drink, and think about wine. An important early advocate for estate bottling and a champion of California wine, he co-founded Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, planting grapevine cuttings imported from Château de Beaucastel in France, making the clones available to the community and proving the potential of Rhône grape varieties, and influencing organic viticulture.
David and Judy opened the first store in the San Fernando Valley dedicated to wine, The Duke of Bourbon-Canoga Park, in 1967. Vine-Line, their nationally distributed newsletter, began publication in 1971. In 1995 Duke of Bourbon became one of the first shops to open on the internet.
Brian Talley with his two daughters, Elizabeth and Olivia. Interview with Brian Talley, Talley VineyardsWine History Presentation at SLO Museum of Art, March 3, 2019 Why was the Fund for Vineyard and Farm Workers started? Johnine Talley and I created the Fund for...
California Wine Press, July 1987, describes Paso Robles in the article, "Paso Robles Wine Country - Cowboys and Casks" Paso Robles has a long tradition of hospitality for travelers, spiced with an Old West atmosphere. The major celebrations are the annual Paso Robles...
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