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The Wine History Project

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

Location

3592 Broad Street,
Suite 104,
San Luis Obispo,
CA 93401

Phone

(805) 439-4647

Email

libbie@winehistoryproject.org

Open Hours

By Appointment

Recent Articles

Karen MacNeil – America Wine Critic And Wine Historian

Karen MacNeil – America Wine Critic And Wine Historian

The Wine History Project honors Karen MacNeil as the most influential wine educator and writer in the United States. She not only produced the most comprehensive and accessible “Bible” on viticulture, wine history and wine culture throughout the world, but continues to make wine accessible to everyone through her blogs, wine quizzes, seminars, films, special events and wine tastings. She is always available to educate you with delight and passion.

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The World of Pinot Noir: Archie McLaren And Brian Talley

The World of Pinot Noir: Archie McLaren And Brian Talley

In 1996, Brian Talley, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Talley Vineyards, hosted the first livestream dual blind wine tasting event in the United States. Stephen Tanzier, the author of the International Wine Cellar, hosted several of New York’s finest restaurant wine directors to taste the wines in front of a large television screen.

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The Central Coast Wine Classic And The Rise of Philanthropy

The Central Coast Wine Classic And The Rise of Philanthropy

Archie McLaren is the man remembered for creating and sustaining the Central Coast Wine Classic, the top regional wine event, for over three decades. Over the years, this wine event raised over $3.2 million to support philanthropy for public radio station KCBX, the Healing Arts, Performing Arts and Studio Arts in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

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Wine Postcard Stories – Postcard Collection of Gail Unzelman: On The Other Side Of The Eastern Napa Valley Hills – Solano Co. Wine Country

Wine Postcard Stories – Postcard Collection of Gail Unzelman: On The Other Side Of The Eastern Napa Valley Hills – Solano Co. Wine Country

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The Suscol Hills to the east of Napa Valley constitute a natural boundary between Napa and Solano County. About five miles south of the city of Napa, Jameson Canyon forms a break in the hills and leads into the lower end of Solano County’s Green Valley, so named by early settlers for the abundance of a wild grass that remained green throughout the dry summers.

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Wine Postcard Stories – Postcard Collection of Gail Unzelman: California Raisin Land – A Vintage Box Of Postcard Favorites

Wine Postcard Stories – Postcard Collection of Gail Unzelman: California Raisin Land – A Vintage Box Of Postcard Favorites

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Directly in the middle of the vast Central Valley is the San Joaquin Valley, a viticultural wonderland for growing and the production of raisins, or dried grapes. Today, on almost 100,000 acres in an area within a 60-mile radius of Fresno, raisin growers produce 100% of the U.S. raisins. Our postcard story is set here in Fresno — a major city and economic hub in the San Joaquin Valley, the largest city in the greater Central Valley, and “The Raisin Capital of the World.” Many of the following accounts of our postcard storytellers are borrowed from the 1891 published jewel, California Homes & Industries. Fresno Illustrated.

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AFT Records For 2025

AFT Records For 2025

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The Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is required to make available to the public, records by way of publishing a list of alcohol industry members who hold permits, as required under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. These permits allow legal production, bottling, importation, or distribution of beverage alcohol products. Updates to these different listings are produced weekly by the federal government. The particular listing, an important document to the Wine History Project and the historical information we collect in our archives, lists the wine producers and blenders of San Luis Obispo County.

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Collaborations & Memberships

Exhibitions

Grape Expectations: Break Their Hearts…and Have No Mercy

Grape Expectations: Break Their Hearts…and Have No Mercy

Objects on display from the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo County collections. Copper Demi-Jon Bottle Funne, 1910 Copper Pitcher, 1920-1930 3 Stoneware Jugs, 1920-1935 NAMCO Wine Grape Juice, 1931 VINE-GLO Fruit Industries Grape Concentrate, 1920-1933 Fruit...

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Wine Becomes Art at SLOMA

Wine Becomes Art at SLOMA

Open March 1 to April 10. Featuring original works and art etchings on wine bottles, including original works by James-Paul Brown, Yuroz, Gary Conway, Candice Norcross, Colleen Gnos, Michael Masicampo, and artists of the Mano Tinta Project.

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