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
libbie@winehistoryproject.org
By Appointment
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...
The David and Judy Breitstein Collection is on permanent loan to The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.Approximately forty of these bottles are on display at any one time in a rotating exhibit curated by Karen MacNeil, the Chairman of the Institute’s Rudd...
The quest to find the easiest way of drawing corks from bottles without jolting or disturbing their contents.
In 1986 the publication California Wineries – A Photographic Profile by Vicki León and photographer Hara Photographics documented fifty-six wineries and tasting rooms in three counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Published by Blake Publishing in San...
Archie McLaren is a legend – the man remembered for creating and sustaining the Central Coast Wine Classic, the region’s top event for more than three decades. The Wine Classic raised millions of dollars in philanthropic support 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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