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J. LOHR PASO ROBLES WINE CENTER 6169 Airport Road (off Hwy. 46 East) 805.239.8900
TASTING DAILY 10AM 5PM
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
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WINE REGIONS
63 | CENTRAL COAST MAP 26 | SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY San Luis Obispo Wineries Map, 27 West Side Wineries: STANGER, 19 Pleasant Valley Wineries, 29 Paso Robles Wineries Map, 32-33 Downtown Paso Robles Wineries, 32 34 | SANTA BARBARA COUNTY Northern Santa Barbara County Wineries Map, 35 Solvang Wineries: Viking Garden Cellars, 40 Los Alamos: Casa Dumetz, 42 Foxen Canyon Wineries: Cambria Estate Winery, 43; Firestone Vineyard, 44 Santa Maria Valley: Original Roadhouse Grill, 46 Los Olivos Wineries: Cimarone Wines, 48; Fontes & Phillips, 50; Rancho Olivos Olive Oil, 51 Lompoc Wine Ghetto: Stolpman Vineyards, 52 Santa Barbara: Conway Family Wines, 53
FEATURES
16 | ON THE COVER: OPOLO VINEYARDS The Fun Factory 17 | AVANT TAPAS & WINE 18 | ROBERT HALL WINERY Celebrating the Holidays 22 | PERFECT PAIRS: Buttonwood Farm Winery 23 | WINEMAKER PROFILE: BAILEYANA WINERY Christian Roguenant 24 | PREFERRED TASTING ROOM Rotta Winery 25 | VINO + THERAPY STUDIO 28 | FULL CIRCLE: CELLAR 360 30 | PREFERRED TASTING ROOM Tackitt Family 31 | PERFECT PAIRS: Vina Robles 38 | BALLARD CANYON: SB COUNTYS NEW AVA 47 | ZACA MESA WINERY CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
REGULARS
8 | WINEOLOGY by Len Napolitano What is wine sediment? 10 | WINEGROWING DECISIONS by Josh Stein Microclimates: How Location Impacts, Well, Everything! 12 | CALENDAR OF EVENTS San Luis Obispo County, 12 Santa Barbara County, 14 Ventura County, 14 20 | DINING DIRECTORY 54 | VARIETALS CHART San Luis Obispo County, 54-55 Santa Barbara County, 56-57 58 | WINERY LISTINGS Paso Robles, 58; San Luis Obispo, 60 Santa Maria/Foxen Canyon, 60 Los Alamos, 60; Los Olivos, 61 Lompoc/Buellton, 61 Solvang, 61; Santa Ynez, 62 Santa Barbara, 62; Ventura County, 62 62 | WINE COUNTRY DEALS & DISCOUNTS 63 | CENTRAL COAST MAP
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ESTATE WINE TASTING WEEKEND WINE & CHEESE FLIGHTS CHEF-TAUGHT COOKING CLASSES LIVE & LOCAL MUSIC SATURDAYS PASO ROBLES 2400 HIGHWAY 46 WEST 805.239.2233 OPEN DAILY, 10-5PM
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Len Napolitano is the author of Nose, Legs, Body! Know Wine Like The Back of Your Hand, a quick and easy guide for the wine beginner. The book is available at bookstores, online and at wineology.com. Follow Len on Twitter: @wineologist and visit his blog: noselegsbody.com. Send your wine question to Len: wineologist@earthlink.net
NOVEMBER 2013
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum Hosts 29th Annual Vaquero Show & Sale Celebration from November 8-10
The public is invited to attend the 29th Annual Vaquero Show and Sale Celebration from Friday, November 8 through Sunday, November 10, honoring the lifestyle, culture and renowned horsemanship of the California Vaquero (cowboy). All proceeds from the Vaquero Show benefit the non-profit Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum in its mission to collect, preserve and share the rich history of the Santa Ynez Valley. The Vaquero Show is a popular event for visitors and residents, sponsored, in part, by the Santa Ynez Valley Hotel Association (www.VisitTheSantaYnezValley), museum members and area business supporters. Each year a person who exemplifies the Vaquero lifestyle or is actively involved in the preservation of Vaquero heritage is selected as the Honored Vaquero. Ray Ordway of Madera, California, is the 2013 Honored Vaquero. Often called Dean of Vaqueros, Ordway was born in 1924 into California vaquero culture, following in the hoof prints made by his father Ira, uncles and older brothers Kent and Oliver, who all worked long, hard days moving and handling cattle, branding, colt starting and absorbing lessons from old-time masters. Throughout his life, Ray handled cattle and spent time starting horses in the California bridle horse tradition. In recent years, Ray continued to participate in brandings atop his Morgan gelding using a riata. However in 2012, at the age of 88, he felt it best to retire from the saddle. Ordway remarked, Im glad to lend my help and to support the vaquero way where ever I can; its so important to keep the traditions alive and pass them along to younger generations, learning a sense of respect for the horse, livestock and for people. Its all part of true vaquero culture. Known for their legendary equestrian skills, vaqueros developed their unique style of horsemanship while tending the immense mission herds for eighty years before the Texas cowboy appeared on the national scene. Influenced by the Spaniards, Indians, Mexicans, and early Americans, these hard riding pioneer cow hands developed their own unique vaquero culture into a fine art during Californias Mission and Rancho eras. Still today, the vaquero influence can be seen in the techniques used by the cattle industry in California. The vaquero was known for his distinctive apparel, tack, saddles and other riding equipment, which were as unique as his horsemanship skill. The iconic picture of a vaquero includes his low-crowned, wide-brimmed hat held in place by a barbiquejo (chin strap) that extended just below the lower lip. He wore an ample, Colonial shirt with a wide red Spanish sash, button-up short pants and a pair of rough buckskin shoes fitted with a large pair of spurs. It is this vaquero horsemanship, gear, and lifestyle that have remained a part of California heritage and continue to be preserved and celebrated every November at the Vaquero Show.
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