2013 December PASO Magazine

Merry Christmas Paso Robles!
Just a
Thought
By Bob Chute
Rho and I
Here’s hoping each of you has
special times of family and friends
planned in the days ahead, and
amidst all the holiday crazies -
please don’t lose sight of the fact
that Jesus is the Reason for the
Season. Take the time...slow down.
Give. Love. Appreciate each day
and each person in your life. The
true gifts. Take a moment and hug
those in your home. And again.
Good, very good.
Shop local
We want to take this opportunity
once again to thank you for
your support and ask you to please
do your holiday shopping locally
to support our small merchants
and keep sales tax dollars right
here at home.
Personal
Yes, I’m including photos of my
kids and our grandkids, I simply
must keep the community informed
of their progress!
Son
Ben and
Alissa
Chute
and their
sons,
Isaac
and
Adam
Expectant
Daughter
Kelly and
Brad Lear
with
Mallory
and
William
(and Brutus)
A very Merry Christmas
to all, and please, be safe
in celebrating the New
Year 2014...see you at the
special Quasquicentennial
New Years Eve Celebration
in the park! Let the
fireworks begin!
Daughter
Annie and
Beau
VanZante
with Dustin
and Riley
Incredible Honor
for Paso Robles Wine Region
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance recently was named the
Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. This is a
world-wide designation for the area’s over 200 wineries and 32,000
vineyard acres.
“The purpose of Wine Enthusiast’s Wine Region of the Year award is to
recognize not only excellence in wine quality, but also innovation and excitement,”
according to a press release.
“Wine regions far more famous than Paso Robles produce great wines, but
few places exhibit the spirit and can-do positivity of this Central Coast appellation.
It’s not easy for a wine region to reinvent itself, but Paso is doing it with flair.
“Put another way, it’s the region to watch.
“Historians debate when Paso’s modern era began. Certainly, Gary Eberle’s
arrival in 1973 (he later started Estrella River) was a milestone.
“By the 1980s, the boutique winery movement had arrived, symbolized
by the 1981 arrivals of Jerry Lohr and Ken Volk. The decade also saw the
proliferation of Syrah, which would have a huge local impact.
“But it has been in the 2000s that Paso Robles has turned the corner on
its past reputation.”
Area vintners reacted. “The region’s winemakers, growers and industry
are ecstatic to be held in the highest regard among some of the world’s
greatest wine producing regions with this incredible award,” according to a
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance release.
“Paso Robles as a wine region has been gaining in popularity in recent years
with a number of accolades through exemplary point scores, creative video
marketing initiatives and high profile articles and reports. The AVA continues
to mature with a current proposal to create 11 districts within the boundaries
of the Paso Robles viticultural area which will allow growers and vintners to
tell their stories more clearly, which in turn will give consumers and trade a much
greater understanding of Paso Robles’ diversity and complexity.
The Paso Robles wine region and the winners of the 2013 Wine Star Awards
will be honored during a black-tie awards ceremony at the New York Public Library
in New York City on January 27, 2014. The Paso Robles AVA will be represented
by Jennifer Porter, Executive Director and Christopher Taranto, Communications
Director of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, as well as a number of winery
and grower representatives. For more information, visit www.pasowine.com.
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broker/owner
(805) 434-9700 ext. 222
www.DaviDCrabtree.net
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10 Paso Robles Magazine, December 2013