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Deovlet Wines // Pinot Noir, La Encantada 2017 // $55 Ryan Deovlet is a winemaker with a warm smile and a firm handshake. He runs his business with his head, heart, and tenacity. He started school with ambitions to be a lawyer. He knew law school would be all encompassing, so he decided to take a small break. With his love of travel and surf, he found himself in New Zealand and Australia. He worked on some farms to make ends meet, including a vineyard where the world of viticulture was revealed to him. It was there that he met a winemaker named David Leslie who gave him a book that moved his path in life in one fell swoop. That book, “The Heartbreak Grape,” by Marq De Villiers tells the journey of a winemaker as he apprentices in France. No doubt Deovlet felt the same spark. He started reading, listening, taking notes, and found his mission. Through many other mentorships abroad and right here on the Central Coast, he found that he wanted to grow great wine, not just make it. He wanted to get better, not bigger. He ended up as a triple threat. With book knowledge, apprenticeship, and drive, Deovlet started the 2008 vintage with fantastic Pinot Noir grapes from a coveted site in the Santa Rita Hills. He kept a close eye on all steps of the process. Grace Kegel, assistant winemaker, joined Deovlet after graduating from Cal Poly and is now an apprentice. He humbly notes that they learn from one another. The wine is something special—the crisp whites, differing pinots, and dark reds will make every palette happy. Stop in at their tasting room to see for yourself. Arianna // Torrontes 2019 // $25 Our parents can be our mentors, too. Arianna Spoto helped her grandfather in his cellar when she was young. Her grandfather moved to Davis, caught the winemaking bug, and made wine for fun. His son saw a good wine and encouraged him to become a bonded winery in Napa. Spoto just soaked it all in by living among winemakers. Did she decide at that point to be a winemaker? No, not yet. Only when her grandfather gave her a little nudge in the wine and viticulture direction her first year at Cal Poly did she realize she loved it. She showed up to class, surrounded by farmers in boots and flannels, walked out to the field and knew this would be her life. That little nudge from Grandpa was all she needed. After school, Spoto looked for work that took her around the world, guided by mentors during every stop along the way. Argentina took her heart. The people, the experiences, the food all paired well with the Torrontes (white grape) and Malbec (red grape) wine she had there. While working back in California, she discovered a wine made of Torrontes and had to find those grapes to make some of her own. With the guidance of her father and grandfather, her first wine was born in 2018 in the same cellar where she started out as a child. The 2019 Torrontes reminds me of green apple dipped is Swiss fondue. You can find it here in San Luis Obispo at SLO Provisions on Monterey, and at Wine Sneak on Broad near the airport. To learn is to take what works best for us and leave behind what doesn’t. Mentoring and learning throughout a wine career harnesses this art. I hope you give these a try and take a minute to enjoy the legacy of collaboration. SLO LIFE 80 | SLO LIFE MAGAZINE | DEC/JAN 2021
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