With its purchase of Edna Valley Vineyard, E. & J. Gallo Winery may be a new player in the Edna Valley wine scene. But the Modesto-based company, a global winemaking powerhouse, already has roots planted in San Luis Obispo County soil.

On Thursday, one of San Luis Obispo County’s oldest annual wine events moves back to Avila Beach, where it began in 1984.

E. & J. Gallo Winery announced Tuesday afternoon that it is buying Edna Valley Vineyard, a winery south of San Luis Obispo.

Results of the 2011 Central Coast Wine Competition may reflect local experimentation with lesser-known varietals, says one winning veteran winemaker.

Shale Oak Winery expects to complete construction of its Paso Robles tasting room in September.

The Paso Robles Wine Festival, San Luis Obispo County’s largest wine event, has passed for this year. But many local vintners and tasters will be busy attending smaller summer events that offer a more intimate and less costly way to connect with potential consumers.

The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance’s 29th annual Paso Robles Wine Festival began Friday and continues through today with events at several North County wineries.

A brash young San Luis Obispo wine marketing company, Proof Wine Collective, has released its first wine — that is, Anti-Wine — which intends to break all the rules.

Tourism officials have been cross-promoting the Paso Robles Wine Festival and the 2011 Amgen Tour of California, both of which take place in the city next week.

For vineyards suffering from recent frost damage, the Independent Grape Growers of the Paso Robles Area is holding a seminar Tuesday.

A San Luis Obispo wine tasting room is set to relocate to Paso Robles next month.

Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles has become the first winery in San Luis Obispo County to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for its “green” construction.

New technologies are opening new avenues to national marketing for smaller wineries.

Vineyard managers are crowing about the abundance of precipitation San Luis Obispo County has received this season.

Zinfandel Festival guests last weekend were the first to sample Tablas Creek Vineyard’s new tasting room, part of a $2.5 million expansion of the Paso Robles winery.

After a rough year for Central Coast vineyards and wineries, two annual meetings will discuss a need to “adapt” — in growing practices, in cost management and in a global marketplace.

While a college student in New York City in 1963, Warren Frankel worked in the Post Office to try to earn enough money to buy a Volkswagen. But when a friend suggested, “Let’s go to Europe,” Frankel traded the VW idea for the trip.

At 70, Clay Thompson is both reflective and forward looking.

The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance and Juice Marketing are using social media to attract consumers to a YouTube commercial promoting the Zinfandel Festival.

A business that pairs skin-care treatments with wine is set to open Tuesday in downtown Atascadero.

Nearly 10 percent more wine grapes were crushed in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties in 2010 compared to last year, thanks primarily to growth in red varietals, according to the preliminary Grape Crush Report released Thursday.

Jerry Lohr received two honors recently for his commitment to the California and Central Coast wine industries.

Listen to your heart and gut, be positive, visualize success, fulfill your dreams and give back to the community.

One of the most colorful figures in Paso Robles wine was honored Friday for his three decades of contributions to the local industry.

The oldest local organization serving grape growers starts a new tour series Saturday to attract broader attention to the group and its members.

Operations at Wild Horse Winery in Templeton are being scaled back effective March 1, affecting about half of the 15 positions there, according to a corporate spokeswoman for Constellation Brands Inc., which owns the winery.

Paso Robles winemakers are once again celebrating, with half of the Sweepstake winners in the largest American wine contest coming from the region.

After struggling more than a year with funding issues, developer Chris Hoskins expects to finally break ground for Winery Row Paso on Dry Creek Road in late fall.

Stax Wine Bar and Tasting Room recently opened for business at 1099 Embarcadero in Morro Bay.

Those wanting to deepen their experience of world wines might consider Monday evening courses that Niner Wine Estates will offer in the first half of 2011.