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.

Looking for wines for the holiday table or gifts? The Tribune asked local winemakers, shop owners and a chef to share their picks for the season.

Justin Vineyards & Winery, one of the oldest and best-known wineries in San Luis Obispo County, has been sold to Roll International Corp., owner of FIJI Water, for an undisclosed sum.

Justin Vineyards & Winery, one of San Luis Obispo County’s oldest and most well-known wineries, and billionaire businessman Stewart Resnick, who owns several companies including Fiji Water, are expected to release a statement Monday regarding the future of the local winery.

The Atascadero Art & Wine Tour originally sought to connect shoppers with local artists and businesses. Over the years, vino has become a main attraction.

A Rhône-style red blend from Saxum Winery is the first from Paso Robles to be named Top Wine of the Year by Wine Spectator magazine.

As temperatures dip below freezing, citrus and avocado crops are the most at risk countywide, agriculture officials say.

Local wine club managers who saw dips or slowed growth in 2009 said they have seen an uptick in new memberships this year.

Savor the Central Coast, the four-day food and wine event held Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, lost an estimated $291,000 for the county Visitors & Conference Bureau due to fewer ticket sales than expected outside the county, officials said.

Savor the Central Coast, the food and wine event held a month ago by Sunset magazine and the San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau, will return next year — same time, same place.

Two Paso Robles organizations aim to cultivate a new generation of consumers and workers for Central Coast vineyards and wineries.