Wine

Hospice du Rhône organizers are encouraging syrah fans to tweet loud and proud about this food-friendly red Thursday, which they’ve proclaimed #Syrah Day.

Bodegas Paso Robles, which specializes in Spanish and Portuguese varietals, was one of two American wine producers to win gold at the seventh annual international contest of tempranillos.

A couple that courted over pinot noir is being celebrated for their contribution to the Paso Robles wine industry.

Villicana Winery has opened a new side business, Paso Robles Craft Distilling, to use wine grapes to create vodka and gin.

Ben Flajnik, the latest singleton featured on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” co-owns Envolve Winery in Sonoma. Clever Concepts of Paso Robles recently designed and built the winery's website.

Niner Wine Estates on Highway 46 West is offering cooking classes taught by San Luis Obispo County chefs Nanette Smalley, Maegen Loring and Andre Averseng.

Those seeking tips on winter pruning in the vineyard can attend a seminar Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. held by the Independent Grape Growers of the Paso Robles Area.

Don Law of Law Family Vineyards is seeking a conditional use permit that would allow him to move forward with a 36,000-square-foot wine production facility and tasting room at 3875 Peachy Canyon Road.

A longtime member of the Paso Robles wine community, Norman Vineyards, plans to sell its 40-acre property west of Paso Robles, including the winery it has operated for nearly 20 years.

Tourism, younger consumers and bargain-hunters have helped drive increased wine sales for local retailers in 2011.

The new year will bring a new executive director for the San Luis Obispo Vintners Association.

Cambria resident Paulla Ufferheide is a local representative for Wines for Humanity. The Chicago-based company’s focus is to alleviate homelessness for families by holding in-home wine tasting and giving $2 from every bottle sold to a charity that helps struggling families.

By Thursday, a new wine bar and retail shop will open near the corner of Chorro and Palm streets in downtown San Luis Obispo.

Twilight Cellars will celebrate a landmark in its history Saturday at La Bellasera Hotel & Suites in Paso Robles.

Agricultural innovators will be highlighted Nov. 14-15 at the seventh annual Sustainable Ag Expo at the Paso Robles Events Center.

A new, remote Paso Robles winery opened its tasting room last weekend during the region’s harvest celebration.

Local wineries that employ temporary harvest workers say they are having a tougher time getting the crews they need this season.

Ironically, poor weather in the spring is helping protect Laetitia Vineyard & Winery’s pinot noir crop as it faces this late harvest and recent rain.

Edgar Torres got the wine bug while he was working as a waiter at Villa Creek in Paso Robles. A lot of young winemakers would hang out there, and Torres was able to experience a variety of wines.

When Don Talley first planted grapevines in the Arroyo Grande Valley, he wasn’t sure which ones would flourish, so he experimented, said his son Brian Talley.

The Anderson Valley gets a lot of attention these days. And why not? Pinot noir has been the darling of the wine world in recent years, and Anderson Valley is the source of some stellar pinot.

The grape harvest has begun to draw attention to the state’s wine industry. Gov. Jerry Brown and the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors have again proclaimed September as California Wine Month.

The owners of Kynsi Winery, like many others on the Central Coast, know social media has become an important business tool.

An annual event aimed at millennial-generation drinkers is taking a year off, according to officials at the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance.

With one eye on experimental young wine consumers and the other on the diversity of grapes flourishing in the west side of Paso Robles, one of the region’s newer wineries is betting its future on nontraditional blends.

San Luis Obispo County’s wine industry continues to face challenges brought on by the recession and a spring frost that damaged local grape crops.

The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, the largest wine trade organization in San Luis Obispo County, has honored outgoing executive director Stacie Jacob by naming her Wine Industry Person of the Year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a disaster declaration for San Luis Obispo County to cover wine grape losses due to freezing temperatures April 8 and 9.

For 13 years, Evaki Imports in San Luis Obispo has focused on connecting wineries with stores looking for wine to fuel their own brands. Now it’s banking on a branded wine from Argentina that won accolades at a recent international competition.

Growers concerned about protecting vineyard workers from heat illness and the fruit from rot and mildew can attend a seminar Tuesday morning organized by the Independent Grape Growers of the Paso Robles Area.