"Paso Robles Blends" at the SD Bay Wine & Food Fest
Price:
$60
11/20/09
Friday, November 20, 2009
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
San Diego Wine & Culinary Center
$60 per ticket
Halfway between the two main California metropolises of Los Angeles and San Fracisco is Paso Robles Wine Country. Located along California's famed Central Coast, the Paso Robles winegrape growing region's climate is perfect for the production of award-winning premium wines. A long growing season of warm days and cool evenings give rise to vibrantly ripened fruit with dynamic flavor profiles that translate beautifully in your glass of Paso Robles wine.
Traversing the landscape you will find 26,000 vineyard acres, producing more than 40 winegrape varieties - from Spanish to Italian, Bordeaux to Rhône, including the area's heritage variety Zinfandel. The styles of wine are diverse in this very distinct region. Blends from Paso Robles are gaining in popularity along with the regions growing population of wineries.
Join a panel of six Paso Robles winemakers as you taste from their blends, learn rationale behind the blending of wines, and the philosophies of these winemakers that shape their winemaking process.
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