The Paso Robles AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the San Luis Obispo County, California. It has approximately 18,500 acres (7,487 ha) planted with wine grapes, and may be best known as the home of the Rhône Rangers, a group of winemakers who are responsible for the region's growing profile with Syrah.
Grapes were first introduced into the Paso Robles area in 1797 by missionaries at Mission San Miguel Arcangel, where over one thousa...
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The Paso Robles AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the San Luis Obispo County, California. It has approximately 18,500 acres (7,487 ha) planted with wine grapes, and may be best known as the home of the Rhône Rangers, a group of winemakers who are responsible for the region's growing profile with Syrah.
Grapes were first introduced into the Paso Robles area in 1797 by missionaries at Mission San Miguel Arcangel, where over one thousand vines were planted. Commercial wine growing, however, wasn't started until the 1880s with the establishment of Ascension Winery, today known as York Mountain Winery, the longest continuously operating winery in the County.
Since 1990, when there were fewer than 20 wineries in Paso Robles, a large expansion of activity has seen the number rise to more than 170 wineries by the early 2000s. Wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. commented on the region's promise of quality of wine, emphasizing the wineries Alban Vineyards, L'Aventure, Linne Calodo,...
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