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What and where is Paso Robles Wine Country?
Paso Robles, California is located half-way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Paso Robles Wine Country is one of the fastest growing premium vineyard and winery regions in California. Adelaida Cellars is situated 15 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, literally halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It sits in the heart of the Central Coast AVA (American Viticultural Area, as defined by the BATF) which extends from Santa Barbara to the South to Monterey to the North.
Hot days are contrasted with coastal breezes, which flow over the Santa Lucia Mountain range to cool the vineyards in the evenings. Many different varieties of winegrapes are grown in Paso Robles, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Zinfandel representing 80% of the planted acreage and some forty other varieties making up the remainder. The wineries are among the major recipients of awards in prominent national wine competitions. Yet fame has not detracted from a friendly and inviting atmosphere where it is not uncommon to meet the families and winemakers who actually own and operate the wineries.
History of Paso Robles Wine Country
In 1797 Spanish Conquistadors and Franciscan missionaries introduced the first wine grapes to Paso Robles. The first grape growers in the area were the padres of the Mission San Miguel, which is eight miles north of the city of Paso Robles and still displays artifacts of the region's long wine growing history. As the popularity of wines began to grow, so did the Paso Robles wine region. Lorenzo and Rena Nerelli purchased their vineyard at the foot of York Mountain in 1917. Their Templeton Winery was the area's first to be bonded following the repeal of Prohibition. Pesenti Winery is still in operation today.
There was a flurry of viticultural activity in the early 1920s when several families immigrated to the area to establish family vineyards and wineries. A few of the vineyards established at that time are still in production today.
The Paso Robles wine region gained more notoriety when Ignace Paderewski, the famous Polish statesman and concert pianist visited Paso Robles, became enchanted with the area, and purchased 2,000 acres. In the early 1920s he planted Petite Sirah and Zinfandel on his Rancho San Ignacio Vineyard in the Adelaide area.
Of any variety, Zinfandel has had possibly the strongest influence on the early growth and development of the wine industry in Paso Robles. In fact, a tribute to this varietal is hosted the third weekend of every year, creatively called the Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival.
The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a new generation of vineyard pioneers in the Paso Robles area. Dr. Stanley Hoffman, under the guidance of noted wine master and viticulturist Andre Tchelistcheff planted some of the region's first Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay in the hills of Adelaide. His HMR Winery was the first large-scale modern facility in the area.
By 1983 the Paso Robles Viticultural Appellation was established, and the area's vintners and growers had produced the first annual Paso Robles Wine Festival, now one of the largest outdoor winetasting events in California, attracting 15,000 visitors annually.
As of 2008, Paso Robles is home to 170 wineries and 26,000 vineyard acres.

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Orfila-Ornamnet Of California,the exotic picnic spot1

Orfila produces award-winning Rhone-style wines from grapes grown on our hillside estate located approximately 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean and from other renowned grape-growing regions in coastal California. Since its opening in 1994, Orfila Vineyards has been the recipient of more than 1,300 medals in major national and international competitions - a testament to the complexity, grace and opulence of its wines. The winery has been adopted by San Diego as a favorite venue for celebrations. It has beautiful facilities for weddings, anniversary parties, corporate events, fundraisers and all types of community revelry.

Orfila Vineyards Day in San Diego County
September 19, 2006, was proclaimed Orfila Vineyards & Winery Day in San Diego County by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The proclamation applauds award-winning wines, history of innovation and sustainable agriculture, and success in putting San Diego on the international wine map!
An Important Part of Our Integrated Pest Management Program

Animals are on nearly everyone's mind when they drive to the San Pasqual Valley, home to Orfila Vineyards and the famed San Diego Wild Animal Park.

Most visitors are focused on the lions, tigers and bears in the park, but the local falcons, bats and barn owls are more important to the local environment. This trio of winged critters are natural and voracious predators and a key part of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. They help keep grape marauders, such as starlings, rodents and insects in check.
Visitors often notice the “owl boxes” that are strategically positioned in the vineyard. Each barn owl box provides a place for the barn owls to roost in the fall and a safe place to nest and raise a family of owlets (5-7 per box) in the spring. The IPM program is part of our efforts to support sustainable watershed management and be both good neighbors and good caretakers of the land. Winemaker and GM Leon Santoro was a member of the Wine Institute’s first committee on sustainable agriculture.

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An award winning Orfila Vineyards & winery lies in the north of Sand Diego. Exotic Vine yard sprawled near Wild Animal Park is just matchless. Impossible to put in words, one has to really experience.

Situated exactly 15minutes away from Ocean Pacific, the vine yard has been blessed with cooling coastal breezes that produce exceptional grapes. Located in the smallest American Viticulture Area (AVA) in the state, Orfila wines have put San Diego on the international wine map. Since its opening in 1994, Orfila Vineyards has been the recipient of more than 1,300 medals in major national and international competitions – a testament to the complexity, elegance, and opulence of its wines.This winery has been adopted as a hot spot for locals as well as visitors.A sort of event venue it has become! Orfila wines are available at the winery’s picturesque tasting room overlooking our 70-acre estate, Orfila produces award-winning Rhone-style wines from grapes grown on our hillside estate located approximately 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean and from other renowned grape-growing regions in coastal California.

Since its opening in 1994, Orfila Vineyards has been the recipient of more than 1,300 medals in major national and international competitions - a testament to the complexity, grace and opulence of its wines.

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