End of Summer Case Sale Spectacular
Le Vigne Winery at Sylvester Vineyards
Labor Day Weekend September 3-6, 2010, 11am -6pm
Join Le Vigne Winery at Sylvester Vineyards for an End of Summer Case Sale Spectacular. Both Sylvester and Kiara Wines will be on sale for this Labor Day weekend event. Wine stating as low as $36 per case. Varietals include: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Sangiovese and more! Wines will be on sale as long as supplies last. Tasting is Free, so come by and stock your cellar!

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September 10,11
Crush & Roll West
Cigars, wine, small group educations, music, and fun in the sun for all! If you’re a cigar enthusiast, a wine aficionado, or simply want to share some of life’s great experiences, then Crush & Roll West is the right place for you.

We’ll be hosting a dinner at Sylvester Friday night, and on Saturday the group will gather at River Oaks Hot Springs & Spa. www.crushandrollwest.com.

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Comparative Oak
September, 18th 4pm-5pm
$15 per person / Free for the FLOCK
You’ve been asking when the next Comparative oak tasting would be and now it’s here! Come join us in sampling our 2004 Sangiovese aged in French, American, Balkan and Hungarian oaks. Taste how the specific oaks change and enhance the wine bringing out the flavors of such as vanilla, cranberry, cherry, and pepper to name a few. Then stay for...

Sunset Concert Featuring:
John Andrew Parks & Robert Carradine with Jade Jackson
5:30pm - 8:30pm (Concert pricing: $20 per person / $15 for FLOCK)

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Sunset Concert Featuring:
John Andrew Parks & Robert Carradine with Jade Jackson
Sylvester Vineyards
Saturday, September 18th, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
John Andrew Parks is a Songwriter's Songwriter, Poet and a Storyteller, with a voice that has a three-octave range, not only beautiful, it's powerful and highly stylized Robert Carradine is and actor and musician. Born into acting as the young son of John Carradine, with brothers Keith and David. In 1984, he became a household name and icon to millions of teens in the role of Lewis Skolnick in the four film comedy series, Revenge of the Nerds. These dynamic men are a musical duo not to be missed. Jade Jackson is a local born, up and coming, singer songwriter inspired by Bob Dylan and Mazzy Star.

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7th Annual Taste of the Central Coast
Sunday, September 19, 3:00pm
Cypress Ridge Pavilion in Arroyo Grande
The Family Care Network invites you to savor the flavors at our 7th annual Taste of the Central Coast, a benefit for local foster and high-needs children, youth and families. The Taste of the Central Coast is a fine food and wine tasting event paired with a live and silent auction to raise funds that directly benefit the local children and families served by the Family Care Network. Guests will enjoy more than 40 outstanding Central Coast restaurants and wineries offering fantastic food, decadent desserts and fabulous wine samplings, in addition to live jazz music surrounded by the beautiful backdrop of the Cypress Ridge Pavilion in Arroyo Grande. The Family Care Network will also be presenting the 2010 "Circle of Serving" awards to an outstanding member from both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. More Details <http://tasteofthecentralcoast.com/>

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Wine Experiencia
Saturday September 25th, 2pm – 6pm
Mission of San Miguel
Over 27 wineries paired with 8 -10 different local chefs will be present at this Mission of San Miguel fundraiser.  In addition to great wine and great food there will be Liver entertainment, a Silent Auction, and Private Docent tours. For Tickets: (805) 467-2131 or www.missionsanmiguel.org <http://www.missionsanmiguel.org> .

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Paso Robles Harvest Festival
Friday, October 15th - Sunday, October 17th

Friday October 15th
Come try "The Best Cheese Pairing at a California Winery" as well as Gourmet Chocolate Pairing. Lots of delectable goodies will be out to taste.

Saturday October 16th
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Wine Maker Dinner: Experience a gourmet Italian feast with Master Chef Walter Filippini paired with Le Vigne's Super Tuscan. Featuring blackened jumbo scallops, shrimp cocktail, seafood salad, burrata, roasted veal, stuffed gnocchi, paella valenciana, salmon, prime rib, assorted Italian desserts and much more! $65/pp; $55/FLOCK including wine. Live music by Toty Viola.
RSVP Online or Call (805) 227-4000.

Saturday & Sunday October 15th & 16th:
Enjoy gourmet cheese pairing with limited Le Vigne wines $5/ person Free for the FLOCK, Free Barrel tasting and our famous Saganaki Fondue (while supplies last).

Incredible wine specials all weekend!

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October 24
Paso Robles Rotary’s Harvest Marathon
A Rotary Club sponsored course of beautiful countryside and vineyard views during Harvest. Your choice of Full marathon, 5K, or 2 Person Marathon Relay starts and ends at Sylvester Winery. All net proceeds benefit local charities and youth programs. www.PasoRoblesMarathon.com

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Wine Club Pick Up Party
November 6th 4:30pm-7:30pm
Come pick up your wine and sample the November wine club selection and  join your fellow Club Members for an evening of gourmet cheese pairing, barrel tasting, and fun. Cheese Society members are welcome as well.

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Paso Digital Film Festival
November 19th -23rd
Sylvester Vineyards
In the tradition of the PDFF 1 & 2, Number 3, we will pay tribute to music in film, and especially music videos and DVDs, and their digital platforms.  As last year, we will honor the musicians, song writers, producers, editors, and film makers of the great music documentaries, as we screen and pay tribute to some of these great films of music and entertainment history. Sylvester will be hosting concerts throughout the weekend. More Details <http://www.pasoroblesfilmfestival.com/>

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Polar Express Reading
December 5th & 12th
Details Coming Soon!

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Holiday Open House
December 11th
Details Coming Soon!

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2011

Blending Seminar
January 16, 11:30am – 2:30pm.
Be a winemaker for a day. Our annual blending class includes instruction on the art of wine blending from Le Vigne winemaker Jac Jacobs and assistant winemaker Michael Barreto. You will be supplied with all knowledge and items needed to blend your own bottle of wine to take with you at the end of the day. A light lunch will be served available. Please contact the tasting room for further detail.

Along with 10 other wineries, we are now part of The Wineries Of Highway 46 East, a consortium of wineries located on the East side of highway 101 in Paso Robles, CA. Please check out its website at www.pasorobleswinerieseast.com for more details and a list of upcoming wine-related events.

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See Sylvester Vineyards and Winery featured in Touring & Tasting Magazine!

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‘Golden Grape’ win for Sylvester Vineyards

Sylvester Vineyards and Winery in Paso Robles has taken the “best cheese and wine pairing” award as part of the first Golden Grape Awards, announced earlier this month.

“All things gourmet are the passion here,” according to Stephanie Varlotta of the California Wine Club, which sponsored the awards. “The tasting room always offers samples of various gourmet cheeses and chocolates.”

The California Wine Club also gave 10 other awards to wineries from Napa and Sonoma counties to Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara, as far as south as Temecula, and up in Gold Rush country in El Dorado County.

— Bob Cuddy