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Posted by Mira Honeycutt | Mar 1, 2021
Who knew? Our local wine region
loves Italian varietals.
Not only do these grape varieties thrive in Paso Robles but winemakers are crafting exceptional wines from them that make Italian wine lovers feel right at home.
Gary Eberle, Paso pioneer and vintner who first planted barbera in 1975 at then Estrella Winery, is willing to go even further.
Sitting in the tasting room of his namesake Eberle Winery, he swirls a dark red wine his glass and makes this statement: “I genuinely believe barbera is one grape we do better than the Italians.”
Stephy Terrizi, viticulturist who co-founded Giornata Wine with her husband Brian, recalls a recent comment from an Italian visitor sipping Giornata’s nebbiolo at her tasting room in Tin City. “This tastes like home,” the woman said.