– Wine Enthusiast Magazine has announced that the San Luis Obispo Coast AVA (American Viticultural Area) has been nominated in the "Wine Region of the Year” category of the publication’s yearly Wine Star Awards competition.
– The SLO Coast Wine Collective, a group of 32 Central Coast winemakers, has received a three-year, $309,000 California State Stimulus Grant to promote the region’s grapes and wine in markets outside of California.