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Elegant while casual in attitude, luxurious yet accessible in spirit, and powerful but playful in style, Paso Robles is the quintessential American wine country, a place where everyone can find a wine to suit their taste as well as their budget. This conscious combination of upscale approachability is no accident: It’s the exact goal that proven pioneers like Austin Hope of Hope Family Wines set out to achieve more than 40 years ago, when first planting vineyards on the hillsides of Paso Robles.
“Paso Robles runs deep in my family’s blood, and we’ve never wavered from it,” says Hope, who started tending to the vines when he was just eight years old and became in charge of winemaking for his family in 1998. “We’re still family owned, We’re still pushing the envelope. We’re still fighting to drive that Paso Robles name, not only in the United States, but globally.”
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The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance on Jan. 12 announced that the Beckett family, founders and owners of Peachy Canyon Winery, are the 2020 Wine Industry Person(s) of the Year.
The annual award recognizes a person or people who exemplify the spirit of the Paso Robles Wine Country with outstanding leadership, vision and stewardship. While the award normally is presented at the alliance’s annual gala, the event was canceled because of pandemic restrictions. Instead, the Beckett family Doug, Nancy and sons Josh and Jake will be honored in an upcoming “Where Wine Takes You” podcast as well as in an episode of the weekly Paso Wine Zoom Hangout.