Making Wine in the Garage?

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The vibe on the first night of the Garagiste Festival in Atascadero

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Taylor Matheson, winemaker at Cutbow Winery, showing off his outdoorsy labels on his 2022 Grenache.

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The crowd at the first night of the Garagiste Festival just kept growing.

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These bottles indicate that earnestness and seriousness of the tastings!

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Doug Minnick and Stewart McLennan, co-founders of the Garagiste Festival

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Diego & Cc Aguerre, winemakers and owners of Loom Wines in Templeton

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Colby and Fio Derodeff, winemakers and owners of Rockbound Cellars.

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The Saturday event in Paso Robles featured many more wineries and many more discerning patrons!

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Are you making wine in your garage? Then you may be considered “garagsiste”. But instead of in being a pejorative term, the Garagiste Festival in North San Luis Obispo County celebrates wines from wineries that produce fewer than 1,500 cases annually. (And they aren’t really made in the garage!)