Central Coast AVA

During Issues & Ideas, Wednesdays between 1-2:00p

Central Coast AVA is variety show about the California Central Coast’s winemakers and wine lovers; profiling interesting people, visiting vineyards and wineries, exploring ideas and occasionally hitting the obscure wine trail.

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Central Coast AVA: The legend of Richard Sauret

By Jason Lopez & Terrence Jones • Oct 2, 2017
Jason Lopez

Richard Sauret died Saturday night, September 30, 2017, in an automobile accident on Highway 101 and Wellsona Road. He was 82.  Sauret had been in the process of retiring from grape growing.

Central Coast AVA: The bubbly list, Salinas to Santa Barbara

By Jason Lopez • Dec 24, 2016

"One of the things that Champagne did wrong when they started putting out their marketing," says Jenna Congdon, the manager of The Station wine bar in San Luis Obispo, "is that they really put it out there as a special occasion wine."

Central Coast AVA: Jean-Pierre Wolff's full presentation on "Sustainable Viticulture"

By Jason Lopez • Oct 4, 2016

This is a presentation given by Jean-Pierre Wolff on "Sustainable Viticulture" as part of the Science After Dark series of the Central Coast STEM Collaborative, recorded on April 8, 2015 at the Luis Wine Bar in San Luis Obispo, California.

Central Coast AVA: When it comes to water, there's no TMI with Jean-Pierre Wolff

By Jason Lopez • Oct 4, 2016
Jason Lopez

Winemakers come from all walks of life. Some are almond farmers who made the switch to grapes because it paid more. Some are artists, drawing on their creative talents to craft wine. And then there are scientists. 

Central Coast AVA: Denis Degher on making extraordinary wine with a guitar

By Jason Lopez • Aug 17, 2016

Degher sold his recording studio in L.A. and retired in Paso Robles just after the turn of the millennium. By chance he made a batch of wine that turned out to be quite good. And his feel for winemaking comes from his musical instincts. He gives us an example in this interview.