California Wine

Currently, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control gives permits to producers to offer samples and sell bottles at farmers markets, but only if the wine is made “entirely from grapes or other agricultural products grown by the winegrower.”

On today’s program, we hear from the new head of a local group that works to address food insecurity on the Central Coast… Wine Country producer Mira Honeycutt sits down with Alma Rosa Winery's Samra Morris to talk about winemaking on the Central Coast... and Father Ian takes listeners to a stunning fruit ranch and wedding venue for a look at seasonal pears in his segment, Playing with Food.

David McAbee sits down with Jordan Chesnut, executive director of the SLO County Arts Council, to talk about National Arts and Humanities Month. She also shares the data from the 2025 Arts and Culture Economic Impact Report. It’s art, passion, and data, all coming together.Then Rosie Boultman has a conversation with Christina Dawson from SLO County UndocuSupport, sharing how they’re helping longtime, local undocumented workers and families.And finally, Mira Honeycutt returns with another edition of Wine Country. She chats with Matt Kleefisch of The Ava Hotel in Paso Robles about what drew The Ava to Paso’s lush, inviting landscape.

Tom Wilmer explores where you can find some of the best food, hotels and wine on the Central Coast.

Wine Country's Mira Honeycutt explores the fascinating world of chillable reds. Then Celeste Geary's guests from the Cal Poly Cat Program share unexpected insights about cat adoption and finding a good, furry match. Lastly, we'll revisit a favorite conversation from January 2025 when San Luis Obispo County Poet Laureate Caleb Nichols interviewed California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick.

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!)

Winegrowing on the Central Coast is becoming more sustainable. Local vineyards wrapped up a certification process that will help them grow in a more environmentally and socially conscious manner.

A Central Coast wine company is packaging their products with paper bottles. It’s to introduce an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional glass wine-bottles.

Vic Roberts, owner of Victor Hugo Winery in Templeton, CA talks about two main variables in wine production—yeast and oak barrel selections.

A local food festival is underway in San Luis Obispo County. It’s called At Her Table, and it showcases women-owned businesses in the food, beverage and lodging industry.