"Using a county designate, it doesn’t really explain who we are and where we’re from,” said Maria Bennetti, managing partner of Cambria’s Stolo Vineyards, who first proposed creating this AVA in 2013. Being able to create this coastal zone that really made us feel like we’re giving the buyer an idea of where we are is super important.”    (Matt Kettmann article) (SLO Coast article) 

Maria Stolo-Bennetti
Managing Partner - Stolo Vineyards

We explore some of the state’s most exemplary Syrah sites and bottlings with Nicole Pope and Bob Lindquist, both of whom have some serious street cred in producing expressive, spicy, vibrant and layered expressions of the grape from California’s Central Coast.

Matt Kettmann
Contributing Editor - Wine Enthusiast Magazine