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Outdoor Evening Wine FestivalEnjoy the Central Coast’s Premier

Saturday, June 234:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Culinary PairingsMayor’s Winemaker Dinner

Artist ShowcaseGolf Tournament

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Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival

Welcome to the

The History Of One Of The Most Unique Wine Festivals On The Central Coast Of California

Welcome to the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festi-val…A unique, boutique wine festival right in the center of the Central Coast wine region.

17 years ago, this year, a group of community leaders decided that Atascadero needed an event to draw people into the area, to eat in our restaurants, shop in our stores and sleep in our hotels. In other words, they wanted an event that would be a catalyst for promoting Atascadero.

That initial group consisted of representatives of the City of Atascadero, the Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses. People like City Councilman Hal Carden, Com-munity Services Director Brady Cherry, former Chamber Executive Director Micki Ready and business representa-tives Sid Bowen, Jan Bewley and Anthony Farao. They were all involved and they knew it couldn’t be just another event; it had to be something exciting, new and different to Atas-cadero.

Several members of that committee were wine connois-seurs and they believed we could produce a wine festival showcasing our city and our beautiful lake, even though we didn’t have “winery one” in the Atascadero city limits. It was then and there that the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival was born.

The committee thought that wine tasting would be a big draw, but they also wanted to represent other elements of the local community, so they partnered with artists from the Atascadero Art Association and included a fine art show at the event, along with food vendors from local restaurants and a popular local band. Inviting “local” talent was important to keeping the intended community flavor of the event.

Once the founders committed to the event, several oth-er community members joined that first year. Judy Hutton and I are two of those original members and we are still

serving on the committee today.That first year, in 1995, we probably had 25-30 winer-

ies, about 500 attendees and netted around $3,000. We were elated that we didn’t “go in the hole.” It was decided that year that some of the proceeds would benefit the city’s Charles Paddock Zoo since the event was located at the Atascadero Lake Park, which is the home of the Zoo.

Now, in our 17h year, we hope to donate more proceeds than ever. We have raised over $100,000 for the Zoo and other community projects in Atascadero since our begin-ning in 1995, and each year the event just gets better and better.

A couple of years ago we made some exciting changes. We expanded our event further into the park, so be sure to check the map in this program. You won’t want to miss visiting any of our outstanding wineries, artists, food, and commercial vendors.

The original goal set by the founders to draw people to the City of Atascadero continues to be the focus of the event. We have attendees from all around the state and the country, who have discovered our special “boutique” wine festival. I like to refer to it as being “a delightful gathering of friends of the vine, tasting the best wines offered on the Central Coast, displayed in a Norman Rockwell setting, in an old fashioned park, on the edge of a lake.” What more could you ask for?

This year the committee has put together another out-standing group of wineries, artists, commercial vendors, and culinary offerings, accompanied by the great music of the Mighty Croon Dogs.

We invite you to come out and see for yourself why Atascadero is “on the map” again for providing another memorable event.

Cheers, Barbie

By Barbie Butz, Chairman


Festival VendorsSaturday, June 23 | 4-8pm | Atascadero Lake Park

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7 Angels ....................................................1315 Degrees ................................................ 12Adelaide ..................................................... 8AmByth Estate .......................................22Ancient Peaks ........................................23AronHill Vineyards ................................. 6August Ridge ..........................................15Bella Collina Weideman Vineyards .17Bianchi .......................................................61Black Hand Cellars .................................11Bodegas ....................................................18Bon Niche Cellars .................................29Calcareous ..............................................39Carriage Estate Vineyards ................ 20Castoro Cellars ........................................ 7Cayucos Cellars ....................................... 3Changala Winery ..................................45Chateau Margene/ Mooney Family

Wines .....................................................32Christian Lazo ........................................35Clayhouse .................................................31Croad Vineyards ..................................34Donati Family Vineyard ...................... 10Eberle .......................................................... 2Far Out Wineries ...................................58First Crush ...............................................28Frolicking Frog ......................................38Harmony Cellars ...................................... 5Hearthstone ........................................... 49Hidden Oak ............................................ 40Indigene ....................................................27J. Lohr .......................................................42Kenneth Volk ......................................... 60Kiamie ...................................................... 44Laraneta Winery ....................................54LeVigne ................................................... 46Midnight Cellars ....................................48Norman ........................................................ 1Opolo ...........................................................4Peachy Canyon ......................................37Pear Valley .............................................. 50Pomar Junction ......................................14Pretty Smith ............................................52Ranchita Canyon ....................................41Rio Seco ...................................................53Riverstar ...................................................56Robert Hall ..............................................63Rocky Creek Cellars ..............................16Rotta Winery ............................................ 9Roxo Port Cellars ..................................55San Antonio Winery .............................51San Marcos Creek .................................24

Sculpterra Winery..................................21St. Hilaire ...................................................19Stacked Stone ....................................... 30Still Waters ..............................................43Tarrica Cellars

& Olde Shandon Port .......................62Thacher Winery .....................................57TNA Candy Beers .................................59Victor Hugo ............................................ 64Vihuela Winery ......................................65VinAlgre....................................................66Vines on the Marycrest .......................36WCP Cellars ............................................47Westberg Cellars ...................................25Whalebone ..............................................33Wine Decadence/ Windward ...........26

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Ryan Adams ............................................A1Sean Adams ........................................... A2George Asdel ........................................A5Curt Bentzinger ....................................A8Deborah Kyle Hintergardt ................A3Greg Mac Dougall ................................ A7Sue Marble ..............................................A6Paula Schroeder ...................................A4

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DiRaimondo’s Cheese Shop ............. V1Wine Country Olives .......................... V2Kelly’s Casuals ....................................... V3

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Winery ProfilesContent provided by the Atascadero Wine Festival Committee

7 Angels Cellars: 2009 Petite Sirah, 2010 Grace and 2010 Zinfandel, “St. Peter of Alcantara” vineyard

15 Degrees:Pouring Cava Cocktails, Spanish Sparkling Cava with a dash of pink port and fruit

Adelaida:2011 Adelaida Version Rose’, 2010 Adelaida Ver-sion White, 2009 Adelaida Version Red, 2009 Ad-elaida Zinfandel Michael’s Vineyard

Ambyth:2010 Priscus (Grenache Blanc Blend); 2011 Rose’ (Mourvedre/ Grenach/ Counoise); 2009 Adamo (Grenache/ Mourvedre/ Syrah/ Counoise); 2009 ReVera (Mourvedre/ Gr-enache/ Syrah/ Counoise)

Ancient Peaks:2010 Sauvignon Blanc, 2010 Merlot, 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Zinfandel

AronHill Vineyards:2010 Chardonnay; 2006 Primitivo; 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon.

August Ridge:2010 Arneis, 2006 Sangio-vese, 2009 Dolcetto, 2009 Rocco’s Red (Blend of San-giovese, Dolcetto and Bar-bera), 2007 Jovial (Super Tuscan Blend of Sangio-vese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot)www.augustridge.com

Bella Collina Weideman Vineyards:

2009 Tannat, 2009 Tem-pranillo, 2006 Estate Cab-ernet Sauvignon

Bianchi:2009 Zen Ranch Zinfandel, 2010 Chardonnay, Spar-kling 2008 Syrah, 2008 Pe-tite Sirah

Black Hand Cellars:2010 Sovereignty ~ White Wine Rhone Blend, 2007 Grenache, 2006 Hit’n Run ~ Red Rhone Blend

Bodegas:2011 Galicia, 2011 Verdelho, 2008 Vaca Negra, 2006 Viva Yo

Bon Niche’: 2009 L’entrée ~ The Entry Malbec, 2009 Voyage ~ Vacation 50% Syrah, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2009 Chemin ~ Path 40% Cabernet, 25% Malbec, 20% Petit Verdot, 10% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc


Calcareous:Twisted Sisters 2011 Char-donnay, Twisted Sisters 2009 Matriarch, Calcareous 2010 Viognier/Marsanne, Calcareous 2008 Tres Vio-let, Calcareous 2008 Mer-itage

Carriage Estate Vineyards:

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Castoro CellarsCastoro 2010 Estate Char-donnay/Whale Rock Vine-yard, Castoro 2010 Fume Blanc, Castoro Reserve White Blend ‘Tango’ 2011, Castoro 2010 Reserve Zin-fandel ‘Zinfusion’, Castoro 2008 Estate Tempranillo/ Whale Rock Vineyard

Cayucos Cellars:2007 Syrah, 2006 Caber-net Sauvignon, 2007 Char-donnay, 2004 The Rustic One, 2006 Zinfandel

Changala:2008 Willow Creek White (Rhone Blend), 2006 Gr-enache, 2006 Zinfandel, 2009 Petite Sirah, Surprise wine from our Wine Club Release

Chateau Margene/ Mooney Family:

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Christian Lazo:2009 Zinfandel, 2009 Bar-bera, 2007 Cabernet Franc, 2010 Petite Sirah, 2009 Zinfandel Dessert Wine Also, Christian Lazo will be off ering barrel samples and wine tours by appts only! Please call Lupe at 805-727-1803 for a great wine tasting experience in the vineyards. Looking for-ward to seeing all of you!

Clayhouse:2010 Adobe White, 2011 Adobe Pink, 2009 Vineyard Syrah, 2009 Estate Malbec, 2009 Old Vines Petite Sirah

Croad:2007 Estate Zinfandel, 2008 Karakia Pure, and 2008 Towhenua Pure.

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Eberle:2007 Estate Cabernet Sau-vignon, 2010 Chardonnay, 2008 Zinfandel, 2010 Mus-cat Canelli, 2010 Barbera, 2010 Syrah, Full Boar Red (N/V)

Far Out Wineries:Featuring a variety of va-rietals from the 17 Far Out Wineries

First Crush: 2008 Soul Mate – Bor-deaux Blend, 2009 Innu-endo – Bordeaux Blend, 2009 Promiscuous – Paso Robles Red Wine Blend, 2009 French Kiss – Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011 Afternoon Delight – Syrah Rose’

Frolicking Frog:2007 Cabernet Sauv, 2008 Petite Sirah, 2008 Zinfan-del

Harmony Cellars:White Riesling 2011, Char-donnay 2010, Reserve Pi-not Gris 2011, Zinfandel 2010, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Repertoire (red table wine)

Hearthstone:2010 Pearl (Viognier and Roussanne), 2008 Lode-stone (Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre), 2009 Caber-net Sauvignon

Hidden Oak Winery:2010 Viognier, 2006 Mer-lot, 2007 Encanto, 2007 Cabernet, 2009 Zinfandel, 2009 Petite Sirah

Indigene:2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Riesling, 2007 Philan-thropist (Red Blend)

J. Lohr:2008 J. Lohr Hilltop Cab-ernet Sauvignon, 2009 J. Lohr Gesture Zinfandel, 2010 J. Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay, 2010 J. Lohr Estates Bay Mist White Riesling, 2011 J. Lohr Ges-ture Grenache Rosé

Kenneth Volk:2011 Malvasia Bianca; 2008 Chardonnay Cuvee; 2008 Pinot Noir Cuvee; 2009 Touriga, Pomar Junction; 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starr Ranch

Kiamie:2009 Kiamie White Kuvee, 2006 R’Own Style Blend, 2007 R’Own Style Blend, 2006 Meritage, 2007 Mer-itage, 2006 Kiamie Kuvee, 2007 Kiamie Kuvee


Laraneta:No. 5 Blend (Merlot/ San-giovese; Cabernet Sauvi-gnon – Gold Medal Central Coast Comp); Cameo 100% Vernaccia (Bronze Medal Central Coast Comp); Vera Sano (Rose Blend of Ver-naccia & Sangiovese); Sa Va (Merlot – Gold Medal Orange County & LA Inter-national Comps)

LeVigne:2006 Le Vigne Di Domeni-co Cabernet Franc, 2006 Nikiara Meritage, 2009 Ki-ara Reserve Chardonnay, 2008 Kiara Reserve Rose’, 2010 Bella Muscato

Midnight Cellars:2010 Luna Rose’, 2010 Es-tate Chardonnay, 2008 Es-tate Merlot, 2006 Gemini

Norman:2009 Nonsense White, 2008 Monster Zinfandel, 2007 No Nonsense Red Meritage blend

Opolo: 10 Mountain Zinfandel, 10 Viognier, 10 Roussanne, 09 Montagna Mare, 09 Tem-pranillo

Peachy Canyon: 2010 Viognier; 2010 Petite Sirah; 2009 Cirque du Vin; 2010 Westside

Pear Valley:2010 Chardonnay; 2010 Sauvignon Blanc; 2007 Syrah; 2007 Cabernet Sau-vignon and 2010 Orange Muscat

Pomar Junction:2009 Picnic Chardonnay, 2010 Viognier, 2011 Syrah Rose, 2009 Pinot Noir, 2010 Brooster Red Blend, 2008 Merlot, 2008 Caber-net Sauvignon, 2009 Train Wreck

Pretty Smith:Mission View 2006 Cab-ernet Sauvignon, Pretty-Smith; Pretty-Smith 2006 Palette de Rouge, Pretty Smith 2004 Cabernet Sau-vignon.

Ranchita Canyon Vineyards:

2006 Serenata (Super Tuscan with Sangiovese & Cabernet Sauvignon), 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 Fusion (Grenache and Pe-tite Sirah Blend), 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel, 2008 Old Vine Petite Sirah

Rio Seco Vineyard & Winery:

2011 White Cabernet Sauvi-gnon “Glee”, 2007 Zinfan-del, 2007 Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvingon, 2006 Syrah, 2005 MVP Reserve Bordeaux style blend


Winery ProfilesContent provided by the Atascadero Wine Festival Committee

Riverstar Vineyards: 2010 Merlot, 2010 Eclipse (Syrah, Petite Sirah, Zin blend), 2010 Cabernet Sau-vignon, 2010/11 Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 Entice (Merlot blush), Twilight (chocolate dessert wine).

Robert Hall:2010 Robert Hall Viognier, 2010 Robert Hall Char-donnay, 2008 Robert Hall Rhone de Robles2009 Robert Hall Merlot

Rocky Creek Cellars:

2008 Barbera, 2003 Syrah, 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2007 Zinfandel. Dur-ing the weekend of the wine festival we will give ticket holders free tasting in our tasting room.

Rotta Winery:Chardonnay, Zinfandel Rose’, Giubbini Estate Zin-fandel, Cabernet Sauvi-gnon, and Trinity.

Roxo Port Cellars: 2007 Paso Mélange, 2008 Ruby Tradicional, 2007 Ma-gia Preta

San Antonio Winery:

Maddalena Pinot Grigio, Maddalena Cabernet Sau-vignon, San Simeon Pinot Noir and our sparkling Moscato Rose’

Sculpterra Winery: 2011 Viognier, 2010 Pinot Noir, 2007 Reserve Cab-ernet Sauvignon, and the 2008 Statuesque

St. Hilaire Vineyard & Winery:

2005 Meritage; 2006 Mer-itage; 2007 Meritage; 2008 Petit Verdot; 2009 Caber-net Sauvignon.

Stacked Stone Cellars:

2009 GEM (Rhone Blend), 2009 QUARRY (Bordeaux Blend), 2009 ZIN STONE (Zinfandel)

Still Waters Vineyards:

2011 Chardonnay, Viognier & Sauv Blanc; 2007 Clone 3 Cuvee ( 40% Merlot, 38% Malbec, 12% Cab Sauv, 5% Cab Franc, 5% Petite Sirah);2008 Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon; 2009 Malbec; 2008 Syrah

Tarrica Wine Cellars:

2011 Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 Pinot Gris, 2011 Chardon-

nay, 2010 Pinot Noir, 2010 Merlot, 2010 Zinfandel, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Petite Sirah

Olde Shandon Port Works:

NV Syrah Port, NV KODA Chocolate Dessert Wine

Thacher Winery: 2009 Zinfandel; 2009 Con-trolled Chaos; 2008 Syrah; 2010 Viognier

Victor Hugo:2011 Victor Hugo Estate Viognier, 2009 Victor Hugo Estate Opulence, 2009 Vic-tor Hugo Estate Zinfandel, 2009 Victor Hugo Estate Petite Sirah, 2009 Victor Hugo Estate Malbec, 2009 Victor Hugo Quasi (Late Harvest Zin)


Vihuela Winery: 2007 Incendio (Syrah based blend), 2007 Cab-ernet Sauvignon Reserve, 2007 Concierto del Rojo (Cab based blend)

ViñAlegre: 2010 Rose’, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 Merlot, 2009 Primitivo

San Marcos Creek Vineyard:

2011 Estate White Merlot, NV Red Table, Estate, 2010 Sapphire Estate Cuvee (Bordeaux Blend), 2010 Es-tate Zinfandel, 2010 Estate Sirah

Vines on the Marycrest:

2011 “At Last” White Rhone Blenc, 2011 “Summertime” Rose’, 2009 “My Genera-tion” Zin Blend, 2009 Syrah

WCP Cellars: 2006 Garnacha; 2006 Mourvedre; 2006 Tempra-nillo; 2010 Viognier; 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon

Westberg Cellars:2010 Westberg Cellars Wil-low White, 2010 Westberg Cellars Simply Chardonnay, 2010 Westberg Cellars Es-tate Zinfandel, 2009 Turtle Rock “Willow’s Cuvee

Windward: WINDWARD, “Pinot Noir” and COQUELICOT, “Back Street Blonde” (a white blend)

Whalebone Winery: 2010 Ballena Blance - White Wine Blend, 2009 Zinfan-del - 100% Zinfandel, 2007 BOB WINE - Table, Wine, Cabernet Based Red Blend, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon - 100% Estate Cabernet

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Artist ProfilesContent provided by the Atascadero Wine Festival Committee

Ryan Adams Born in 1971, Ryan Adams is a 5th generation SLO County native. His passion for art, as seen through pencil drawings, was evi-dent early on. After gradu-ating from Atascadero High School, Adams traveled north to study photogra-phy and painting at HSU. After 20 years of acrylic painting, Ryan has returned home to establish Gallery 41 located at 7010 Morro Road, Atascadero.

Sean Adams Sean Adams aka “The Tiki Man” has been creative in one way or another since childhood, always whit-tling, painting or working with clay. While visiting a friend he learned to carve with a chain saw and start-ed to make Tiki pieces. He usually starts with an idea

and lets the saw in his hands take over. The faces he carves on the tiki are always smiling and happy subjects.

George Asdel

George Asdel makes draw-ings, paintings, lino prints, cards, and poems express-ing the humor he sees in the world. He and his wife Kathie have had galleries in Newfoundland, Canada and Pismo Beach. He taught art at the Charles Paddock zoo. His art is at The Gal-lery at Marina Square, on the Embarcadero, Morro Bay, or georgeasdel.com

Curt Bentzinger Curt Bentzinger’s unique vision and artistic style has earned him the reputa-tion for being one of the most respected photogra-

phers in the Paso Robles community. His ability to capture the moment and highlight genuine beauty such as events, people, and nature, has brought the much needed modern twist to photography. Be-cause of his deep passion for photography the result is authentic and timeless photographs that show-case symbolic beauty.

Deborah Kyle Hintergardt

Deborah Kyle Hintergardt is a Colorist: an artist who is notable by the way in which she uses color. Her colors are bright and refreshing and her subjects are fun and lively. She says, “For me, painting is intuitive not academic. From subject matter, to color choices, to composition, it’s all about how I feel, what makes me happy, what emotions I want to project.”

Greg Mac DougallLocal woodworker Greg MacDougall lives in north-ern San Luis Obispo Coun-ty where he operates a studio from his home on the historical Santa Mar-garita Ranch. He grew up around his grandfather’s woodworking equipment, worked as a carpenter and furniture maker and lo-cated to San Luis Obispo in the late 1970’s to attend architecture school at Cal Poly. He became interested in the art of woodturning after a 30-year career in architecture and construc-tion.

Sue Marble Marble Designs Jewelry, created by local artisan Sue Marble, is the highest level of quality in chic, bold de-signer jewelry. Sue’s pieces are sophisticated yet af-fordable. Her work can be found in art shows and stores throughout Califor-nia as well as on her web-site marbledesignsjewelry.com


Paula Schroeder In Paula Schroeder’s Ori-ental Brush paintings, she uses her hands to engage her heart. The smell of ink and the feel of brushes on rice paper connects her with artists going back thousands of years and transports her to a timeless place of calm and beauty. She hopes you can share in the tranquility that creat-ing this art brings to her.

The Mighty Croon Dogs is an energetic 4-piece band that plays all types of music, hitting listeners all the way

from the heart to the dancing feet. Their smooth vocal harmonies weave together with talented musicianship to create a dy-namic blend, pleasing to audiences of all ages. These professional musicians have an upbeat style centering on classic and contemporary rock, rhythm and blues, with an infusion of swing, salsa, reggae, soul, country and smooth jazz to add to the fun.

The Mighty Croon Dogs have per-formed for The Santa Barbara Wine Fes-tival, the Paso Robles Wine Festival, the Atascadero Wine Festival (12 years in a row!), the Live Oak Music Festival, the SLO Wine Festival and the Basil Festival. They keep coming back because of their enthu-siastic and lively energy, as well as their

expanding song-list. No two performances are ever the same.

The group is a top choice for concerts, special events, festivals and all types of parties. Great for listening-perfect for dancing!

Come out, kick back, and enjoy some of the area’s fi nest singers and talented in-strumentalists. “Guitar Wizard” Billy Fop-piano, Charlie Foppiano, Jerome Taylor and Frankie Paredes will provide the music for the 17th Annual Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival on Saturday, June 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Atascadero Lake Park. The band will perform at the historic lakeside bandstand. Guests will be able to stretch out on cool, green grass, sip some of the best wines in the county,

consume some fabulous food, while listening to the tunes of the Mighty Croon Dogs…Adds up to a delightful evening!

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The zoo and the wine festival

Creig P. SherburneAtascadero News

The Atascadero Wine Festival began 17 years ago with the intent of making the world a better place in not one, but three significant ways.

First, chairwoman Barbie Butz said, it was to raise some money for the Charles Paddock Zoo — in recent memory, that money has gone to the flamingo and meercat exhibits, plus other construction — and other community organiza-tions.

What that means, Butz said, is the money being spread around is not exclusive to the zoo. Last year’s festival raised money for the zoo, certainly, but also the Lake Park’s band-stand and the library’s new location, among other things.

“Everyone in Atascadero aught to be touched by it,” Butz said. “But we always benefit the zoo in some way.”

The next significant thing the festival does to make the world a better place is setting up one of the largest wine pairings — pairing people with wine, that is — in North County.

This year, 66 wineries are pouring uncountable tastes

while eleven local restaurants will feed hundreds of people as they explore the products of many local artists. And it’s all taking place in one of the nicest places in all of North County.

Seriously, it’s a great place. Stop reading this story right now and look up. You’re probably looking at a glowing can-opy of leaves shading the park. Or maybe you’ll see a gor-geous blue sky, dotted with a few summer clouds.

There are probably children playing in the sand and swinging on the swings. There are probably people doing laps in the lake on paddleboats. The zoo is open and you could meander over to it and check out the fossa. And at least one runner will do a circuit of the area while you’re taking it all in.

And the location is part of why the event has lasted so long. But the other part, according to Butz, is the good people of Atascadero who keep coming year after year, en-abling the organization to donate more than $125,000 to North County needs.

“Last year we raised enough to give $10,000 to the zoo,” Butz said. “It’s a big job, but no job is ever too big if you have the right people.”

LEFT: The bronze tiger guarding the entrance to the zoo may soon double as the flamingo exhibit, if all goes ac-cording to plan. TOP RIGHT: A meercat does its best impression of a bronze tiger in an exhibit that would not exist at all if not for the help of the Atascadero Wine Fest. ABOVE: The flamingo exhibit was upgraded and moved a few years ago thanks to money raised by people like you at the Atascadero Wine Fest.

Photos by Creig P. Sherburne


Aaron CrutchfieldAtascadero News

Deborah Kyle Hintergardt will display some of her artwork at the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival, which is something she enjoys doing.

“I enjoy the intimate, rather laid-back character of the Atascadero Wine Festival,” Hintergardt said. “It is well run and the artist feels welcomed and appreciated there. The lakeside setting is beautiful and the afternoon breezes are lovely. This will be the first time I’ve shown my work during the evening hours, but feel it will probably make it seem even more enjoyable and laid back.”

The wine festival’s atmosphere is similar to that of the town, which was an attraction to bring Hintergardt here from the Los Angeles area.

“My husband graduated from Cal Poly and always wanted to move back to the area. I prefer living in an ag-riculturally oriented area, so Atascadero was a perfect fit for us. We live in town, but can have horses and a garden. The Central Coast is a wonderful place to live ... and, yes, a beautiful place to paint.”

Painting in the Atascadero area is a sort of realization of a childhood dream for Hintergardt, particularly with the number of horses in the area available for the horse-crazy artist to capture in color.

“My mother was very artistic and painted in oil, acrylic, and watercolor,” Hintergardt said. “I would sit and watch her. Together we watched painting classes on the TV and took a few classes together. When I had my first child, I was going to be a stay-at-home mom and thought I’d have all kinds of free time on my hands, so my mother took me to the local art store and bought me an easel, acrylic paints, canvases and brushes. Before leaving town she gave me a

few lessons and then left me on my own. Needless to say, I seemed to have no free time, but about 10 years later, after my last-born went to kindergarten, I pulled my paints out of storage and just went for it all on my own. I had a blast. Around that time I started to long for the country life I ex-perienced as a child. Painting gave me a way to escape the hustle and bustle of L.A. life.”

After growing up on the family farm in the Midwest, she left to go to school for music, receiving a couple of degrees in vocal performance. She then lived in Rhode Island for three years before marrying and settling in Los Angeles for the next 13 years. In 2004, she was able to move north, settling in Atascadero in the middle of her favorite subject matter.

“I love to paint animals,” Hintergardt said. “Of course, I’m still painting horses. My own are often my subjects. I love old barns and abandoned buildings. There is some-thing special about an old building that has served some-one well over the years. Rural landscapes are my focus right now, and here on the Central Coast there is a plethora of subjects.”

She considers herself a colorist and is noted for the in-tense, bright colors she uses in her work.

“I love intense color,” Hintergardt said. “In life I don’t like to blend in; I guess the same goes for my art. Certain colors and color combinations evoke a strong emotional response in me. Color represents life, fun, commitment, and vivac-ity. For me, painting is intuitive, not academic. Thinking too much always seems to get me into trouble. From subject matter, to color choices, to composition, it’s all about how I feel, what makes me happy, what emotions I want to proj-ect.”

The Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival is set for Satur-day, June 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Atascadero Lake Park.

Deborah Kyle HintergardtArtist feature:Local artist’s bright outlook on the area’s scenery

Deborah Kyle Hintergardt’s work will be on display at wine festivalAll photos and paintings courtesy of Deborah Kyle Hintergardt


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Hayley Thomas and Heather YoungPaso Robles Press/Atascadero News

One local winery that will be on hand on Saturday, June 23 at the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival is Ancient Peaks Winery in Santa Margarita.

The winery is owned by Doug Filipponi, Rob Rossi and Carl Wittstrom and their families. The wines are made by winemaker Mike Sinor.

Grapes were fi rst planted on Santa Margarita Ranch by Franciscan missionaries in 1780.

As Sinor describes the vineyard’s rich history, as well as its unique soil properties in detail — the land boasts shale, sedimentary, ancient sea bed, volcanic and granitic — it’s obvious that the vintner loves his job.

In 1994, Sinor worked the harvest at Robert Mondavi-owned Byron Winery in the Santa Maria Valley, eventually rising to assistant winemaker. A few trips to France and a couple years later, he went on to fi nd acclaim as winemaker at Domaine Alfred in the Edna Valley.

The passionate vintner has been crafting award-winning wine at Ancient Peaks since the winery’s fi rst, 2005 vintage.

Margarita Vineyard, which spans over 966 acres, is lo-

cated on the expansive 14,000-acre Santa Margarita Ranch property owned by the Filipponis, Rossis and Wittstroms.

“We have great soil and weather, but you can only go so far on that,” Sinor said. “In order to bring that to frui-tion, you have to have good people and that’s defi nitely our sense of priorities.”

Ancient Peaks owners said they consider themselves honored to be stewards of the area’s rich winegrowing leg-acy, which began hundreds of years ago with Franciscan missionaries.

The vineyard is an outlier, as the southernmost vineyard in the Paso Robles appellation, located in the Santa Lucia Mountain range just 14 miles from the ocean.

Overlooking the rows and rows of vines from Oyster Ridge — perhaps the most photogenic spot of the morn-ing — it’s hard to imagine that eons ago, much of the land was underwater.

Sinor says that history adds complexity and depth to his wine.

“When the vines grow in a soil that’s high in calcium, [with] a high level of porosity — the water goes right through it — the blocks tend to have a bit smaller canopies, smaller berries and the fruits are more intense,” he said.

The sprawling, oak-studded vineyard boasts 16 wine

Ancient PeaksWinery Feature:Winemaker Mike Sinor is a self-made man with a fruitful career spanning nearly 20 vintages

Passionate winemaker Mike Sinor has been crafting award-winning wine at Ancient Peaks since the winery’s fi rst, 2005 vintage.

photos by Hayley Thomas


Ancient Peaks

grape varietals, from cabernet sauvignon to rousanne, muscat blanc and grenache noir.

“We really design around the diversity of blocks and soil and being able to make a diversity of wine,” Sinor said.

The vineyard is SIP Certified and each block is micro-managed for optimal flavor — fitting, as the winemaker is a self-proclaimed “fanatic” when it comes to his craft. The hard work keeps paying off for Ancient Peaks.

Among other sparkling accomplishments, Wine Enthu-siast Magazine recently placed three Ancient Peaks wines — the ‘07 Oyster Ridge, ‘06 Zinfandel and ‘08 Merlot — in the 90- to 93-point range. When it comes to success, Sinor said it’s simple.

“It’s not something you just phone in — you need to be in tune with [the process] and be in touch with it — and not just with the blocks, but with sub-parts of the blocks,” he said. “The attention [Ancient Peaks Winery] has gathered really comes down to the attention we put in. We’re farm-ers first and foremost, and from there, we go on to make the wines.”

Ancient Peaks Tasting Room805-365-704522720 El Camino Real, Santa Margaritawww.ancientpeaks.com

photos by Aaron Crutchfield

Photo courtesy of Chris Leschinsky

A view of Margarita Vineyard.

CONTESTS GALORE!Closest to the pin

Long drivePutting contest

Challenge the proPrizes for 1st and 2nd place teams

Prizes for the middle place and last place teams

Tickets available online at www.slolink.org

or www.golfandmore.us Come out and “play the links” for “The Link”.

Then, starting at 4 p.m., enjoy the late afternoon tasting of some of the finest wine in the area at the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival.

Golf Tournament

The Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival Golf Tourna-ment, sponsored by Golf and More and the festival committee, will take place on June 23rd at Chalk

Mountain Golf Course in Atascadero. Starting time is 8:30 a.m. The format is a four-man scramble.

Proceeds will benefit The Link, a family and children’s resource center in Atascadero.

Hole-in-one prizes include a car provided by Paso Ro-bles Ford.


Food VendorsLocal Chefs provide perfect pairings for Lakeside Wine Festival

The 17th Annual Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival will once again marry local foods with local wines on Sat-urday, June 23rd, 4-8 p.m. at Atascadero Lake Park,

where local restaurants and chefs will serve up their best to complement the many wines poured during the event. They include: Hush Harbor Artisan Bakery, Pier 46 Seafood, Golden China Restaurant, CalTerra Trattoria, Guest House Grill LLC, Colby Jack Café, That’s Amore Pizza, Overland Stage Western Steak House, Que Pasa and Thai Elephant.

“Great wine and great food. It’s what the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival is all about,” said festival chairper-son Barbie Butz. “Our festival offers the best of both in a setting that just can’t be matched anywhere in San Luis Obispo County. Our vintners and chefs never fail to satisfy.”

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