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CHÂTEAU DE DEIGHTON An Innovative Boutique Nano-Winery
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About the Winery
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My wine is made at Paso Robles Wine Services, a custom crush facility. I do
have a large number of new and used barrels, tanks, bins, and kegs. But all
the major equipment belongs to PRWS and the employees are also part of PRWS.
As an alternating proprietor I pay for their services. A PT Cruiser will
hold two empty wine barrels. |
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I do not own a vineyard. My grapes come from vineyards I have learned about
over the years, including Herder Vineyard in Paso Robles, French Camp
Vineyard in Paso Robles, Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards in Los Alamos, and
Scheid Vineyards in Monterey County. This gives me an advantage on the one
hand, since I can source my grapes from wherever I choose and do not have to
make wine from my own grapes. It is also a disadvantage because I must
compete with many other wineries for those grapes. |
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| I also do not own a tasting room. Cost is the major factor, and San Luis Obispo County is making it very hard to have tasting rooms in the unincorporated areas. Perhaps someday I will open one in a city within the county, but that is a long way off at this point. In SLO County, even this shack would be $500K. |
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Whenever I went into a tasting room I would see customers come in and ask, "Have you got anything sweet?" The winery usually had one sweet wine, but that was it. So I decided to make "Something Sweet". Along the way, I also decided to make other things... |
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