| New Facility Options for the Small Winemaker | | | | processing center, a retail tasting room, and a |
| The California wine boom continues with over | | | | barrel storage facility. The wineries will have their |
| 2,900 wineries in the state from San Diego to the | | | | own unique exterior facades and will be fully |
| Oregon border. With more Americans discovering | | | | plumbed, with ample drainage and power. The |
| that wine is part of a modern, healthy and | | | | winemaker simply moves his equipment into the |
| enjoyable lifestyle, the appetite for wine continues | | | | facility, and he's in business. |
| to grow. Even with the recent economic | | | | Winery Row Paso is situated on Dry Creek Road, |
| downturn, wine consumption has increased and | | | | with a producing vineyard, roads, a wastewater |
| more people are getting into the business of | | | | treatment system, and permits ready. The |
| making wine. This has created some problems, | | | | freestanding wineries allow winemakers to crush |
| along with a solution. | | | | their own fruit, and process their wine – on |
| The number of winemakers has grown faster | | | | their own schedule. Each facility features a barrel |
| than winery facility growth with many small | | | | storage room that can handle up to two |
| producers sharing space with sometimes up to a | | | | harvests, tank room, a lab, office space, a |
| dozen or more winemakers. Using these winery | | | | covered work area, a tasting room and ample |
| co-ops makes sense when starting out but small | | | | parking. |
| producers quickly learn that capacity issues cramp | | | | Winery Row Paso understands direct-to-consumer |
| their ability to produce the highest quality product. | | | | sales and offers the wine tourist a one-stop |
| At harvest, fruit can come in all at once—with | | | | opportunity to taste a wide variety of wines in a |
| the resulting demand for equipment and space | | | | lush, attractive setting. A shared event center, |
| creating a critical operational issue. Winemakers | | | | common spaces and additional plans for |
| sharing space sometimes must wait on others | | | | restaurants, shopping and a boutique hotel make |
| with different wine making goals, and in the | | | | Winery Row Paso a desirable wine destination and |
| process compromise the control over their | | | | a great place to sell your wine. |
| product. Some may even have to shuttle | | | | Taking the Next Step |
| between their processing, barrel storage and | | | | The developer of Winery Row Paso sees the |
| tasting room locations because of the lack of | | | | project as similar to the step musicians take, |
| consolidated operations. | | | | going from a garage band to something larger, |
| Winery Destination Center – Winery Row | | | | but smaller than Madison Square Garden. This is a |
| Paso | | | | reasonable, cost-effective destination that allows |
| These issues have created the need for a new | | | | the business to grow, while the wine brand |
| option. Just a couple of miles from downtown | | | | develops a market. The wineries can be bought |
| Paso Robles, and a mile off the main wine trail of | | | | or leased with good terms and financing available. |
| Highway 46, is Winery Row Paso, a 120-acre | | | | As the ranks of winemakers and brands grow, |
| winery destination. Fourteen 10,000 sq. ft. | | | | the quality of production, tasting room location |
| turn-key wineries are permitted for construction | | | | and winemaker control becomes critical. Winery |
| and are for sale or lease to winemakers who | | | | Row Paso offers a solution for wineries looking |
| want more control over their product along with a | | | | for a new home to consolidate their operations |
| host of other advantages. | | | | and meet their current and future needs. |
| Each winery plan offers a fully-functional wine | | | | |