Vineyards Through the Year

Vineyards Photos for Each Season

As my  most regular readers probably already know, I like to stroll through Paso Robles and Templeton vineyards taking photos. I'm making my vineyard visits during every season. Today I will show you one vineyard photo for each season of the year from my collection.

Spring At Doce Robles Vineyard in Paso Robles

I visit Doce Robles more than any vineyard besides Zenaida, which I will be writing more about in a couple of days.   See more spring photos from Doce Robles.

Doce Robles Vineyard in Spring, © B. Radisavljevic

Summer at Pomar Junction Vineyard in Templeton

Pomar Junction is the only local vineyard I know of that has its own non-working train depot and a train in the station. That's what many people associate with it, and many  people visit just to see it in the center of the vineyards. See it on a postcard at the end of this post.

Pomar Junction Vineyard in Summer, © B. Radisavljevic

Autumn at Heart Hill Vineyard at Niner Estates in Paso Robles

See how Heart Hill looks in Summer. 

Niner's Heart Hill Vineyard in Autumn, © B. Radisavljevic

Vineyard in Winter at Doce Robles in Paso Robles

See more photos of Doce Robles in winter. 

A Doce Robles Vineyard in Winter, © B. Radisavljevic

Here's the postcard of the train at Pomar Junction I promised you. 

Postcard: Santa Fe Train Cars at Pomar Junction Postcard

If you enjoyed this post, please share it. The sharing buttons are just above the comment box at the end of this post. The photo below is especially designed for pinning. The top photo in this collage was taken in July at Sculpterra Winery at their July 4 celebration. The bottom photo came from a private vineyard in summer. 

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This is my twenty-second post for the 2016 AtoZchallenge, a Blogging Challenge for the month of April, 2016. My theme is Things You Can See or Experience in North San Luis Obispo County. Here are links to the other posts if you missed them.

A is for Acorn
B is for Barney Schwartz Park
C is for Cattle in Wine Country
D is for Dark Star Cellars
E is for Electric Wires
F is for Family Farms
G is for Graveyard Vineyards
H is for Horses
Insects in My Neighborhood in April
J's Burgers in Paso Robles: A Review
Kosta is God's Gift to Me from Across the Ocean
Laguna Lake is Full Again
Mission San Miguel Photos
Niner Estates Decorated Heart Hill with Vineyards
Ocean Photos from the California Central Coast
Paso Robles Police Vehicles
Quiet Places Near Paso Robles
Red Soles Winery at Dusk
Shale Oak Winery at Dusk

Trader Joe's In Templeton is my Favorite Grocery Store

Umbrage is Abundant in the North County

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Independence Day at Sculpterra

In my opinion, if you aren't spending the Fourth of July afternoon with your extended family or at a city park with your kids, the place to be is Sculpterra Winery, surrounded by trees, vineyards, sculpture, and neighbors. It a place for those who want an adult celebration without the sack races and egg throwing. You will hear music and inspiring patriotic speeches from community leaders. There is food and drink. There is also the opportunity to relax and converse with your neighbors and friends.

Independence Day at Sculpterra, 2014

This photo came from the  2014 party. We also attended in 2013 and  2016. We are very thankful that Dr. Warren Frankel has invited the community to come and celebrate what is special about the United States of America even as we thoughtfully consider what we can do to preserve a heritage which many people today aren't even aware of. The party is usually from noon to four on July 4. If you're not busy, come. Just bring yourself, maybe a friend, your sunscreen, and your American spirit.

Thomas Jefferson Quote on Liberty and Tyranny by FamousQuotes


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The Gentle Giant at Sculpterra

This is one more of John Jagger's sculptures I meant to include this at the end of yesterday's post, but I guess I was so tired I just forgot and I didn't notice it until I got up this morning. It's one of my favorites and is in the part of the Sculpture Garden behind the tasting room.

The colorful landscape panels in the background are something new I haven't seen in previous visits. They were created by Douglas Tharalson. There are four in the set. They can be purchased as a set or as single pieces. Here's a closer look at two  of them.

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See Large Sculptures by John Jagger and Dale Evers at Sculptera

Sculpterra Winery  is known not only for its wine,  but also for its art. As you enter from the parking lot you are greeted by this big cat sculpture, "Golden Morning," by John Jagger. As you enter the garden, you see even more sculptures by John Jagger, and some newer ones by the new resident artist, Dale Evers.

Find Smaller Replicas of the Sculptures for Sale in the Tasting Room

Not only does Sculpterra feature these impressive large sculptures in its outdoor sculpture garden, but you can find smaller replicas of some of them inside for purchase in the tasting room. This display in the window show some of Dale Evers' work for sale. John Jagger's work is displayed in other parts of the tasting room.

Sculpterra Also Displays and Sells Wall Art by Local Artists

Art on display at Sculpterra is not limited to sculpture. Each month there is a wall devoted to a visiting artist.  The Artist of the Month for April, 2015, is Jack Oliver and you can see most of his wall display here. The work of other artists using different media can be seen throughout the tasting room. If you enjoy art or giving art gifts, you are sure to find something unique there as you are enjoying your wine.

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An Introduction to the Sculpture of Paso Robles Artist Dale Evers

I first discovered Dale Evers when I was walking by the Paso Robles Library one day and saw his studio across the street. It was fascinating because the outside of it was decorated with fantastic and imaginative metal sculptures. I can't find those first photos at the moment, but a few months ago I walked by the studio again and this caught my eye.

On another occasion, my husband and I paid our first visit to Cayucos. Near the entrance to the pier we saw this sculpture. Then I read the plaque beneath it and discovered Dale Evers had created it in memory of his father, Ellis W. Evers. You can enlarge any of these photos by clicking on them.

Since then I have been discovering how diverse Dale's work is, and how far away some of it has gone. The Dale Evers Website will show you much more about him and his work than I can here, but it's well worth a peak if you like  sculpture.

The last time I saw Dale's work was on July 4, 2014, at a party at Sculpterra Winery. I hadn't realized then that Dale Evers was the new artist in residence at Sculpterra until I saw this sculpture near the tasting room and the style looked very familiar. Sure enough, it was Dale's work.  This also looks exactly like the sculpture that lived next door to me in the ZinAlley Vineyard for a long time. It is not there anymore, so it may have been moved to Sculpterra.

Are you familiar with Dale Evers' work?

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The Middle of Nowhere is Right in the Heart of Somewhere in Paso Robles

1. Farmhouse in Paso Robles, © Barbara Radisavljevic

Would you believe the scene in this photo is within a five minute walk of a busy shopping complex? The corner of Niblick Road and Creston Road holds a shopping center anchored by Food 4 Less, a pet store, and a constantly changing parade of restaurants and shops.

If you continue east a couple of blocks past Creston, where Niblick becomes Sherwood, you will see an industrial complex on the right and a mobile home park on the left. Then Sherwood ends and if you turn right you will be on Fontana.

To your right on Fontana will be more industrial buildings. But on your left is open space and a view of vineyards in the distance. If you look to your left just before you turn right onto Fontana, you will see what's in the photo above, about a block away. If you want to have some fun, click this link to Google Earth View and move the map around to follow the streets to see what I'm describing. Follow Linne east and zoom in along the way to see vineyards, an oak-lined dry riverbed, and agricultural land, all within a few minutes of industrial and commercial areas.

That's how a lot of Paso Robles is -- city on one side and rural on the other, yet you can walk the space between in two minutes or less. To the east of this farm house is bare land until suddenly it turns green with grape vines and you have entered wine country.

Entrance to Berry Hill Farm on Linne, © Barbara Radisavljevic

As you drive right on Fontana you will soon curve to the left onto Linne, and that will take you right past vineyards, a sheep farm, a Berry Hill Farm, and, after a few minutes, out to Sculpterra, one of the city's most interesting wineries. But we will show you that on another day.

Click here to see views of another rural area just southwest of another commercial center.