It was the first day of spring and I was headed 200 miles north on California Highway 1 to visit the third largest and fastest growing wine region in California: Paso Robles.

The Pacific Ocean's salt air and the warm sun flowed in from the coves and bays as my convertible sped toward the Central Coast wine country, lying half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A profusion of spring wildflowers, including yellow mustard and orange poppies, sprang from the green rolling hills, re ...

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