Long-time San Luis Obispo county residents Tom and Carol Hinkle began
their wine adventure years ago. After successful teaching careers,
Carol at two local high schools and Tom at Cal Poly SLO and a twenty
eight year stint in major baseball. The Hinkle’s seriously began to
investigate the possibility of farming premium wine grapes. Searching
for vineyard property, the Hinkle’s looked at over two hundred parcels
of potential vineyard land before discovering the perfect spot in the
spring of 1996.
Once
owned by a Hollywood movie producer, the beautiful 63 acres nestled
among rolling hills and the Huer Huero Creek was destined to become
home to this small, family-owned vineyard and winery. The big red barn,
now the winery and barrel room building, was originally constructed to
accommodate the catering needs and food service for the actors on the
set of a 1984 movie.
Happily, the Hinkles have
found this small Eastside ranch the perfect setting for their Rio Seco
adventures. In the planning stages since the early 1990s, these 30-year
San Luis Obispo North County residents are finding their ultimate
retirement dream slowly beginning to take shape.
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