SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsSLO and Paso Wines in Top 100 for 2005Wednesday, December 21, 2005San Francisco Chronicle Wine Editor Linda Murphy lists Top 100 Wines 2005.On The Chronicle's Top 100 Wines of 2005 list, many Paso Robles and Edna Valley wineries are represented. Gray Franscioni, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, has an amazing eight wines selected for his Rosella label — seven Pinot Noirs and a Syrah. Twenty-two Pinot Noirs make the top 100. Murphy notes, "It's a fact that the very best wines on Earth are expensive, though not all expensive wines are great. Quality commands top dollar, and demand regulates what top dollar is. The post-"Sideways" consumer rush to buy Pinot Noir, low yields, the gentle handling the Pinot Noir grape requires and the custom farming done by the Franscionis and others make buying stellar Pinot Noir mostly a costly proposition. Read entire article and get Top 100 Wines for 2005 in this article by Linda Murphy - San Fransisco Chronicle Wine Editor: Top 100 Wines 2005 Read More
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