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  • Humble Beginnings - Hoffman Mountain Ranch

     1964

    Dr. Stanley Hoffman planted the first Pinot Noir in the craggy hillside terrain of what is now the HMR Vineyard in Paso Robles' Adelaida District. Dr. Hofffman planted some of the region's first Cabernet Sauvignon vines and continued in 1973 to plant Chardonnay in the HMR Vineyard.

     

     

    Nestled into the rolling foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains near Paso Robles, California, there is an idyllic contemporary winery owned by the Hoffman family and operated by Dr. Stanley Hoffman and his two sons, David and Michael. The 12-year-old vineyards which are 1400-1800 feet above sea level, all produce estate-bottled premium wines. 

     

    The story of this uniquely successful operation goes back to 1964 when Dr. Hoffman planted his first French varietals Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon because he had found the climate, terrain, and chalky lime-rich soil of his Central Coast ranch to be comparable to the viticulture regions of France. 

     

    In 1973, Dr. and Mrs. Hoffman left Sou

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    History of wine

    This article is about wine produced from grapes. For other types, see Non-grape wine.

    See also: Fermentation in food processing § Brewing and winemaking

    The oldest evidence of ancient wine production has been found in Georgia from c. 6000 BC (the earliest known traces of grape wine),[1][2][3][4]Greece from c. 4500 BC,[5][6]Armenia from c. 4100 BC (large-scale production),[7][8][9][10][11][12] and Sicily from c. 4000 BC.[13] The earliest evidence of fermented alcoholic beverage of rice, honey and fruit, sometimes compared to wine, is claimed in China (c. 7000 BC).[14][15][16]

    The altered consciousness produced by wine has been considered religious since its origin. The ancient Greeks worshiped Dionysus or Bacchus and the Ancient Romans carried on his cult.[17][18] Consumption of ritual wine, probably a certain type of sweet wine originally, was

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    At the same age as my sons, Paul and David, I’d taken a gap year to work and then attended university studying electronics and graduated listening to that great singer of the time, Peggy Lee, but I’d never seen her live. I discovered she had an engagement at the Fairmont hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, so in February 1976, I took a small party to the cabaret in the famous Venetian Room for a dinner that was going to change my life forever and for the better.

    The four of us, having chosen our meal, decided on a Burgundian Chardonnay from the comprehensive list of French wines. When it arrived, it was clearly off, as was the second bottle. On that occasion the sommelier agreed with me—they don’t always—so I asked for his advice (what do you locals drink?), and he produced a young Chateau Montelena that absolutely knocked our socks off. Later on, Peggy Lee appeared on the stage, and looking somewhat older than the record-cover sleeves portrayed her, I realised that the one-sided love af

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