JUSTIN Vineyards & WineryJUSTIN Winery
"When we started there were less than 10 wineries in the area."
JUSTIN Winery is a family owned and operated winery making estate grown and produced wines. The property was founded in 1981 by Justin and Deborah Baldwin when they planted their 160 acre property to the major Bordeaux varietals and created their Estate vineyard. The winery is located in the Paso Robles appellation of California's Central Coast. The region's first grapes were planted in 1779 by Franciscan missionaries and today are home to the third highest concentration of wineries in the United States. Their desire is to make world class wines that reflect the unique soils and climate of their California Central Coast property. Emphasis is placed on making Bordeaux-style blends and single varietals, combining Old World tradition with New World techniques. Mission Statement: "To belong in the company of the finest wines in the world." Vineyards"It all starts in the vineyard"
In addition to our home estate vineyard planted in 1981, JUSTIN has expanded its vineyard acreage by working with a handful of select growers in the Paso Robles appellation. Long standing partnerships with our team of quality growers have yielded World Class results. Vineyards include:
Artist Series"Wine is Art"
Each year we celebrate the difference nature brings us in that year's vintage by commissioning a different artist to execute the art portion of our label. We only do this for the single varietals we produce and not our blended wines. This is because the truest expression of the unique properties of a specific vintage are best shown in a single varietal like Cabernet Sauvignon. When we blend different varietals together as in ISOSCELES we blend the vintage distinctiveness and thus labels for our blended wines remain the same each year. The winery buildings and their surrounding vineyards are always the subject matter. However, each artist expresses their individual style and technique in their art. Thus while the subject is always the same, we use a different artist each year and the result is unique to that year. This is on purpose because our objective is to mimic in the art what happens in our wine. Namely, to show that although we use the same vineyard and employ the same winemaking techniques each year we still get a wine unique to that vintage. Kind of the same but different rule thus applies to BOTH the label art and the wine. The artists' interpretation of the winery is like the winemaker's interpretation of the vineyard's grapes! Our artists hail from all across the U.S. and abroad. Each displays their own unique talent and to each we are grateful. If you are interested in submitting your art for consideration, please download the Submission Guidelines & the Art Assignment and Release. The subject matter is always the winery buildings, please reference the photo gallery if you are unable to visit the winery. Berkshire Museum - Massachusetts We're proud to present our labels from 1987 to the present! We are currently looking for an artist to feature for our 2010 vintage wines!
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