Just west of Paso Robles, Steve Goldman runs Stephen's Cellars winery. While there are few neighboring wineries in the AVA, Steve sees great potential for future growth.
York Mountain (AVA)
What’s Up on York Mountain?
A Small AVA Adjacent To Paso Robles Shows Great Potential For Pinot Noir.
by
Laurie Daniel
June 27, 2007
If there’s one person who knows the
York Mountain AVA, it’s Steve Goldman. After all, he’s been working in the appellation for more than 30 years. His father, Max Goldman, bought the old
York Mountain Winery in 1970. The next year, Steve, fresh out of college and unable to find a job, joined his father at the winery, which had been founded in 1882. The Goldmans were successful in getting federal recognition for the AVA in 1983.
In 2001, faced with the expense of having to retrofit the old winery, the Goldmans sold it, along with part of the property surrounding it to David and Mary Weyrich of Martin & Weyrich, who now operate a tasting room there. Steve Goldman, who in 1994 had founded his own brand,
Stephen’s Cellar, stayed on York Mountain, setting up operations on the part of the property that hadn’t been sold.
In a recent conversation with
APPELLATION AMERICA’s Laurie Daniel, Steve Goldman spoke about how York Mountain differs from its better-known neighbor to the east,
Paso Robles, and the challenges of farming in a cool, wet, mountainous appellation.
Laurie Daniel (LD): The York Mountain AVA butts up against the western edge of the Paso Robles AVA. What are the differences between the two appellations? Is York Mountain significantly different from the westernmost parts of the Paso Robles appellation?
