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Firestone Walker Brewing Co. is putting the final touches on a two-year, $15 million expansion of its Paso Robles brewhouse and new visitor center.

Bethel Road Distillery’s plans to open a tasting room in Paso Robles are on hold, but its spirits are being sold at Castoro Cellars, owned by the Udsen family.

The 83-acre Burbank Ranch Vineyard & Winery in Templeton will be sold at auction June 17, according to Elite Auctions, which is conducting the sale.

A new wine trolley will allow people to explore Santa Maria wine country this summer while leaving the car behind.

Adelaida, Estrella, Geneseo, Willow Creek, El Pomar: Exactly where are these areas and what do they mean in the world of Paso Robles wine? Here’s a primer on what the area designations are — and why they are important in San Luis Obispo County.

Now entering its fifth season, the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles was conceived as a way to promote Vina Robles Vineyards and Winery. But it evolved quickly into a destination in its own right, attracting a range of well-known artists, enthusiastic audiences and accolades from promoters and tour managers.

The owners of Clesi winery, Chris and Adrienne Ferrara, have opened a new tasting on a 30-acre former goat ranch in Templeton.

Edna Valley Vineyard near San Luis Obispo will unveil its renovation efforts to open up the space, highlight vineyard views and add an outdoor patio.

Libertine Brewing Co. foraged kelp from the Morro Bay Estuary for a new limited-edition beer benefiting the guerilla ocean protection efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Halter Ranch Vineyard and Cass Vineyard & Winery took top red and top white for the South-Central Coast region in the 2017 California State Fair Wine Competition, while Robert Hall Winery won best overall merlot for its ruby-red 2014 bottling.

From the Central Coast Cider Festival to the Paso Robles Wine Festival and the California Festival of Beers in San Luis Obispo, there are plenty of festivals this spring and summer for wine, beer and cider aficionados.

Pipestone Vineyards sold its west Paso Robles property to Clos Solène in January 2017, but the label will carry on, owner Jeff Pipes said.

San Luis Obispo County ranked fifth among small metro areas in a new craft spirits tourism index created by the Travelocity booking website and the American Distilling Institute to “help people find the best places to experience craft spirits and the artisans who create them.”

San Luis Obispo County ranked fifth among small metro areas in a new craft spirits tourism index created by the Travelocity booking website and the American Distilling Institute to “help people find the best places to experience craft spirits and the artisans who create them.”

Firestone Walker Brewing Co., based in Paso Robles, is undergoing a three-year, $60 million expansion that will allow it to grow incrementally over the next couple of decades to more than 1 million barrels a year.

At Granada Hotel and Bistro in downtown San Luis Obispo, bartenders mix up tropical spring cocktails featuring garden-fresh ingredients.