Main Paso Robles Vineyard Acquires Premier Cabernet Sauvignon Website in Creston District AVA
August 7, 2025 (Paso Robles, CA) — Hope Household Wines at the moment launched Tufera Farms, a brand new property winery acquisition within the Creston District AVA of Paso Robles. The property can even function a supply for natural truffles grown on specifically cultivated Holly Oak bushes and packaged by Hope Provisions, the culinary arm of Hope Household Wines.
“It is a particular property that brings us full circle in Paso Robles,” mentioned Proprietor-Winemaker Austin Hope. “My dad and mom began rising grapes and different crops right here almost 50 years in the past. Tufera Farms deepens these roots and provides a brand new dimension to our native farming heritage.”
Previously generally known as Creston Valley Winery, Tufera Farms has been a longtime supply for Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon, America’s fastest-growing luxurious Cabernet Sauvignon. It now turns into the second property winery owned by Hope Household Wines, becoming a member of the Hope household’s authentic property within the Templeton Hole District. Each vineyards are SIP (Sustainability in Apply) Licensed and at the moment are being transformed to regenerative natural farming.
The winery spans 250 acres that have been first planted within the yr 2000. Hope Household Wines started buying fruit from the positioning in 2007 and later planted contracted blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon and Saint-Macaire. The winery additionally consists of blocks of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah. The property spans a complete of 328 acres with room for expanded winery plantings sooner or later.
“The Cabernet Sauvignon from this winery consitently ranks among the many greatest tons we produce yr after yr,” Hope mentioned. “It’s a key part of Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon, and when the winery turned accessible we jumped on the alternative to accumulate it. I consider that our viticultural workforce can now take this property to a different stage.”
A Singular Terroir
Tufera Farms resides on excessive, rolling terrain in Creston Valley at an elevation of 1,200 toes—immediately within the path of every day marine breezes that circulation inland from the Templeton Hole, a notch within the coastal mountains. The soils are infused with calcareous sea mattress and pebbly alluvium, offering glorious drainage and mineral composition. Reddish-pink hues additionally communicate to an iron-rich volcanic affect.
“The Cabernet Sauvignon fruit that we get from Tufera Farms is tremendous in step with deep varietal flavors,” mentioned Director of Vineyards Stasi Seay. “The soil construction creates naturally balanced vine canopies, and the climate patterns present good physiological ripeness to create a quintessential Paso Cabernet Sauvignon.”
Along with conventional Bordeaux varieties, Tufera Farms consists of 5 acres of Saint-Macaire planted by Hope Household Wines below contract in 2019. Saint-Macaire is an obscure purple selection that has been referred to as “the misplaced grape of Bordeaux.” The vineyard’s first bottling of Saint-Macaire will come from the 2023 classic and can be accessible later this yr on the Austin Hope & Treana Tasting Cellar and Hope on Park, each in Paso Robles.
A Paso Robles Truffière
Tufera Farms now additionally serves as a truffière, or truffle orchard, for Hope Household Wines. The earlier proprietor planted 10 acres of Holly Oaks particularly for truffle rising, and the orchard is now rounding into kind. The identify “Tufera” is the Latin phrase for tuber.
The truffles are grown organically and are harvested yearly beginning towards the top of the yr and into February, all with the assistance of specifically skilled truffle canines. The ensuing truffle merchandise can be included into Hope Provisions, a line of culinary choices that features estate-grown olive oil and honey.
“The truffle orchard is a contented inheritance that takes me again to my childhood, when my dad and mom have been farming greater than grapes,” Hope mentioned. “Whereas wine grapes predominate in Paso Robles, there’s a wealthy historical past of agriculture right here that features almonds, olives, apples and grains. Truffles are a part of a brand new wave of artisanal agriculture that’s gaining floor in Paso Robles, and we’re excited to be part of it.”
About Hope Household Wines
Hope Household Wines is likely one of the pioneering heritage wineries that helped spark the trendy winemaking period in Paso Robles. Proprietor & Winemaker Austin Hope grew up in Paso Robles because the son of winegrowers Chuck and Marlyn Hope, from whom he inherited his love and respect for the area. Hope Household Wines at the moment spans six manufacturers that exemplify the world-class high quality and variety of Paso Robles: Austin Hope, Treana, Quest, Austin, Liberty College and Troublemaker. Within the fall of 2022, Hope Household Wines was named “American Vineyard of the Yr” by Wine Fanatic’s annual Wine Star Awards. Most necessary, Hope Household Wines works with 50 associate growers and a devoted household of workers who make all of it potential. Extra at HopeFamilyWines.com.
