Cabernet Franc Masters announced for December 6 in Paso Robles amid differing winery counts

The 4th annual Cabernet Franc Masters was scheduled for Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 10:00 to 15:00 PST at Cass Winery Event Center, 7350 Linne Road, Paso Robles. Presented by LXV Wine, the event was planned as a day of seminars, tastings, food pairings and meetings with winemakers focused on Cabernet Franc from the Paso Robles AVA.^{2 · 3}

The announced program comprised more than 60 wines and was intended to explore Paso Robles’ Bordeaux identity beyond Cabernet Sauvignon. Organizers said side-by-side tasting would show how vineyard site, elevation and climate shape Cabernet Franc across the region’s 11 appellations, while an international seminar would compare local expressions with wines from the Loire Valley and other regions.²

Program

From 10:00 to 11:00, Sam Schmitt of the Central Coast School of Wine was due to lead “World of Franc: Global Expressions,” a comparative tasting spanning the Loire Valley, Paso Robles and other wine regions. From 11:15 to 12:15, Wes Hagen of Allan Hancock College was to present “The Versatile Franc,” examining Cabernet Franc through food-and-wine pairings.²

The grand tasting was scheduled from 12:30 to 15:00, with artisanal food pairings and opportunities to meet winemakers. The grand-tasting ticket was priced at $85, while a $125 day pass included both seminars and the grand tasting; the announcement directed buyers to cabfrancmasters.com or (805) 296-1902.²

Differing participation figures

The principal announcement described more than 20 local producers and named 22 participating wineries. A separate J. Lohr event listing said the grand tasting would showcase Cabernet Franc from more than 25 Paso Robles wineries. The available announcements therefore did not provide a single consistent total; only the 22 wineries named in the principal announcement can be identified individually.^{2 · 3}

Wineries named in the announcement

The 22 named wineries were: Absolution Cellars; Arndt Cellars; Adelaida Vineyards & Winery; Ancient Peaks Winery; Brecon Estate; Dracaena Wines; Field Recordings; J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; Hearst Ranch Winery; Hope Family Wines; High Camp Wines; Le Vigne Winery; JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery; LXV Wine; mid•point winery; Robert Hall Winery; Sixmilebridge Winery; The Shepard Collection; Thacher Winery and Vineyard; Ultima Tulie Wines; Tobin James Cellars; and Union Sacré Winery.²