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Wine Tasting
Enjoy wine and art at Sculpterra Winery and sculpture garden
Over 50 years of influencing Paso Robles wines
Family-owned and operated from the beginning, Sculpterra Winery and Sculpture Garden has
become a destination for wine and art lovers since first opening for business in 2007.
With his wife, Kathy, by his side, Dr. Warren Frankel is the vi- sionary and driving force behind the unique setting in Paso Robles. Their son, Paul Frankel, is the winemaker and vineyard man- ager, and their daughter, Faith Frankel, M.D. serves as the food pairing and tasting experience expert. Her husband, Truman Prewitt, handles all marketing and promotions for the business.
From dream to reality
“The winery was founded to support medical missions, Dr. Frankel’s passion, as well as local art,” Prewitt says. “Not too long ago, art options in Paso, and San Luis Obispo County in
general, were scarce. Dr. Frankel
wanted to
change that.”
And, just how did
this idea for
utilizing a
winery and
artwork to
help oth-
ers come to
be? It’s been a
fabulous journey,
indeed. While back-
packing through Europe,
a young Warren Frankel visited Frognear Park, a famous garden in Norway featuring sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Spending hours in the garden with its many human forms, he was amazed by God's creation.
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Mega Focus by Paso Robles sculptor Dale Evers
Eventually, his career path
led him to serve in the United States Army where he received his training to become a physician. Decades later, while practicing family medicine in Templeton, Dr. Frankel met John Jagger in church after returning from a medical mission. Hearing about
Jagger’s artwork and dream to build a
larger-than-life sculpture garden,
the good doc- tor couldn’t
help but think how great that would be for the commu-
nity.
It was dur-
ing this same timeframe when
his son decided to study viticulture and
winemaking at Cal Poly SLO. Ev- erything was lining up – make art to bring in people, make quality wine to pay for more art, and to support additional medical mis- sions. Thus, Sculpterra Winery and Sculpture Garden was born.
Walk-ins welcomed!
Open Daily 11am to 5pm.
Reservations recommended for larger parties.
(805) 237-1425
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