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  The Grapevine: Budget wines can still complement the holidays

  It can be painful to watch the news or open the mail these days. Too many reminders that the economy is in the dumps, and that your retirement savings are half what they were a few months ago. Nearly everyone is doing some belt-tightening.

• Wine Notes: Former Mondavi viticulturist gets 'the bug'

  With a tasting room that’s only two months old, and a wine label only three years old, one may think Neil Roberts is a newcomer to the Paso Robles wine community. Nothing could be further from the truth. Even though he introduced his label Clavo Cellars to the public just a couple years ago, he has been contributing to the growth and development of Paso Robles wines behind the scenes for more than 20 years.

• The Grapevine: Try Pinot Noir for a Thanksgiving toast with the most

• Wine Notes: Cal Poly alums create 'palate cleansing beverage' aimed at winemakers

• The Grapevine: Paso evolves from cab and zin to syrah, the new king

• The Grapevine: Nero d’avola is putting Sicilian reds on the map

• Wine Notes: Light harvest follows hard season

• Laurie Daniel: At Cinquain Cellars, the wine is bottled poetry

• Local Wine Picks: Zenaida Cellars

• Wine Notes: Booker Vineyard owner gave up OC life for winemaking

• Laurie Daniel: Curious grapes can yield some enticing wines

• Wine Notes: New director of winemanking at Wild Horse Winery and Vineyards has some tall glasses to fill

• September wine events

• Laurie Daniel: Sicilian winemakers are rethinking bulk reds, whites

Vintages Vintages

Olive oil in wine country

It’s been a cozy relationship for centuries: wine and olive oil, olives and grapes.

More Vintages Headlines

• Tours to take you off the beaten path

• Sideways into the Santa Maria Valley

• Central Coast hot spots

• Tastings: 3 wines to drink now, 3 to cellar

• The Grapevine: News & Notes

Dining Dining

Dining Out: Cuisine as big as the sky

We're not a culinary temple, we’re an urban cafe. It’s as much about the conversations here as what’s on the plate,” claims Big Sky Cafe owner Charles Myers.

More Dining Headlines

• Dining Out: Paso Robles' healthy alternative at a trendy bakery cafe

• Dining Out: South inspires chef of Pismo's Sea Venture Resort and Restaurant