According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Talley Vineyards, a family-run winemaker where growing is overseen by CNR alum Brian Talley (Political Economy of Natural Resources '88), seems to have captured the essence of wine country and brought it to San Luis Obispo County.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/22/FDKF17HC0R.DTL