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{ SOMMjournal.com } 97 The 2014 Paso Robles CAB Camp Sommeliers Jane Benjamin – formerly of Morgan's in the Desert (La Quinta) Jessie Birschbach, CS – Mastro's (Los Angeles) Joel Caruso, CS – Pizzeria Ortica (Costa Mesa) Paul Coker – Stonehill Tavern, St. Regis Monarch Beach (Dana Point) Katie Dinovo, CSW – Terranea Resort (Rancho Palos Verdes) Stacie Hunt – Point Media (Los Angeles) Perry Koon, CWS – Wally's Wine & Spirits (Los Angeles) Patrick Le Bras, CS, CSW – Newport Harbor Yacht Club (Newport Beach) Anthony Lerner – Mastro's (Los Angeles) Jonathan Mitchell, FMP – Ocean Prime (Beverly Hills) Nadia Pavlevska, CS, CSW – NP Wine Consulting (Los Angeles) Pamela Singh – Montage (Laguna Beach) Jacqueline Stoll, CS – BevMo! (San Diego) Marc Takahashi, CS – Pebble Beach Company (Pebble Beach) Aaron Thun – University Club (San Diego) Spreti Valente, CS – Anne's Boutique Wines (Costa Mesa) Jordan Villareal, CS – The Hobbit (Orange) Devaughn Williams – formerly of Bacara Resort (Santa Barbara) Naureen Zaim – smoke.oil.salt (Los Angeles) The Paso Robles CAB Collective Members ADELAIDA Cellars, adelaida.com Ancient Peaks Winery, ancientpeaks.com B&E Vineyard, bevineyard.com Bon Niche Cellars, bonniche.com Calcareous Vineyard, calcareous.com Cass Vineyard & Winery, casswines.com Chateau Margene, chateaumargene.com Clautiere Vineyard, clautiere.com DAOU Vineyards & Winery, daouvineyards.com Eberle Winery, eberlewinery.com Halter Ranch Vineyard, halterranch.com HammerSky Vineyards, hammersky.com Hunt Cellars, huntcellars.com J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, jlohr.com Jada Vineyard & Winery, jadavineyard.com JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, justinwine.com Le Cuvier Winery, lcwine.com Le Vigne Winery, levignewinery.com Opolo Vineyards, opolo.com Parrish Family Vineyard, parrishfamilyvineyard.com PEACHY CANYON Winery, peachycanyon.com Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery, pomarjunction.com Record Family Wines, recordfamilywines.com Red Soles Winery, redsoleswinery.com Robert Hall Winery, roberthallwinery.com Sextant Wines, sextantwines.com Villa San-Juliette Vineyard & Winery, villasanjuliette.com Vina Robles Vineyard & Winery, vinarobles.com At Sextant estate in Paso Robles, the group of 19 Southern California sommeliers and wine buyers unite for a group photo. David Parrish, grower/owner/winemaker, in Parrish Family Vineyard. dividing up into little groups and continue to work together to get the message out about Paso Robles as a whole." Following the panelists' talk, our third day was rounded out by a "library" tast - ing of Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignons, followed by dinner (main course: whole roasted suckling pig) at JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery—in the words of Stacie Hunt, a "totally idyllic conclusion to the CAB Camp, right down to the sunlight filtered through soft, beautiful particles of sunset." Reflecting back on the three days devoted to learning about Paso Robles, Sommelier Anthony Lerner tells us, "The organization of CAB Camp as a terroir experience definitely surpassed my expec - tations. The commonality of calcareous soils in the nor th and variance of Monterey shale in the south really helped to give an understanding of the land, and why it cre- ates Cabernet in the style it does." While what impressed Nadia Pavlevska was "the level of experience and exper- tise, passion and determination of the Paso Robles winemakers," she also shared an appreciation for the opportunity to meet "an amazing group of sommeliers . . . like-minded people to share this experi - ence with." Aaron Thun of San Diego's University Club summarizes it: "What will benefit me as a sommelier is just knowing that this place is a sleeping giant. The best wine trip I've been on in years!" PHOTO: RANDY CAPAROSO