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Photo Courtesy of the Martinelli family. Amorina (Rina) Fossati and her five children, Posina, Italy, 1959.
Amedeo and Bruno Martinelli:
Traditional Italian Winemaking
Amedeo Martinelli grew grapes and made fine wines beginning in the 1920s and was a gregarious member of the Templeton community. The Martinelli Winery, planted in the traditional Italian style, was the fifth winery to be bonded in San Luis Obispo County after the repeal of Prohibition. Amedeo’s wife Rina and his adopted son Bruno learned to manage the vineyard business after his death, keeping the historic vineyard family-owned until its sale to Turley Wine Cellars in 2014.
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WINE HISTORY PROJECT / News & Events
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Photo Courtesy of Ag and Art Film Festival
91 Harvests to Screen at Ag and Art Film Festival
Despite recent wildfires devastating event venues in Vacaville, California, the Ag and Art Film Festival will carry on with special film screenings and events, including the Wine History Project's recent documentary, 91 Harvests. The film will be featured Tuesday evening, September 8th at Tolenas Winery in Fairfield. Producer Libbie Agran, Executive Producer Noel Resnick, and Director Tim Clott will be attending the festival. Tickets to the 91 Harvest film screening are available at the Ag & Art Film Festival website.
 The LNU Complex Fire has burned nearly 400,000 acres in northern California, with many farms and family homes destroyed. This year, the Ag and Art Film Festival funds will be donated to local farmers impacted by the fire.
You can learn more about the festival, along with current COVID-19 restrictions and ticket information below:
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CLICK HERE TO WATCH 91 HARVESTS
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CLICK HERE TO WATCH TOM MYERS: MADE IN PASO
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 Be sure to pick the upcoming August/September issue of SLO Life Magazine.
In this month's article, Libbie Agran from the Wine History Project of SLO County talks about the powerful connection between music and wine. Many musicians have become legendary winemakers during the last two hundred years.
The music we celebrate in the Central Coast may be as old as the Mission grape variety, Listan Prieto, planted by the Spanish Franciscans two centuries ago. Catholics still sing hymns and prayers in the Spanish Chapels at local Missions once surrounded by prolific vineyards in San Luis Obispo, the Edna Valley and San Miguel. You can find the article on pages 76-78.
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Vine Dusting Spraying
The method of applying insecticides and fungicides by use of air as a carrier instead of water came into commercial use around the turn of the twentieth century. For a considerable length of time the grape growers of France, Spain, and Italy were utilizing the dusting method for the protection of their vineyards against insects and diseases. The method of application and the materials used were crude and not entirely efficient.
In the southern part of the United States, dusting had been utilized for a time as a means of applying poisons and other materials primarily to cotton and tobacco. Orchard dusting was also done and was the subject of considerable experimental work. The original dusting machinery was entirely inadequate for the purposes, and the materials that were used were not fine enough to give the best results. There was a company though in the United States that by 1920 was focusing their production on crop and garden dusters.
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WINE HISTORY / Become a Contributor
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Wine History Project Becomes
Non-Profit Organization
As we continue our efforts to research and present the wine history of San Luis Obispo County, we rely on donations from our local wine industry and community. Your contribution to the Wine History Project supports our Wine History Timeline, Legends, Documentaries, and Short Films, Books, and Exhibits. As a non-profit, we rely solely on grants and donations to continue this important work.
Benefits to contributors include invitations to two Wine History Project events each year, including educational lectures, guest speakers and wine tastings, previews to exhibits, access to archives and records obtained by Wine History Project, exclusive discounts to events, and educational opportunities along with docent-lead wine history tours throughout San Luis Obispo County. To become a contributor to the Wine History Project, please contact Heather Muran at heather@winehistoryproject.org or 805-458-9016. Please mail your contributions to: Wine History Project, 3592 Broad Street, Office 104, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
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Contact Us
Libbie Agran
Historian & Director
libbie@winehistoryproject.org
Aimee Armour-Avant
Information Designer
aimee@winehistoryproject.org
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Heather Muran
Historian & Outreach
heather@winehistoryproject.org
Cindy Lambert
Collections Manager
cindy@winehistoryproject.org
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