The Secret of Our Success
The EOS Estate Vineyards are located in the Paso Robles Appellation, in Paso Robles, California. Located midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, and approximately 15 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, Paso Robles is a significant part of the noteworthy Central Coast wine growing region. Currently we have close to 700 acres planted, with more plantings planned over the next several years.

There are two primary soil groups in the EOS Estate Vineyards, each typical of those identified on terraces. The first is the Arbuckle-Positas-San Ysidro group, which is characterized by very deep, nearly level to hilly, moderately well drained and well drained fine sandy loams, coarse loams, and loams. The second group is the Nacimiento-Ayar group. Characterized by moderately deep, strongly sloping to steep, well drained silty clay loams and silty clay.
The weather in the region is excellent for growing winegrapes. The first rains arrive in late October to early November, with the heavy rains falling in February or March. The winter temperatures tend to stay at or above freezing, and summer temperatures can climb into the one-hundred and ten degree zone. Although it gets extremely hot, the nights in the summer months cool by as much as a fifty degree margin. This is due to the marine layer and cool ocean breeze that moves across the area following sunset.

Our vineyard planting philosophy is unique in that, prior to planting, all rows are trenched with a back-hoe to 5 feet deep and 4 feet wide. By turning the soil to this depth, older soil from the hard pan is brought up to nourish young plants, and softer, more porous topsoil is mixed with deeper layers to boost vertical penetration by the roots.

At EOS Estate Winery we "Dawn-harvest" our premium winegrapes to keep the fruit cool and help ensure true varietal flavors in the finished wine.

Since a wine's flavor profile begins in the vineyard, we take extreme care in managing our vineyards for the highest quality yield. Each and every EOS varietal is planted in it's own specific vineyard block that's carefully nurtured to maximize the flavor of that particular varietal. Within each vineyard block we employ the latest techniques in canopy management and crop back vines diligently in our never ending pursuit of perfection. Quality rather than quantity is our focus.