Castoro Cellars

The husband and wife team of Niels and Bimmer Udsen established Castoro Cellars with the goal of producing world-class wines from Paso Robles-appellation grapes. Each vintage presents a new challenge and Niels is more than willing to constantly and creatively experiment. This on-going research is only one of the things that ensures they meet their goal.

Niels' long-time nickname "Beaver," evolved further when he was working in Italy and his...

Castoro Cellars sources grapes almost exclusively from their Estate Grown, sustainably farmed vineyards.  Nearly all of their fruit comes from within the Paso Robles AVA. They select their grape sources carefully, matching vineyard location with the grape variety that thrives in that particular setting and employing vineyard techniques that produce the desired characteristics of each varietal.

Regional typicity is captured through Castoro’s...

For over 30 years, head winemaker Tom Myers, has been making wine on the central coast.  Tom has been involved, in one-way or another, with every vintage at Castoro Cellars and has been our head winemaker for over 20 years. Our Assistant winemaker Sherrie Holzer joins Tom to complete our amazing winemaking team.

Every 4th of July, Tom Myers can be found lighting off an array of fireworks for eager spectators. Observing the colorful dis...

Solar Panels:

At Castoro Cellars we understand the importance of finding alternative energy sources that will help us lessen our impact on the natural environment. In 2006 Castoro Cellars installed 42 solar panels at our Cobble Creek vineyard and installed an even larger solar panel system on the roof of our events room located beside the tasting room in Templeton. More recently an addtional solar array was installed at our Dos Vinas vineya...