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Helping People Live the Paso Style, Events, Wine,
Food, Living
December 2006 |
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Upcoming Events:
As the holidays approach, Paso Robles gets into a festive
mood with Light the Downtown and the Christmas Light Parade December 2.
The area’s signature holiday event has
become the Vine Street Victorian Holiday Showcase, which features 13 blocks
of pedestrian traffic along Vine Street complete with colorfully decorated
homes, community organizations serving festive fare, and a wonderful
assortment of local musicians and bands performing holiday music for one
extraordinary evening.
It's certainly
that special holiday time in Paso Wine Country. Each community has
it's own unique Christmas Celebration.
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Quick Real Estate Facts:
(Calif) |
Median home price -
$548,680 |
Highest median home price
Santa Barbara So. Coast $1,115,000 |
Lowest median home price
High Desert $328,650 |
Mortgage rates - week ending 11/22:
-30-yr. fixed: 6.18%; Fees/points: 0.5%
-15-yr. fixed: 5.91%; Fees/points: 0.5%
-1-yr. adj: 5.49%; Fees/points: 0.6% |
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Wine Corner:
(A Brief
review of local Paso Wines)
I try and keep the Wine Corner focused on Paso Robles wines,
which this is, in a round about way. It's Rosenblum
2004, Richard Sauret Vineyard. Rosenblum is actually
located in Alameda, not known for it's vineyards, but
Rosenblum is well know for their wines. Rosenblum, and
other quality wine producers are finally recognizing the
quality of Paso Robles fruit producing Paso Robles labeled
wines. One of best of which is from the Richard Sauret
Vineyard. Richard Sauret has been working with
Zinfandel grapes since the early 1940's, so he does know a
bit about how to produce excellent Zin grapes.
This wine
is excellent. It is smooth, balanced
and not over oaked like so many lesser wines are. As
my wife says, it's has that true zin zing with a very
pleasant after taste of cinnamon.
The fact that Rosenblum has vineyard designating a Paso
Robles wine indicates to me that Paso is finally getting the
recognition it deserves as a fine grape producer.
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Cooking Corner:
(Personal recipes and views on Cooking Paso Style)
What better way to
enjoy the holidays than with some good Almond Brittle. Almonds abound
locally since Paso was once one of the largest Almond
producing area in
the world.
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1 cup Sugar |
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1/2 cup Karo Light
Syrup |
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1/4 tsp salt |
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1 cup roasted
Almonds, unsalted |
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1 tsp baking soda |
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1 tsp Vanilla
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2 tsp butter |
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Combine Sugar, Syrup &
Salt, Microwave for 4 min, Stir in Almonds,
Microware for 2 add'l min. Add remain ingredients,
stir and spread on a greased pan to cool. |
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Wine
Trivia:
(A little local or wine trivia)
The Paso Robles Region is
well know for both it's Bordeaux and Rhone wines. Bordeaux
varietals account for 60% of the Paso grape acreage. Which
of the following is NOT a Bordeaux varietals:
a) Malbec
b) Petit Verdot
c) Chardonnay
d) Sauvignon Blanc
(Please visit
http://www.pasostyleliving.com/trivia.htm for the
answer) |
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Paso
Style Living Real Estate:
(Real
Estate market conditions in Paso Wine Country)
The local market
continues in a similar pattern as the past couple of months.
Inventories are high, but properties are selling when priced properly
for the market. The longer term outlook for Paso Robles and San
Luis Obispo County is very positive. The
SLO
County Economic Outlook is projecting Paso to become the economic
center of San Luis Obispo County. Paso is growing at a greater
rate than other cities in the county and is projected to continue on
that path.
Certainly good news for the local real estate buyer.
(Single Family Homes, SFRSB)
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Area
(11/1/2006-11/30/2006) |
Avg Price |
Homes Available |
Sold/Pending |
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Atascadero |
$481,000 |
226 |
46 |
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Paso Robles |
$477,122 |
433 |
63 |
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Templeton |
$612,198 |
83 |
16 |
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All Paso Wine
Country |
$494,618 |
870 |
136 |
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Paso Wine Country
contains the following real estate areas (Paso Robles, Atascadero,
Templeton, San Miguel, Creston, Shandon, Santa Margarita, Bradley,
and Chalome) |
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Ron Johnson
Broker Associate, Realtor®
(805) 423-1902
www.pasostyleliving.com |
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