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Helping People Live the Paso Style, Events, Wine,
Food, Living
February 2007 |
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Upcoming Events:
Amgen Tour
of California
To some it's just a bunch of guys out bike riding, to others it's a major
professional sporting event. The Tour of California was
a major success last year as a major professional bike race and a tourism
draw for all of San Luis Obispo County. This leg of the race will
leave Seaside, travel down Route 1, passing Hearst Castle and Big Sur with
the leg's finish on Monterey street in San Luis Obispo.
The
Mission Plaza in San Luis will be the place to watch and cheer as the Tour
of California completes the SLO leg of its 8-day race thru California
Thursday, February 22. The race is modeled after the "Tour de France".
16 professional cycling teams from around the world will participate.
www.amgenTourofCalifornia.com
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Quick Real Estate Facts:
(Calif) |
Median home price -
$567,690 |
Highest median home price
Santa Barbara So. Coast $1,250,000 |
Lowest median home price
High Desert $324,560 |
Mortgage rates - week ending 12/21:
-30-yr. fixed: 6.25%; Fees/points: 0.4%
-15-yr. fixed: 5.98%; Fees/points: 0.4%
-1-yr. adj: 5.49%; Fees/points: 0.5% |
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Wine Corner:
(Review of local Paso Wines)
Niner,
Sangiovese 2003, Bootjack Ranch Vineyard
Niner is an up and coming winery. Pam and Dick Niner
have been investing in Paso Robles wine with the goal of
producing some of the best wines available. This wine
is sourced from their Blackjack vineyard located on the Paso
Eastside. Niner Winery and Hospitality center in under
county review for construction on Hwy 46 West on the
property that is commonly known as Heart Hill due to
the distinctive heart shape an oak grove makes on the
hillside.
I found this Sangiovese to
be a very good wine. It required some time to breathe
and open up, but it is well balanced with sufficient
tannin that it should age well.
Local
News:
(Local RE and Wine News)
The Mastantuono Winery on Hwy 46 West, has
sold for an undisclosed sum to Ron Donati of the Donati
Family Vineyards in Paicines, Calif. The Donati Family which
owns a 1000 acre vineyard in San Benito County will be
changing the name to reflect the Donati name.
Winemaker for Donati Family Vineyards is Dan Kleck, owner of Silver Stone Wines, and consulting winemaker
to more than half a dozen other local wineries.
(The Tribune) |
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Cooking Corner:
(Personal recipes and views on Cooking Paso Style)
I'm a big fan of
Pork, (the other white meat) this months recipe is Apple Pork Chops.
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2 pork chops, thick
Sliced, 1 inch |
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small Onion Chopped |
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3 Cloves Garlic , chopped |
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2 Small Apples,
Diced |
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Season the chops with
salt, pepper, and Jamaican Allspice. Brown in
a warm skillet in Olive oil. Add onion and
garlic, then apple. allow to cook slowly until
done,. Remember it's easy to overcook pork.
I'm personally a big
fan of Pinot Noir with Pork. It's the perfect
match, a lighter red meat with a lighter red
wine.
Enjoy |
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Wine
Trivia:
(A little local or wine trivia)
Champagne glasses have
undergone dramatic changes in shape over the years.
The Champagne flute is most common today, but the historical
champagne glass was a much wider, shallower glass. The
shape is said to be molded from the breasts of a famous
lady:
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a) |
Queen Elizabeth |
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b) |
Marie Antoinette |
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c) |
Helen of Troy |
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d) |
Cleopatra
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(Please visit
http://www.pasostyleliving.com for the
answer) |
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Paso
Style Living Real Estate:
(Real
Estate market conditions in Paso Wine Country)
Last month I
indicated that anecdotal indications suggest the local Real Estate
market is starting to make a turn. The numbers are beginning to
bear that out this month. Average selling price for all areas are
up from December. Inventory levels are down as many
sellers who were just testing the water have pulled from the market and
more homes have sold. Inventory levels are generally less than 6
months which starts to put us back into a sellers market condition.
The FED has held
interest rates, if we truly are at the bottom of the curve there
is no better time to invest than now. .
(Single Family Homes, SFRSB)
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Area
(1/1/2007-1/31/2007) |
Avg Price |
Homes Available |
Sold/Pending |
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Atascadero |
$569,093 |
184 |
45 |
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Paso Robles |
$514,452 |
388 |
66 |
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Templeton |
$634,125 |
84 |
9 |
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All Paso Wine
Country |
$551,506 |
769 |
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, RealtorŪ
(805) 423-1902
www.pasostyleliving.com |
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