After a long and rewarding career as a salesman, grape grower and ambassador for Santa Maria and Paso Robles wine, Jeff Wilkes decided to try his hand at winemaking. He went to his long time employer and friend, Steve Miller, with a proposal to create wines that focused on California?s Central Coast, through the lens of two of its sub-AVA?s (American Viticultural Areas) - Santa Maria and Paso Robles Highlands.