Dorothy Schuler’s wine story began in 2002, when she and her husband were living in Washington state, and decided to move to California. They had family in the San Francisco Bay area and in Santa Monica, so Paso Robles was just about exactly halfway between the two. Dorothy started Bodegas Paso Robles with a first vintage of 300 cases in 2002.

Dorothy works with grapes that are native to Spain and Portugal. Her focus as a winemaker is on Spanish varietals, including Albarino, Tempranillo, Grassiano, and Cabernet blends. The winery’s 2005 Albarino won the National Women’s Wine Competition Gold Best of Class.

Before her life as owner and winemaker of Bodegas Paso Robles, Dorothy was in the “word business” as a writer, journalist and editor.