Vinoteca, a classy, contemporary wine bar in downtown Paso Robles features the best wineries of the region included on our daily wine list, enjoyed by the glass, bottle and flight. Every Wednesday night we feature an exceptional local winery and winemaker in a flight of three wines with the option of a "chef exclusive" food pairing, created by Chef Jeffry Wiesinger. This week we are excited to welcome Domaine Degher of Paso Robles and winemaker, Denis Degher.

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Denis produces nothing but small amounts of exceptional handcrafted Bordeaux and Rhone varieties, including Mourvedre and Sangiovese. He started making wine after relocating to Paso Robles from Los Angeles in 2003. Degher bought his first grapes from local vineyards during the 2004 harvest and made his first wines with the help of Paso Robles veteran Marc Goldberg of Windward Winery. That year production was so small he just shared the wines with friends. But the wines were so good he began producing wines commercially in 2005.

A longtime wine aficionado, Degher was considering making wines when he moved here, and  was lucky enough to meet Marc Goldberg of Windward and Stephan Asseo of L'Aventure who gave him advice when he needed it. Denis has previously written of the camaraderie among Paso Robles winemakers titled "Band of Brothers."