{"id":5662,"date":"2016-06-09T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/?p=5662"},"modified":"2016-06-09T10:02:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T17:02:34","slug":"slo-county-paso-robles-american-viticultural-area-economic-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2016\/06\/09\/slo-county-paso-robles-american-viticultural-area-economic-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"SLO COUNTY AND PASO ROBLES AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREA ECONOMIC IMPACT"},"content":{"rendered":"
Our good friends over at Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance sent us this latest tidbit! Check it out!<\/div>\n

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND PASO ROBLES AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREA
\nECONOMIC IMPACT TOTALS 1.9 BILLION DOLLARS
\nPaso Robles AVA Accounts for 87 Percent of Total Impact<\/u>
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Paso Robles, CA (June 9, 2016<\/span><\/span>) \u2013 The Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA) and Greater San Luis Obispo County wine and wine grape industries have an annual economic impact of 1.9 billion dollars to the regional economy. The study, primarily funded and managed by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance (PRWCA), with support from the San Luis Obispo Wine Country Association and its members, was conducted by the University of California Agricultural Issues Center based at UC Davis. Compiled using 2015 data, this study shows that the wine industry within San Luis Obispo County, and specifically within the Paso Robles AVA, is a major contributor to the economic prosperity of the area with the equivalent of 11.5 percent of all salary and wage jobs in the county, injects almost $1B in added value to the economy and contributes 28 percent of the total property tax revenue generated in San Luis Obispo County.<\/p>\n

Because Paso Robles represents 87% of the total county-wide impacts in this study, with 40,000 vineyard acres and 200+ wineries, the portion of the North County economic activity driven by the wine industry is significantly higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis study provides a solid baseline on the significant ways in which the wine industry contributes to the overall wellbeing of the economy,” stated Jennifer Porter, Executive Director of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, “It\u2019s important to note that the study is based on the 2015 harvest year whose yields were lower than has been typical for the region.\u00a0 With this in mind, and successes in driving increased awareness and tourism, we can expect that the economic impact will grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Numbers at a glance:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n