El Pomar District

Paso Robles

Viognier

Grenache Blanc

Roussanne

Muscat Canelli

Zinfandel

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Petite Sirah

Syrah

Mourvèdre

Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery Is Located In The El Pomar District Which Is In The Heart Of The Paso Robles AVA. The Merrill Family Grows Premium Wine Grapes Along The Central Coast Of California. We Focus On Small Lot Food Friendly Wines That Combines Sustainable Vineyard Management Techniques With The Winemaking Experience Of Cal Poly SLO Enology Professor Jim Shumate. The Results Are Award Winning Wines That Speak To The Terroir Of Each Site They Are Grown On.

United States

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Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery

A native of Southern California, Jim's first wine job was working in the barrel room at Meridian Vineyards, where his budding career was greatly influenced by legendary winemaker Chuck Ortman. After several vintages with Meridian as Senior Lab Technician and Senior Barrel Technician, Jim moved on to become Cellar Master and Consulting Winemaker at Templeton Wine Services (where he first met Pomar Junction CEO, Dana Merrill). From 1999 to 2008, this full-service processing facility afforded Jim the opportunity to work with a wide range of varietals, styles and volumes – from small, high-end lots to several-thousand-case productions.
 
While making wine for Templeton Wine Services, Jim was also busy working toward a degree in Enology at Cal Poly University. His involvement at Cal Poly eventually led to an invitation to develop and manage the Cal Poly pilot winery which opened in 2008. As Cellar Master, Winemaker, and Lecturer for the new campus winery, Jim instructed students on procedural operations of all winery equipment, demonstration of lab analysis and interpretation of results. Additionally, Jim co-taught advanced enology classes, operated and repaired all winemaking equipment, and established a new bottling line for the campus winery. After several vintages of hands-on teaching from fruit to bottling, Jim took the position of Winemaker at Pomar Junction in July 2011.
 
He lives in Paso Robles with his wife and children.

Jim Shumate

Sweet

White

Amber Moonlight

Roussanne-Grenache Blanc Blend

Cotes de Pomar BLANC

Muscat

Red Blend

Our Flagship Red Wine Blend - Our Winemaker's favorite barrels blended to perfection!

Train Wreck

Paso Robles

Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery

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