# Austin Hope

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{{short description|American winemaker (born 1973)}}
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|birth_date  = 1973
|birth_place = [Bakersfield, California](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California), U.S.
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|occupation  = Winemaker
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'''Austin Hope''' (born 1973) is the president and winemaker of Hope Family Wines, a [Paso Robles](/source/Paso_Robles_AVA), California-based wine producer encompassing the Liberty School, Treana, Austin Hope, Troublemaker, and Candor wine labels.

Hope is a third generation farmer,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winemaker for a New Generation, Austin Hope of Paso Robles' Hope Family Wines|url=http://lax-magazine.com/the-winemaker-for-a-new-generation-austin-hope-of-paso-robles%E2%80%99-hope-family-wines/|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=LAX Magazine|date=January 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117150230/http://lax-magazine.com/the-winemaker-for-a-new-generation-austin-hope-of-paso-robles%E2%80%99-hope-family-wines/#|archive-date=2012-11-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> who moved from [Bakersfield](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California) to Paso Robles with his family in 1978 when his parents Chuck and Marlyn Hope bought a ranch to plant apple orchards and grape vineyards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stofflet|first=Drew|title=Austin Hope: Growing Paso Robles With Wine, Family and Community|url=http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/entertainment/149043|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Aspen Daily News|date=September 12, 2011}}</ref>  The Hope family realized that Paso Robles was better suited for grape growing, which became their signature crop.<ref name="VINO Magazine">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Hayley|title=A Hope Family Tradition: 30 years and growing|url=http://www.hayleythomas.com/?p=693|accessdate=24 July 2013|work=VINO Magazine|publisher=Paso Robles Press.|date=May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025639/http://www.hayleythomas.com/?p=693|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hope was eight years old when the grapes first became available; growing up, he would often play in the vineyards as his father worked.<ref>{{cite news|last=Switzer|first=Janis|title=Breaking all the right rules|url=http://www.pasoroblespress.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=7347|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Paso Robles Press|date=May 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032019/http://www.pasoroblespress.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=7347|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McInerney|first=Jay|title=Discovering the Beautiful Blends of Paso Robles|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303753904577454971546996672|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Wall St. Journal|date=June 20, 2012}}</ref>

During the 1980s and 1990s, the Hope family grew grapes for various wine producers. In the 1980s, the Wagner family, owners of [Napa Valley's](/source/Napa_Valley_AVA) [Caymus Vineyards](/source/Caymus_Vineyards), turned to the Hope family to source [Cabernet Sauvignon](/source/Cabernet_Sauvignon) grapes for their Liberty School label.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hoyne |first=Peter |title=The intrigue of a white Rhone from California |url=http://specialsections.suntimes.com/dining/wine/14458367-555/the-intrigue-of-a-white-rhone-from-california.html |accessdate=24 July 2013 |newspaper=Chicago Sun Times |date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604020002/http://specialsections.suntimes.com/dining/wine/14458367-555/the-intrigue-of-a-white-rhone-from-california.html |archivedate=4 June 2013 }}</ref> This began a long-lasting partnership between the two families. While studying fruit science at [California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo](/source/California_Polytechnic_State_University_San_Luis_Obispo), Hope worked part-time in Napa Valley under Caymus Winemaker Chuck Wagner, and also spent time at wineries in the [Rhone Valley](/source/Rhone_Valley) region in France.<ref>{{cite news|last=Greenberg|first=Scott|title=Hope for wine lovers|url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/the-vine-guy-hope-for-wine-lovers/article/16882|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Washington Examiner|date=March 15, 2012}}</ref>  He later pursued winemaking and created Hope Family Wines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-01 |title=Bakersfield native scores best Cabernet in Paso |url=https://www.turnto23.com/news/made-in-kern-county/austin-hope-wine-made-in-kern-county |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=KERO 23 ABC News Bakersfield |language=en}}</ref>

After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science, Hope helped oversee his family's transition from bulk grape producers to winemakers. That year, the Hope's acquired the Liberty School label from the Wagners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Jeff|title=Liberty School Control Sold|url=http://www.winespectator.com/magazine/show/id/7145|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Wine Spectator|date=February 28, 1997}}</ref> In 1996, they launched Treana Winery – Hope helped produce Treana's debut 1996 vintage as assistant winemaker under Chris Phelps.<ref>{{cite news|last=Matthews|first=Thomas|title=Exciting New Red Blend From Paso Robles|url=http://www.winespectator.com/magazine/show/id/7970|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Wine Spectator|date=November 30, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Anash|first=Sao|title=The Future of Paso Robles|url=http://www.independent.com/news/2007/mar/29/future-paso-robles/?print|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent|date=March 29, 2007}}</ref> Hope became the head winemaker of Hope Family Wines in 1998 and has held the position ever since.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swan|first=Fred|title=Wine Tasting in Paso Robles|url=http://norcalwine.com/blog/13-wine-tourism/538-wine-tasting-in-paso-robles-3-winning-wineries-on-live-oak-and-arbor-roads|work=NorCalWine.com}}</ref>  Hope Family Wines now produces over 400,000 cases per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stoller |first=Gary |title=Austin Hope's Cabernet Stands Among The World's Best Wines |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystoller/2020/09/17/austin-hopes-cabernet-stands-among-the-worlds-best-wines/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

In 2000, the Hope family started a limited-production label, Austin Hope, focused exclusively on [Rhone varietals](/source/Rh%C3%B4ne_wine) grown on the family's vineyard, located in one of the [Templeton Gap](/source/Templeton%2C_California) area's [microclimates](/source/Microclimate_(wine)) in Paso Robles’ cooler climate west side.<ref>{{cite news|last=Heimoff |first=Steve |title=The West Side Story |url=http://www.pasostyleliving.com/images/WE_Paso_Robles_Oct05.pdf |newspaper=Wine Enthusiast |date=October 2005 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2008, the Hope family introduced Candor Wines, a multi-vintage label focusing on [Zinfandel](/source/Zinfandel) and [Merlot](/source/Merlot) wines with fruit sourced from family-owned vineyards in [Santa Barbara](/source/Santa_Barbara_County%2C_California), Paso Robles and [Lodi](/source/Lodi_AVA). They introduced their second multi-vintage blend, named Troublemaker, in 2010. Hope believes multi-vintage blending enables enhanced complexity and drinkability.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moriarty|first=Tim|title=Does Vintage Matter?|url=http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/Web-2010/Does-Vintage-Matter/|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=Wine Enthusiast|date=October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Yadegaran|first=Jessica|title=The magic of multivintage wines|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16826868?source=most_emailed|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=December 15, 2010}}</ref>

== Recognition ==

Hope was named “Winemaker of the Year” at the California Mid-State Fair in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alum is Central Coast Winemaker of the Year |url=http://www.calpolynews.calpoly.edu/magazine/fall-09/alumni-roundup.html |newspaper=Cal Poly Magazine |date=Fall 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225210729/http://www.calpolynews.calpoly.edu/magazine/fall-09/alumni-roundup.html |archivedate=2014-12-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Switzer|first=Janis|title=AT AGE 36, A VETERAN OF 28 YEARS IN THE TRADE|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=AWNB&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%20129D076F3A660AF0%20)&p_docid=129D076F3A660AF0&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=129D076F3A660AF0&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=Y68K57CPMTM3NDY4Mjk2My41MDEyMDI6MToxMDoxMjguOTcuMC4w&&p_multi=SLOC|accessdate=24 July 2013|newspaper=San Luis Obispo Tribune|date=July 31, 2009}}</ref>   He formerly served as chairperson for the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance.

== External links ==
* [http://www.hopefamilywines.com/ Hope family Wines official site] 
* [http://www.pasowine.com/wineries/profile.php?winery=44 Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance]

== References ==

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