Our Story

Dr. Warren Frankel, his wife Kathy and their three children moved to Paso Robles from the San Fernando Valley in 1979 with a vision for a simpler life. The Frankel family first planted 20 acres of pistachios’ on the ranch, followed by 20 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. After initial success with both plantings, Dr. Frankel expanded the vineyard operation in 1997 with more Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 acres of Zinfandel and 10 acres of Merlot. Cabernet Franc, Mouvedre, Petite Sirah and Viognier are the most recent additions to the vineyard.

With the potential for a tasting room and winery that could showcase the estate vineyard fruit and become a destination for wine and art aficionados, Dr. Frankel broke ground on the winery in 2006 and opened for business in October 2007. Sculpterra now features a fine portfolio of ultra premium wines, fine art and a multi million dollar sculpture garden that greet our guests and make for a memorable wine tasting experience. 

In 2002, Dr. Frankel joined with other doctors and founded “His Healing Hands“, a medical missionary foundation that sends medical missionary teams on short-term trips all over the world to care for the most needy under-privileged peoples on all five continents. They also respond to catastrophic disasters and have been invited to provide medical relief work in Indonesia after the Tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. Read more about Dr. Frankel’s Medical Missionary work in his new book. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sculpterra wine are donated to “His Healing Hands”.

Paul’s Winemaking

Winemaking and grape growing is Paul’s passion! From an early age, he showed interest and excellence in science, botany, and chemistry. Most of all, Paul loved the outdoors and working with his hands. Growing up on the property, Paul has been able to study the Frankel Ranch property throughout his life, making him very well-versed in soil types and meso-climates on the estate. His love for farming shows through in the quality of his wines. He has conducted numerous vineyard and winemaking experiments that have resulted in award-winning wines. 

Paul’s father, Dr. Warren Frankel, planted the 125-acre vineyard, built the winery, and finally opened the tasting room in October 2007. Paul was mentored by winemakers Shannon O’Neil and Jason Bushong and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s Degree in Viticulture and Enology. While in college, he interned at the Cal Poly Pilot Winery and worked two seasons at Maloy O’Neill Winery. Paul took two fall quarters off to make Sculpterra’s wines. His first vintage as a head winemaker was in 2008, making 19 tons. Paul puts in 14-hour days during harvest, conducting the pick, crush, and press.

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805-226-8881

5015 Linne Rd.
Paso Robles, CA

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Open Daily

10am – 5pm

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