He was certain after years of searching: His boutique winery, Clos Solène, finally had a home in the rolling hills of Paso Robles, California. What Fabre could see, his wife Solène could feel.

My earliest memories of Paso Robles have nothing to do with wine. It was the late ’90s at the legendary Mid-State Fair and 98°’s “Heat It Up Tour” was setting aflame the hearts of tweens ...