The husband and wife team of Niels and Bimmer Udsen established Castoro Cellars with the goal of producing world-class wines from Paso Robles-appellation grapes. Each vintage presents a new challenge and Niels is more than willing to constantly and creatively experiment. This on-going research is only one of the things that ensures they meet their goal.

Niels' long-time nickname "Beaver," evolved further when he was working in Italy and his friends soon took to calling him "Il Castoro," which is beaver in Italian. The name and the motto stuck. Castoro Cellars' "dam fine wines" sport a picture of a beaver on each label.

Niels, born and raised in Ventura, California, got started in the Paso Robles wine business while studying Agribusiness at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. After working on a few winery-related projects he became intrigued by the field and went to work at what would become his second "Alma Mater," Estrella River Winery. There he worked in the cellar doing anything and everything that needed to be done during the 1981 harvest. During the next five years at Estrella, Tom Myers taught him the finer points of wine production while Niels learned a few things on his own. His love of production and wines then led him to establish his own winery in the area. To find out more about this Featured Winery, please visit: http://www.castorocellars.com
 

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