Stefan Aceo, owner and winemaker at L'Aventure, started making wine in 1982, after studying at L'Ecole Oenologique de Macon, Burgundy, France. In the same year he founded Domaine de Courteillac in Bordeaux, and later with his family bought Chateau Fleur Cardinal and Chateau Robin in Cotes de Castillion, Bordeaux. 15 years of hard work followed, which turned Stefan into an artisanal winemaker with a reputation for exquisite craftsmanship. In search of a more innovative approach to oenology, in 1996 he decided to find "his large" terroir, where he would have the opportunity to express his imagination. After inspecting vineyards from South Africa to Lebanon, Argentina to Napa, he finally stopped at Paso Robles in the United States. Stefan and his wife Beatrice fall in love with the unique terroir on the west side of Paso Robles - the moving topography of the Santa Lucia mountain range, the deep calcareous soils and the sea influences of the famous Templeton Gape. The family felt the potential and this is where they started their adventure "L'Aventure" in 1998. The adventurous spirit of L'Aventure is most pronounced in Stefan's "Paso Blends", such as Optimus and Estate Cuvée - amazing and balanced, a blend from Syrah / Cabernet Sauvignon / Petit Verdot.