A few miles north of Paso Robles we come up over a rise on a rolling two-lane road through Central California’s golden, hilly wine country and spot a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr coupe on a hill in the distance. It looks like a Brancusi sculpture. Its gleaming, dark merlot paintwork and its swooping lines contrast sharply with the square, functional corrugated buildings around it. We know we have arrived.
And so has David Caparone who is the proud owner of two beautifully restored 1937 Zephyrs—the coupe and a rare Tudor sedan—as well as the exclusive Caparone family-owned winery where they are housed. His situation is as close to paradise as I can imagine. Beauty is everywhere we look, and he has enough premium, traditionally crafted wine to stay lightly toasted for the rest of his days if he so chooses.
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