A Paso Robles wine tasting room will hold a special fundraiser to benefit the Central Coast Chapter of Honor Flights, helping war veterans visit the memorials to their service in Washington D.C.
From 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 1 the Pianetta Winery Tasting Room, 829 13th St., Paso Robles will be selling Tribute bottles of its 2013 Red Blend (75% Cabernet Sauvigon-25% Petite Sirah) in tribute to those who have served and are currently serving in the military.
With each bottle purchased a donation will be made to the Honor Flight Central Coast California.
The bottles feature Harry Moyer, who flew a P-40 fighter bomber in World War II, with the special labels showing Moyer with the plane prior to flying a mission over China. Moyer participated in the invasions of Sicily and Italy, flying ground support as well as air to air combat. He shot down two German aircraft during those campaigns.
When the invasion of Italy bogged down, Moyer’s unit was transferred to China where they joined the 23rd Fighter Group of the 14th Air Force, the successor to the “Flying Tigers.”
Moyer, 95, owns and weekly flies a 1964 Mooney aircraft out of San Luis Obispo Airport.