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Apr. 16--Several new names will appear in this year's Central Coast Wine Classic program, but they aren't wineries.

They're beneficiaries, and they include the San Luis Obispo Chapter of Special Olympics, the San Luis Obispo AIDS Support Network and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. San Luis Obispo-based public radio station KCBX will also continue to receive some proceeds.

"It's just a beautiful mix of beneficiaries," said Archie McLaren, who founded the

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