We’ve been known to visit tasting rooms here and there but since Sammy was born our tasting room visits have declined to some degree. In our pre-Sammy days we would go to 2 to 8 wineries practically every weekend and we did that for roughly five years. Now…not so much. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Paso Robles: Garagiste Festival 2013
It’s that time of year again, it’s time to Garagiste! This will be the 3rd annual event (coming up November 7-10) and it has quickly, as in warp speed, reached start status as events go. There is no aspect of the event that I find to be lacking and I say that with no bias even … [Read more...]
Paso Robles: Wine Trail of the Day
It’s not really a real wine trail or anything but this is what we did this past Saturday to celebrate Harvest Wine Weekend here in Paso Robles…so it was our wine trail of the day if you will. … [Read more...]
Verizon and Belkin Put Out Some Cool New Devices
So, I’m not a fan of technology for the sake of technology. I love when devices or apps can be brought into our lives and solve problems, make things easier, or provide some level of convenience. One of the items sent to me was the WeMo Switch by Belkin. … [Read more...]
Paso Robles: Harvest Wine Weekend and More
As usual there’s a lot going on in Paso Robles this weekend…and in general. This past Thursday was the first Third Thursday which is a new “event” that goes to benefit must! charities. This is a collaboration with many downtown businesses and kudos to them for jumping on board … [Read more...]
Full Disclosure…and Some Cool Links to Read
Before I begin, let me just say that it's Monday and I'm okay with that. People are always complaining about how much Mondays suck and I say, guess what? It's one day closer to Friday than yesterday was so get happy, damnit! … [Read more...]
Steve Martin at Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Last night (depending on when you are reading this, 10-8-13) we had the chance to go see Steve Martin and Edie Brickell at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre here in Paso Robles...thanks to our friend J-Dog for that, you rock. … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Wine: Vines On the Marycrest
This past Saturday we made our first trip to Vines On the Marycrest, a long overdue visit. Although we have had some of their wines before at events like the Garagiste Festival and many years ago when they did a tasting at Pony Club in downtown Paso…we had yet to go through a … [Read more...]
Our Three Favorite Wines from September
As I say every time I do this post about our favorite wines from the month before…where in the hell does the time go? I mean, I know we’re all “busy” but I think there’s some kind of insanely cruel joke going on and somewhere underground there a room full of people laughing their … [Read more...]
Infographic: Beer Vs. Wine
Is there any need to pit these two lovely adult beverages against each other? Can’t we all just get along? That aside, we were emailed this infographic a week or two ago (we get emailed a lot of stuff, not sure why I’m telling you this) and when I took a look at it I was kind of … [Read more...]