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Ancient Peaks Serves Up Wine With Old School Charm

January 4, 2012 matt 17 Comments

100% Pinot Noir Rose from Ancient Peaks

There’s a great little tasting room right in downtown Santa Margarita called Ancient Peaks. It’s located right on the quaint (another word for small, rustic, old) little main drag…if you drive too fast, or blink, you’ll miss the main street of this small town; but that’s the … [Read more...]

Wine Types Merlot, Petit Verdot, Pinot noir, Santa Margarita, Sauvignon blanc, Tasting room, Wine Types, Zinfandel

New Year – What Will You Do With Tomorrow?

December 31, 2011 matt 6 Comments

It's New Year's Eve, that time has come again where we look back on all that has happened in this past year and look forward to what this new year might have in store. We reflect, we ponder, we remember, and we hope. We gather to say good-bye to the old and say hello to the new. … [Read more...]

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Do Your Wine Marketing Tactics Stink???

December 28, 2011 matt 2 Comments

So, getting back to the discussion about wine marketing and your wine brand; we’ve been unsure how to attack this. Mostly due to the fact that there are numerous ways and opportunities as a winery to market yourself and provide amazing customer service. We weren’t sure whether to … [Read more...]

Wine Types Brand, Candle, Customer service, Look and feel, Marketing, Odor, Wine Types, Winery

Merry Christmas, WTH?

December 24, 2011 matt 12 Comments

Here we are again...that time of the year! Christmas creeps up on us every year...summer comes and goes and then, BAM! It's Christmas already. They don't even really let us enjoy Halloween or Thanksgiving before they inundate us with decorations, music, and ads for strange gifts … [Read more...]

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Spanish Tapas Bar Bites at Cascal on Castro

December 21, 2011 matt Leave a Comment

Tasty chips with guacamole, mole black beans, queso fundido

While on one of our recent adventures to the Bay Area, we found ourselves in the well-known downtown Mountain View scene, Castro Street. This drag has tons of great restaurants, shops, and other cool things to look at. As usual, we were on the hunt for food and drink and sniffed … [Read more...]

Wine Types Argentina, California, Cascal, Cook, food, Spain, Tortilla chip, Wine list

Allen Shoup Talks Shop About the Future of Wine

December 19, 2011 matt Leave a Comment

In  the next in our series of interview clips with Allen Shoup, he discusses the future of wine growth in the United States (specifically California, Oregon, and Washington) and also mentions Turkey, Italy, France, Chile, and so on. Conversations with Allen Shoup The time we had … [Read more...]

Wine Types Allen Shoup, California, Chile, Gary Vaynerchuk, Robert Mondavi, Social media, United States, Wine Types

Christian Tietje…"This is Where the Funk Happens!"

December 16, 2011 matt 5 Comments

We ran into another heroic Paso Robles winemaker while at the 2011 Garagiste Festival...Christian Tietje of Cypher Winery told us about what he's up to these days, along with some of the unique "toys" that winemakers are working with this year. He's got a big personality that you … [Read more...]

Wine Types Cypher Winery, Garagiste, JK Wine Company, paso robles, Paso Robles California, Recreation, Wine Types, Winemaker

Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Wine…Why???

December 14, 2011 matt 7 Comments

Non Alcoholic Brut Sparkling Wine from J. Lohr

We went on the hunt for something a little different; something new and refreshing, that could be enjoyed by anybody at any time! What might this be, you ask (yeah, the title was a give-away)??? Exactly! Non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Now, before you start wondering what we're up … [Read more...]

Wine Types Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Sparkling wine, United States, Wine Types

Bar Bites at Thomas Hill Organics

December 11, 2011 matt 4 Comments

Our most recent food adventure took us to what's locally known as "THO" which is short for Thomas Hill Organics. This restaurant is the product of a local farming family that wanted to bring fresh food from farm to table in a unique atmosphere in the downtown Paso Robles … [Read more...]

Wine Types Customer, Customer service, food, iPhone, paso robles, Paso Robles California, Wine Types

Robert Mondavi and Allen Shoup; Two Wine Greats

December 9, 2011 matt 3 Comments

You've heard the name Robert Mondavi, right? I mean, what self-proclaimed wine lover/drinker/consumer/beginner/expert hasn't heard that name? Robert Mondavi was instrumental in changing the way Americans drink wine, starting right here in California. He had a huge influence over … [Read more...]

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