Very conveniently located right off the square in downtown Paso Robles sits the Pianetta Winery tasting room - http://www.pianettawinery.com/. What a great little place, and pretty dang good wines, too. They do all reds, well and a tasty rose. The Pianetta family has been … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
Out at Vina Robles
We went to Vina Robles Hospitality Center just East of town on the 46 to taste a little bit of wine (well, that's what we do). http://vinarobles.com/. We'll start with the grounds - beautiful! Lots of beautifully landscaped space to enjoy while sipping on your wine, or … [Read more...]
Ranchero Cellars & J. Dusi at Artisan Restaurant
If you're familiar with the Paso Robles area at all, then you've probably heard of Artisan Restaurant. http://artisanpasorobles.com/. It's absolutely one of our VERY favorite places to spend time in the area. Run by brothers Mike and Chris Kobayashi and their wives, Tina and … [Read more...]
Out at Four Vines Winery
So, if you haven't heard of Four Vines, then you've been hanging out in a cave. http://www.fourvines.com/. Well, maybe not a cave but this stuff is going viral!!! It's all over the place, and it's GOOD! They've got the whole package - cool location, good wine, great … [Read more...]
Farmstand 46
Okay, this place ROCKS!!! Now that we got that cleared up, let me tell you about this hip little stop out on the 46 West. http://www.farmstand46.com/. It's got food, it's got produce, it's got an outdoor woodfired pizza oven, and it's got style! A rusted metal building, … [Read more...]
Tasting at Red Soles Winery
What can we say...Red Soles Winery is one of our all time favorites!!! It's got all the good stuff, good wine, good scene, good people, and good times. They're in the Templeton Gap area a couple of miles West, out the 46. Nestled among vineyards and rolling hills the view is … [Read more...]
Friday Night!
At home on a Friday night...we opened a bottle of Tobin James 2006 Merlot and got to talking. Ever wish you could have that "Friday" feeling every day? Well, you can! We try to incorporate those feelings throughout our whole week, and we're talking about it … [Read more...]
At Home With Wild Horse
After opening abottle of Wild Horse 2006 Merlot at home...we thought we'd try something different. We used two different glasses to see how it affected the smell and taste of the wine. We'll let you watch to see, but meanwhile, Wild Horse wines are pretty well known around here … [Read more...]
At Home with Castoro Cellars
Castoro Cellars is one of the bigger, better known wineries around the Paso Robles area - http://www.castorocellars.com/. They're a couple of miles out the 46 West and well worth a stop. We opened a bottle of their 2006 Syrah that we got for under $15 and were impressed. A … [Read more...]
At Home with Liberte – Yeah, Liberte!
We found this bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon at Trader Joe's for under $10...a 2007 Paso Robles wine produced by the Familia Nueva and called Liberte'. Right, we hadn't heard of them either, but the price was right, the label was super cool, and the wine was pretty good! Let it … [Read more...]