So, we've heard about Booker and have tried to get in to taste there in the past, but they've been closed. Not closed for silly reasons, closed because they're out of wine! They make 1500 cases of 100% Estate wine a year, and due to the high demand for it, they sell out quickly … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Throwback Thursday – Cass Winery
Cass is one of those wineries in the Paso Robles area that has a cult following. Not cult in a bad way...just meaning that they have a strong army of loyal aficionados that come from near and far just for their wines! We've witnessed the adoration for the Rhone styled-wines … [Read more...]
CRAVE – Need We Say More?
CRAVE is an event put on by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance with the sole goal of getting the "Millenials" more into wine. They gathered over 40 wineries, 20 restaurants, a cool band, a radio station, and a bunch of "young" wine drinkers and put it all together in a hall … [Read more...]
Pasta and Pianetta "Tuscan Nights"
Time to try another food and wine pairing at the HnA Headquarters. While some of you may think that making a perfect match when it comes to wine and food is an easy or straightforward thing to do, you're WRONG! Now, don't take that the wrong way or anything, just sayin' that it … [Read more...]
Estancia Estates (Part 2) Processing the Grapes!
While on our Central Coast Wine Tour, we spent some quality time at Estancia Estates and Winery in Soledad, CA. Winemaker, Scott Kelley introduced us to many of their winemaking processes and since we were there during harvest, we got to see a lot of the action! Estancia is a … [Read more...]
The New Kid on the Block – San Antonio Winery
Yeah, that's right...on the 46 East and Buena Vista Block. Right where....shhhhh....Martin & Weyrich used to be. The building is still beautiful, yet with all new landscaping and trimmings! When you walk into the big, Tuscan-style tasting room, you'll see all of San … [Read more...]
BACON & WINE – Hope Family Made Our Dreams Come True!
Need I say more? BACON. WINE. What else does one need out of life? Cheese, you say? Well, yeah, they had that too! We're talking about Hope Family Wines...just off the 46 West in Paso Robles. They celebrated Harvest Festival by pairing assorted bacons (is that a word?) … [Read more...]
Wild Horse Vineyard – Feeding Floyd the Llama
Wild Horse Winery is located in the famous Templeton Gap area in the Paso Robles AVA. The winery was founded in 1981 and has developed a reputation for producing fine wines from many varietals over the years. Today, they produce 200,000 cases of wine that are distributed all … [Read more...]
Paso Creek Wines – In the Vineyard
Our next stop on the Central Coast Winery Tour was right in our own backyard at Paso Creek with Winemaker Kris Kato and Vineyard Manager Emerson Philpot. Their 350 acres stretch across the rolling hills of Paso Robles' East Side, where the huge fluxes in weather help create … [Read more...]
Estancia Estates (Part 1) – With the Director of Winemaking
Our Central Coast Vineyard Tour, hosted by Benson Marketing and Constellation Group, started in the vineyards of Estancia with Director of Winemaking, Scott Kelley. We spent a lot of time with Scott, as well as other members of the Estancia team and learned a lot about their … [Read more...]