You might know just how much we love our downtown. We call it "ours" because we spend a lot of time (and sometimes money) hanging out downtown. Usually, it's enjoying food, wine, friends, and we never tire of the view. There's always something going on, and we don't like to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Wine on the 101, San Marcos Creek Vineyards
We've driven by San Marcos Creek Vineyards a million times, well maybe not quite that many times, but let's just say a LOT. It's situated right on the 101 Freeway, just north of Paso Robles. We've always been intrigued by the place, after all it's this group of cute buildings … [Read more...]
Pipestone Vineyards – 100% Organic Winemaking
Pipestone is a family farm, they literally live right there in the vineyards. Their house is perched amongst the vines, you drive right by it and the goats and geese when you're rolling up to the tasting room. They all contribute, Jeff, Florence, and their 2 daughters work the … [Read more...]
Barrel Tasting with Clos Solene – Incredible Wine!
A while back at the urging of a friend, we went to a local spot downtown to taste through the flight being poured by a local winery called Clos Solene. We had not heard of them prior to that but after tasting through the three wines and chatting with Guillaume, the owner and … [Read more...]
Blending Port with Roxo Port Cellars and First Crush Winemaking
If you saw our post about blending port last week, you know all about First Crush Winemaking! You know about how they like to take wine drinkers through every stage of the process; from the vines to the berries to the bottle! Well, one of those processes is blending. Blending … [Read more...]
Central Coast Wine Country
We've been very fortunate to live in wine country year round and watch the life cycle of the vines. From empty twigs that don't promise much to the budding spring and lush canopies, to the rich colors of fall that captivate and amaze. We live where people vacation...and here's … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Wine, or How Not to!
Choosing a wine can be daunting, but the one thing we have in our favor is that wine, like most things in life, is subjective. So rule number one from us to you is, drink what you like regardless of what anybody says. We like the San Francisco 49ers but we suspect not all of you … [Read more...]
In the Vineyard with Estancia, in the Santa Lucia Highlands
We were wandering around in the Stonewall vineyard, in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA of Monterey County, where Estancia Estates carefully grows some of their Pinot Noir grapes. They had just finished harvest and were still tending to the vines in preparation for Winter and the … [Read more...]
Port Blending with First Crush Winemaking and Roxo Port Cellars
Another first for us, we went to a port blending seminar put on by First Crush Winemaking and Roxo Port Cellars. This was a can’t-miss for us due to our love of port wines, and to have it hosted by Becky and Lowell Zelinski of First Crush was awesome. First Crush puts on … [Read more...]
Venteux Vineyards Industry Party
We lucked out and got invited to the Venteux Vineyards Industry Party! All we can say is "WOW"!!! So, an industry party is thrown by a winery and others in the wine and wine-related industries are invited. The point is to come and learn about the place, the wines, and the … [Read more...]