Yeah, it's hard not to go downtown during the weekend and not find a good reason to stop in to a tasting room. There are so many great places here in Paso Robles, that it's just too damn tempting! Sooo, as we were out and about, we popped in to Kiamie Wine Cellars. A block or two … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Sippin Downtown Paso Robles at Ortman
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and we had some errands to run. Fortunately, one of those errands was to return some promo literature to Ortman. What did we do? Well...we tasted, OF COURSE. So, if you like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, hey, if you like wine...you're gonna … [Read more...]
If You Don't Know Foxen, You Don't Know Dick…or Bill, Part II
We’re not sure if you could get any more opposite in tasting room experiences…in part 1 you see “the shack” we tasted in and now you’re going to see Foxen’s additional tasting room right down the road. The new place is beautifully done and very inviting. Loved the outdoor … [Read more...]
Artisan MNS, with Stephanie from Happy Acres
This is the last (but definitely not least!) of our Monday Night Supper series with Artisan Restaurant in Paso Robles. In this video we capture the amazingly hilarious Stephanie Simonin with Happy Acres Family Farms, which was the farm highlighted on this particular Monday … [Read more...]
Dia de los Muertos, with Wine???
We're talking about Via Vega Winery here. Talk about interesting! The theme is "day of the dead"; which may seem odd but it totally works. You taste their wines in the huge warehouse style room, surrounded by day of the dead paraphernalia, a huge (HUGE) screen (projection style) … [Read more...]
Introducing…Erick the Sommelier
We’ve known Erick Cadena for a while now, and then it hit us…we should bring a sommelier on the blog to do guest appearances and discuss the industry with you, as well as with us. Erick is really knowledgeable about wine, and very casual and easy to talk to about it. Pretty … [Read more...]
Open House at a Winery Equals Open Wine Bottles
Edward Sellers Tasting Room had an open house recently; we’d like to think it was for us, but who really knows? We headed over to sip on their great wines and who did we happen to see there? None other than our good friend John Carson (famously known as Killer, of … [Read more...]
Riverbench Winery: Another Complete Package
This beautifully renovated old farm house sits on some of the most amazing property in Santa Maria (northern Santa Barbara County) along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail. This is a place where you can drift away and let all the worries and concerns of the world go away...just let … [Read more...]
Artisan's Mastermind of Food
This has to be one of our favorite interviews, Chris Kobayashi (chef and owner at Artisan Restaurant in Paso Robles), is known for not necessarily enjoying all the attention, including interviews. He’s a soft spoken guy but also has this vibe of being a very down to Earth, … [Read more...]
"If You Don't Know Foxen, You Don't Know Dick…or Bill!"
If you're familiar with Foxen, then you probably know that they're located in the Santa Maria Valley Wine region, and also that they were one of the wineries shown in the movie "Sideways". They've got a pretty long history in the SM Valley...and it just happens to be the first … [Read more...]