Hoot actually came across Candoni Wines on Twitter ( @CandoniWines ) during a wine chat. Prior to that, we had not heard of them. They were kind enough to send us a Prosecco Brut and a Moscato D’Italia, and we were thirsty enough to open them!! Candoni Prosecco Brut The Prosecco … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
The Name is Brown, Stillman Brown
If you haven’t heard of Stillman Brown, well, it’s your loss really. This guy is one of Paso’s more unique wine characters; either he broke the mold or the mold broke him! When we ran into him at the Paso Robles Garagiste Festival, he was behind bars, literally and we got him on … [Read more...]
Thankful, That's What We're Choosing!
Life is not always perfect, nor should it be. We have so many things flying at us these days due to technology and the new 24 hour cycle…bad economy, high unemployment, our politicians in D.C. incapable of agreeing on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the … [Read more...]
Garagiste Winemakers Rock Paso at Sold Out Festival
Garagiste Announces: Vines on the Marycrest Wins First Annual “Spirit of Garagiste” Award; Over 40 Artisan Winemakers Pour Paso Robles, CA (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 Paso Garagiste announced today that Victor Abascal of Vines on the Marycrest has won the first annual "Spirit of … [Read more...]
Janell Dusi is in the Paso Garagiste House!
As we were scoping out the Garagiste Festival the other weekend, we ran into Janell Dusi of J. Dusi Wines. We chatted with her about the festival as well as an interesting thing we noticed…she had a white wine that she was pouring (a Pinot Gris) and that’s the first white she has … [Read more...]
Caymus, Mer Soleil, Belle Glos, Conundrum, What More do You Need?
What are all these things? Maybe you've come across Caymus, or even Mer Soleil? Well, if not we'll tell you...they're individual wine production labels; each an integral part of the Wagner Family of Wines. Each of their labels represents a different passion and a commitment to … [Read more...]
Merlot: The SLO Pourers Have it Handled!
We've all heard the negative under-the-breath comments and seen the eye rolls when somebody mentions "Merlot". Why is this? Maybe it started in the movie "Sideways", where on a quest for good Pinot Noir on the Central Coast, the main characters put down Merlot at every turn. … [Read more...]
We Apologize…
...for the audio quality of our post yesterday. We like to think that we have good quality control here at HnA, but this one slipped past us. We're continuing to work on getting better here, and promise we'll do our best to bring you quality content from here on out! Stick with … [Read more...]
Paso Garagiste, The First Ever…Starring Doug Minnick
How many wine events can one person go to before they all start looking and feeling the same?? We’re not sure what the answer is to that, but we do know that we went to the first Paso Robles Garagiste Festival and for a first time event we were absolutely blown away. The … [Read more...]
Languedoc Region Twitter Online Wine Tasting
There's this Social Media thing called Twitter, maybe you've heard of it? With over 100 million users, Twitter is a tool used by these millions to talk about the things they're interested in, things they're doing, and a way to connect with other people with common interests. Some … [Read more...]