I’m not sure when I first met Blake. I’ve known of him for several years at least and appreciate the knowledge he has, his eagerness to continue learning, and his delivery. It’s my personal opinion that he is an up-and-comer in the Paso Robles wine scene and I suspect we’ll see … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Rotisserie Chicken Challenge
There may have been alcohol involved when Annie and I, along with four friends (Pat, Steve, Janet, and Jeff) decided a ‘Rotisserie Chicken Challenge’ was a necessary thing. You see, Pat and Steve had their favorite place to get theirs. Janet and Jeff had their favorite…and Annie … [Read more...]
How We Spent Vintage Paso Zinfandel Weekend
I’m a bit behind on what’s happening in wine country. The weekend of March 18-20 was Vintage Paso Zinfandel Weekend and we chose to partake. On Saturday (the 19th) we headed over to Barton Family Wines, home of the Barton label as well as the Grey Wolf Cellars label. … [Read more...]
Pianetta Tribute – A Wine to Help the Central Coast Honor Flight
Pianetta Winery will be teaming up with Honor Flight of the Central Coast once again on a new, limited release wine. A portion of the income from this wine will be donated directly to Honor Flight Central Coast of California. … [Read more...]
Q&A with Stepladder Creamery
We are very fortunate here on the Central Coast to have so many farms and ranches producing amazing goods. Stepladder Creamery is one such farm. I contacted my friend Sophia, who works there, to see if the owners would want to do a Q&A so we could learn more about them and … [Read more...]
Templeton Wine: Bella Luna
Recently, when we went to Taste ZANOLI Wines, we also got some news from Jimmy and Shelly Zanoli on the Bella Luna wine brand. As you may or may not know, Bella Luna was co-founded by Jimmy’s dad. You can read about Bella Luna here and ZANOLI Wines here. … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day and a Cider Tasting
The day before St. Patrick’s Day this year we were at a friend’s house for a St. Paddy’s Day meal and a cider tasting. I was hoping to get some more local ciders, but due to some unfortunate news I had more important things to do. … [Read more...]
Must! Charities Receives over $23,000 from Heart to Heart Real Estate
Our community continues to amaze me. You can read the details in the press release below but it seems something comes across my email on a weekly basis that restores my faith in humanity. With recent events in Brussels and all the other horrible stuff the media tends to focus on … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Wine: Lefondusac
Lefondusac is yet another wine tasting spot in the ever growing and incredibly popular Tin City area in Paso Robles. So, Lefondusac is actually a winery bar owned by two fellas, Stew and JP. There is also a label poured there called Golden Triangle which is owned by Stew and … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Wine: Levo Wine
Levo is another of the many wineries opening up shop in Tin City. We were hearing good things about this one and decided go in to taste. Bret Urness, owner/ winemaker, was in there with his girlfriend, Sabrina, and they poured us through the tasting menu. … [Read more...]