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Evans Ranch Tasting Room, In All Its Glory!

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Evans Ranch Tasting Room, located in downtown Los Olivos, is pretty unique in that it has stools up at the tasting bar…which you don’t see all that often. It's like hanging out at a bar (which is our second favorite thing to do after wine tasting).  It really is a cool tasting … [Read more...]

Finding Clos Solene Wines at HdR – YES!!!

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So here we are, wine glass in hand, wandering around at the Hospice du Rhone Grand Tasting and we found one of our new favorite Paso Robles winemakers, Guillaume Fabre!  He and his lovely wife, Solene were pouring their wine, Clos Solene (you get where he came up with the name, … [Read more...]

Stolpman Vineyards Tasting Room Brings It!

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The Stolpman Tasting Room used to be located in Solvang but are now in the beautiful downtown of Los Olivos. The tasting room itself is cool, a quaint little front yard area with a few vines planted and an outdoor seating/ tasting area. We didn’t video the inside, it was … [Read more...]

Art + Wine = Artiste Winery

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We love it when worlds collide…especially when one of those worlds contains wine!! The great thing about Artiste Winery in downtown Los Olivos is their passion for art and spreading that to the guests that venture inside. They invite people to paint on the community canvases or … [Read more...]

Halter Ranch Wine, Hospice du Rhone, and Change

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When we walked into the Grand Tasting at Hospice du Rhone our first interview was with Kevin Sass , who we were introduced to as the new winemaker at Halter Ranch.  So, after chatting up some of our wine connections in the area, we've heard that Kevin will be taking over after … [Read more...]

Carina Cellars-A Wine Oasis in Los Olivos

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Located in the same downtown Los Olivos tasting room as Tensley Wines, Carina Cellars is another great spot…and you can’t beat tasting two wineries in one room! Carina Cellars also has a tasting room in Paso Robles, which we hope to go visit soon and share with you as well. So, … [Read more...]

The Winery Called Tre Anelli – What Does it Mean???

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It means "Three Rings" in Italian! That's what! Three rings, that have come together to form a perfect synergy. Tre Anelli is right next door to its sister winery, Consilience, and is creating incredible wines. First off though, the tasting room itself is beautifully done, a … [Read more...]

Earth Day Food & Wine Festival; Our Farewell Video

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We recently posted a video from Chamisal Vineyards Tasting Room in San Luis Obispo…now we have an exclusive and exciting interview we did with Brette Womack, the Assistant Manager at Chamisal, while we were at Earth Day Food & Wine Festival. As we said in the previous … [Read more...]

Generations of Fess Parker Wine in Santa Barbara County

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When we were on our recent weekend stay in Solvang, we hit up many tasting rooms in Los Olivos…one of which was E & T Wines. Okay, okay…the name may not mean anything to you but it will. This tasting room houses Tessa Marie and Triune wines….now you get it right? Okay, in … [Read more...]