I’ve known Doc for many years now due to another of my favorite events here in Paso Robles, Crush & Roll West. He is a popular blogger and podcaster at Stogie Fresh  ...and honestly, all around great guy. He and I have always had cool conversations and the vibe is always fun. … [Read more...]

I have wanted to include more interviews on this blog for some time. I will admit that laziness on my part along with how to go about doing that were the hurdles I faced. Then I realized that it didn’t have to be that difficult. One way in which we can do interviews without … [Read more...]

In Paso we have the east side versus the west side. There’s the good wine versus the bad wine (this is typically the wine snobs mocking anything that people drink under $20). Red versus white. California versus everyone else. Wine writers versus wine bloggers. … [Read more...]

Customer service has long been something that fascinates me. It’s mind boggling how many people there are from owners to managers to staff that don’t understand the significance of knock-your-socks off customer service. As Paul Mabray, owner of Vintank, says in this long but … [Read more...]