Central Coast Wineries Archives - Page 24 of 44

Social Media, Wineries, Rants, and Changing My Mind

June 14, 2013 matt 7 Comments

As I said on Wednesday, I was going to post a rant here today. I will share with you part of what I started writing (and to many of you there will be no interest because it’s about social media and wineries) but I’ve had some additional thoughts I think are more … [Read more...]

Venteux Vineyards, Berlin, and must! charities

June 10, 2013 matt 2 Comments

It’s an interesting combination don’t you think? A winery, a band, and a charity…it was actually an epic night in Templeton last Thursday night when we headed over to Venteux Vineyards to see Berlin play to benefit must! charities. … [Read more...]

Music, Food, and Wine for must! charities

May 31, 2013 matt 5 Comments

As some of you may know, Annie and I heard about this local charity, must! charities, a while back and decided to get involved with them due to their focus on our local area and because of the amazing people that are involved. Our involvement thus far has been to donate a little … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine Festival 2013: We Came, We Saw

May 22, 2013 matt 3 Comments

This past weekend was the 31st Paso Robles Wine Festival and it was the first year in the last five or so that we chose not to go attend the main event in the downtown park. Instead, what we did was hang out at one of our absolutely favorite places…The Kilt (I know it’s … [Read more...]

A Hoot 'n Annie Wine Run

May 13, 2013 matt 6 Comments

So, Happy Day After Mother’s Day! See, I think we can make everyday a Holiday of some sort and celebrate with alcohol and piñatas. Okay, maybe just the alcohol, no need to give a bunch of drunk adults baseball bats to swing blindly at a piñata…just seems like a bad idea. Now … [Read more...]

I Get a Little Ego in This Wine

April 10, 2013 matt 12 Comments

I suppose it’s true in every industry but one thing I’ve noticed in the wine industry is that there are a ton of super amazing, down to Earth people who would gladly give you the shirt off their back…BUT…I’ve also noticed there are a ton of people that think quite highly of … [Read more...]

Wine Tasting At Venteux Vineyards

April 5, 2013 matt 8 Comments

We recently made our way over to Venteux Vineyards in Templeton, just south of Paso Robles, to do some tasting. This is another one of those spots that we haven’t been to for some time so we’ve been trying to fix that. … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine: Pear Valley Vineyards

March 11, 2013 matt 2 Comments

I wish I had remembered to do a video while we were at Pear Valley Vineyards because it is amazingly beautiful out there but you’re going to have to rely on my words and the handful of photos you’ll find below. This is a great spot on the east side of Paso Robles on Union Road. … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine: Villa Creek Cellars

February 20, 2013 matt 2 Comments

A couple weeks back we headed out on the wine trail, imagine that. We ended up at Thacher (which we posted about on Monday) and finally made it out to Villa Creek Cellars. Villa Creek has been on our radar for some time for two reasons: 1.) when we’ve tried their wine at Villa … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine: Lone Madrone

January 23, 2013 matt 8 Comments

Heard of it? Been there? The winemaker and co-owner of Lone Madrone, Neil Collins, is also the Executive Winemaker and Vineyard Manager at Tablas Creek here in Paso Robles. We’ve talked about Tablas Creek before on the blog but we haven’t really mentioned Lone Madrone much, if at … [Read more...]