Perched on a hill, nestled above the vineyards, and surrounded by the oak trees sits Hearthstone Vineyards and Winery's Tasting Room. Just up Vineyard Drive, this stretch of Paso Robles Wineries is becoming just as well known as Hollywood's Rodeo Drive (thanks to Paula, tasting … [Read more...]
Charity Case…Not Us, the Wine
Yes, we said Charity Case, and they're doing cool things. We’re not going to tell you all the story details on here, click the link provided and take a look on their homepage, left hand side, and read the couple of paragraphs describing how they're donating all proceeds to … [Read more...]
Zoller Wine Styling
You know, we aren’t necessarily “wow’d” very often by concepts, but Zoller Wine Styling kind of had that affect on us. It is a fully operational wine making spot a few blocks from downtown Paso Robles, where many small labels are created. When we were in, there were roughly ten … [Read more...]
Clos Solene – Unique Techniques in Wine Making
While we were out at Clos Solene talking to proprieter and winemaker, Guillaume Fabre, we got to discuss some of the unique wine making techniques that he uses. He actually does the fermentation stage of his wines in the barrel, fruit and juice together. He keeps the barrels … [Read more...]
Wine on the 101, San Marcos Creek Vineyards
We've driven by San Marcos Creek Vineyards a million times, well maybe not quite that many times, but let's just say a LOT. It's situated right on the 101 Freeway, just north of Paso Robles. We've always been intrigued by the place, after all it's this group of cute buildings … [Read more...]
Pipestone Vineyards – 100% Organic Winemaking
Pipestone is a family farm, they literally live right there in the vineyards. Their house is perched amongst the vines, you drive right by it and the goats and geese when you're rolling up to the tasting room. They all contribute, Jeff, Florence, and their 2 daughters work the … [Read more...]
Blending Port with Roxo Port Cellars and First Crush Winemaking
If you saw our post about blending port last week, you know all about First Crush Winemaking! You know about how they like to take wine drinkers through every stage of the process; from the vines to the berries to the bottle! Well, one of those processes is blending. Blending … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Wine, or How Not to!
Choosing a wine can be daunting, but the one thing we have in our favor is that wine, like most things in life, is subjective. So rule number one from us to you is, drink what you like regardless of what anybody says. We like the San Francisco 49ers but we suspect not all of you … [Read more...]
In the Vineyard with Estancia, in the Santa Lucia Highlands
We were wandering around in the Stonewall vineyard, in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA of Monterey County, where Estancia Estates carefully grows some of their Pinot Noir grapes. They had just finished harvest and were still tending to the vines in preparation for Winter and the … [Read more...]
Venteux Vineyards Industry Party
We lucked out and got invited to the Venteux Vineyards Industry Party! All we can say is "WOW"!!! So, an industry party is thrown by a winery and others in the wine and wine-related industries are invited. The point is to come and learn about the place, the wines, and the … [Read more...]
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