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Wine Festival 2011: Interview with Tyler Russell from Zenaida Cellars

June 8, 2011 matt Leave a Comment

Another great interview we got to do while wandering around at the Paso Robles Wine Festival was with Tyler Russell, the Cellar Master, at Zenaida Cellars. This guy is crazy funny and super mellow…and he obviously knows his wine!! Zenaida is located not too far off the 101 on 46 … [Read more...]

101 Years is a Long Life!

June 7, 2011 matt 18 Comments

Hi there…Annie here. So, today we’re doing something a little bit different; we’re dedicating this post and this day to my Grandfather, George Curtis Tunnell. He was born on January 8, 1910 and passed away on May 27, 2011. Apart from all that, he was just a great man and today … [Read more...]

The Girl and the Fig at Hopsice du Rhone!

June 6, 2011 matt 12 Comments

While at the Hospice du Rhone Grand Tasting, we caught up with Sondra Bernstein, the Proprietor and CEO of The Girl and the Fig. What's The Girl and the Fig? Well, it's a restaurant, of course! Situated in Sonoma, they just happen to feature an incredible list of Rhone wines … [Read more...]

Wine Festival Adventures: Oso Libre Winery

June 3, 2011 matt 4 Comments

One of the things we enjoy most about the wine world is the sense of community and the stories in that community. A great place for us to walk amongst that community and get those stories is at Wine Festival here in Paso Robles. As you saw from Wednesday's post, where we caught … [Read more...]

New Paso Robles Winery: Shale Oak Vineyards

June 2, 2011 matt 4 Comments

While at Wine Festival here in Paso Robles, we came across a booth sporting the name Shale Oak Vineyards, which we had not heard of before…so as any Hoot n Annie would do, we bellied up to the bar. We actually only tried their Albarino but OH MY, fanDAMNtabulous!! As we drooled … [Read more...]

Fancy Meeting YOU Here: Gary Eberle at Wine Festival

June 1, 2011 matt 28 Comments

As we meandered ever so diligently (not really) around the Paso Robles Wine Festival, we came across Gary Eberle of Eberle Winery…and good times were being had. As per the usual, the Eberle booth was slammed with people and wine was flowing. We got to ask Gary some questions and … [Read more...]

HdR Wine Auction With Alban, Carroll, and SAXUM!

May 31, 2011 matt 4 Comments

There is something amazingly entertaining about listening to an auctioneer do his thing, especially when the stuff being auctioned off is wine, wine trips, wine dinners, and other wine related things. This particular auction took place at Hospice du Rhone, the auctioneer is Todd … [Read more...]

#Chardonnay Day 2011, Get You SOME!!!

May 27, 2011 matt 2 Comments

For 24 hours on Thursday, May 26, 2011 it was #Chardonnay Day. What the heck does that mean, you ask? Well it means that no matter where you are in the world, you grab a bottle of Chardonnay, open it, smell it, taste it, then talk about it. Don't just talk about it though, … [Read more...]

Things That Don't Suck at All!

May 26, 2011 matt 19 Comments

Pretty sure we can all agree that there are lots of things out there in the world that definitely suck, right? Right, that's what we figured, so instead of focusing on all the things that might suck in life, we thought we'd throw out a list of things that just don't suck at … [Read more...]

What? Rhone Valley Wines? YES!!! HdR2011!!!

May 25, 2011 matt 4 Comments

As you may know, we attended Hospice du Rhone, 2011. The premise of this event is to share the beauty of the Rhone wines with the world...via Paso Robles! The event features seminars, tastings, and food pairings, all focused on the Rhones. The first seminar of the event was … [Read more...]