On our recent weekend in Los Olivos, CA., we hit Tensley Wines to do a little wine tasting on Easter Sunday before heading to Annie’s dad's for Easter. Joey Tensley makes this wine under his own label, along with being the wine maker for Carina Cellars that both share space in … [Read more...]
Our Sommelier is in the House at Hospice du Rhone
We caught up with Erick Cadena (Sommelier and GM at Villa Creek Restaurant in Paso Robles) out of the HdR festivities to get his take on some of the events we had experienced and the Grand Tasting that was about to happen. Don’t worry though, we will be posting plenty of other … [Read more...]
Don't Fear the PINK…Wine That Is!
We caught up with Kathy Turner from TINT Wines out at the Earth Day Food and Wine Festival! We've had the TINT wines before, the little wine project that husband/wife team Chris and Kathy make together, and we've LOVED it. The concept is simple: make a very small batch of … [Read more...]
Meet our Uncle Murray at Earth Day Food and Wine Festival
We had an awesome opportunity to interview Jim and Kathleen Tigan of Tactical Avian Predators at the Earth Day Food & Wine Festival. As we were walking through the crowd we noticed this majestic hawk (found out it was a Harris Hawk named Uncle Murray) on Kathleen’s arm so we … [Read more...]
Joycup Co – Seriously, Little Cups of Joy!
The Joycup Co was at the Earth Day Food and Wine Festival this year, sharing their little chocolate cups of JOY! Owner and creator, Danna Joy took some time to chat with us, and even hooked us up with some of her little treats. Danna has been living in the SLO County for 24 … [Read more...]
Chamisal: Wine from the Happiest Place on Earth
We stopped to check out Chamisal Vineyards in Edna Valley (on Orcutt Rd. in the San Luis Obispo area) and were definitely not disappointed. A gorgeous spot located amongst the rolling hills of vineyards in the “Happiest place on Earth” (Oprah said so). This place has a … [Read more...]
The Smallest Wine Tasting Room in the World???
Another stop on our Los Olivos wine tasting adventure was Carhartt Vineyards Tasting Room. This rustic, and incredibly small shack is such a cool spot…Brooke and Mike Carhartt refer to it as the smallest tasting room in the world, and it quite possibly could be at 99 square … [Read more...]
The Food Truck Revolution Hits Earth Day Food & Wine Festival
So long as you haven’t been living under a rock, you know there has been a huge food truck revolution in the US! Mainly in the big cities for obvious population density reasons. Hoot has read numerous articles about the Los Angeles food truck scene and how they’re using social … [Read more...]
Consilience Wine – Our First Stop in Los Olivos!
As many of you know, we went on a mini road trip down to the Solvang/Los Olivos area over Easter weekend in order to do some exploratory wine tasting and then spend Easter Sunday with Annie’s family in Santa Maria. Our first tasting room stop on the trip was in Los Olivos at … [Read more...]
Hospice du Rhone, NOT Royal Wedding!
So, in light of the fact that we're a week away from both the Royal Wedding and the 2011 Hospice du Rhone Grand Tasting...we thought we'd share our experiences at the 2010 Grand Tasting with you! This will inevitably demonstrate why we'll be at the 2011 Grand Tasting next … [Read more...]
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