Ever perched on top of a hill and felt like you could see the whole world below you? Well, that's what it's like at Calcareous Vineyard! http://www.calcareous.com/ It's about 5 miles East of downtown Paso Robles, out a winding road and then up the hill...where you pop out on … [Read more...]
Halter Ranch Vineyard
One of the absolutely most beautiful wineries around the Paso Robles area is Halter Ranch! http://www.halterranch.com/ There's an old Victorian on the property, right in front of the tasting room...the whole place is surrounded in vineyards and huge oak trees, and there's not a … [Read more...]
Oso Libre – Sustainable and Distinctive Winegrowing
Oso Libre is SUPER COOL!!! We'd been hearing good things about this place, which is relatively new on the Vineyard Drive wine trail - http://osolibre.com/. They use sustainable practices in their wine growing and making processes...they even have sheep and cattle roaming … [Read more...]
Tasting with the Winemaker at Proulx
After tasting Proulx (pronounced "Pru") wines at the Paso Robles Wine Festival, we had to get out to their tasting room to see what else they had to offer. http://www.blackburnwinecompany.com/ We got to taste through the list with owner/winemaker Kevin Riley, who, with his wife, … [Read more...]
Ortman '07 Syrah Rose
What a perfect wine for a warm evening on the back deck! This Ortman Syrah Rose is tasty...dry, and very friendly. The Ortman Family has a ton of winemaking years under their belts, and they really got this one down! http://www.ortmanwines.com/index.cfm. The color is … [Read more...]
At Home with Dancing Stallion – '06 Rapture!
Dancing Stallion, a small production winery out of San Miguel, has crafted up a great concoction in their 2006 Rapture Red Blend. http://dancingstallion.com/. This is a 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37.5% Malbec and 25% Petite Sirah, and it's rich, dark and delicious! You get the … [Read more...]
The new Ken Volk Tasting Room in Paso Robles
Right behind Lone Madrone's tasting room, just off the 46 West, is the new location for the North County Ken Volk tasting room. Ken is the guy that started Wild Horse in Paso Robles, then moved down to Santa Maria wine country to establish his namesake label. Well, now he's … [Read more...]
Drinking Wine at Lone Madrone's Tasting Room
One of the most beautiful little finds is the property where Lone Madrone has their tasting room. http://www.lonemadrone.com/. It's sort of like a little fairy tale garden with flowers and vines, a windmill, and even some chickens and goats! A great place for a picnic...and oh … [Read more...]
Meritage Wine Lounge – and Roxo Port
There's a co-op wine lounge and bistro that's relatively new right in the downtown of Paso Robles. The fun thing is, there's 10 wineries pouring in the lounge...from all over the Paso Robles wine AVA. Maybe they don't have a tasting room, or maybe they just wanted a location in … [Read more...]
Cleavage Creek Chardonnay
This post is dedicated to Olive Browne, Matt's paternal Grandmother, 1922 - 2010. As we filmed this on Thursday, May 27, at 5:30 pm, we had no idea that Olive had lost her battle with cancer at 5:00 pm. It's so funny how life works; we enjoyed a glass of Cleavage Creek's 2007 … [Read more...]
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