There’s been a lot of talk about the potential subdividing of the Paso Robles AVA into 11 (I think) different appellations. Yesterday I read a blog post by Fred Swan, and he made a lot of sense in his argument for breaking Paso down in to 11 appellations. … [Read more...]

I don’t know about where you live, but here in Paso Robles there are tons of wine events! Which makes sense since there are 200 plus wineries in the Paso area. My question is, is it possible to have too many events centered around the same thing? … [Read more...]

At the beginning of 2011 (yeah, I know, I'm going way back in time here), Hoot and I promised each other that we would complete 50 adventures before the end of the year. This was our attempt at getting out and about more in our beautiful area and beyond and reporting back all of … [Read more...]

There’s this badass little spot on the main drag in Templeton that, in MY opinion, is a “must check out” kind of spot. It’s called 15 Degrees C Wine Shop & Bar but most refer to it as “15” or “15C”. … [Read more...]

Yesterday on Google Plus four of us did a G+ Hangout about “green” wine with the subject being the Central Coast Vineyard Team’s SIP (Sustainability in Practice) Certification being the focus. The four of us were Jerry James Stone (http://cookingstoned.tv/), Larry Fournillier … [Read more...]

Another month bites the dust…again. So here we are with our top three wines from the previous month. It’s always a tough decision but we’re willing to put in the hard work to narrow it down to three wines. This month mine (Matt) were all reds and two were Cabernet Franc. That … [Read more...]

Wow, time sure does fly, doesn't it?!?! Seems like we were just talking about Christmas and New Year's and all the celebrating that goes along with the Holidays. Here we are at yet another Holiday, and another opportunity to celebrate! We'll be hanging out with family and friends … [Read more...]

I really do love each time of year but there’s something special about Spring. Maybe it’s the philosophical side of me that gets into new growth and new life. When we relate that to our lives it’s a pretty amazing time of year. We don’t really have to hibernate here in Paso … [Read more...]