I understand fully that July 4th is a holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776…having been born in 1976 (bicentennial baby) and having the middle name of Liberty, I can’t get too far without knowing some of the magical stuff about this … [Read more...]
Sangria and Other Summer Juice
One of our friends (Kristie) on our Hoot 'n Annie Facebook page had asked us for good Sangria recipes and I was stumped because I have never made it…but I knew Annie had so she gave Kristie a recipe that she had used before. We asked our friends on the HnA page for more recipes … [Read more...]
Lake Nacimiento Public Marina – Adventure #15
We’ve been on an adventurous streak lately…which is just the way we like it! This time we headed out with a picnic and thoughts of sitting lakeside at Lake Nacimiento…sounds like paradise eh? Well, it was! The drive out there this time of year is awesome because the hills are … [Read more...]
Social Media for Wineries & Other Small Businesses
We meet again you social media infidels! This post may not be that interesting to those that consume products but don’t care about social media or marketing, so we apologize ahead of time. We feel that after spending three years involved with social media we have learned a ton on … [Read more...]
The Name is Brown, Stillman Brown
If you haven’t heard of Stillman Brown, well, it’s your loss really. This guy is one of Paso’s more unique wine characters; either he broke the mold or the mold broke him! When we ran into him at the Paso Robles Garagiste Festival, he was behind bars, literally and we got him on … [Read more...]
How Many Brix? Four Brix, of Course!
On our way to Newport Beach recently, we stopped in Ventura to see Hoot’s Twitter buddy Gary Stewart of Four Brix Winery. This was our first time meeting him in real life, along with his wife Karen. We were fortunate to get a tour of their new tasting room and winery facility, … [Read more...]
Kristoff Cigars at Crush & Roll West, 2011
Just finished up with Crush & Roll West (cigar & wine event) this past weekend in Paso Robles and met some awesome new cigar friends as well as sipped on some amazing Paso Robles wines. One of our new stogie buddies is Glen Case of Kristoff Cigars...and all we can say is: … [Read more...]
#Chardonnay Day 2011, Get You SOME!!!
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...]
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...]