Back at the Garagiste Festival we chatted with Jacob Lovejoy, the amazing chef at Cass Winery and Cass Catering. It was a beautiful day at Windfall Farms in Paso Robles for this wine event and to end the day outside eating some of the grub prepared by Jacob and his crew, it was … [Read more...]
Christian Tietje…"This is Where the Funk Happens!"
We ran into another heroic Paso Robles winemaker while at the 2011 Garagiste Festival...Christian Tietje of Cypher Winery told us about what he's up to these days, along with some of the unique "toys" that winemakers are working with this year. He's got a big personality that you … [Read more...]
Bar Bites at Thomas Hill Organics
Our most recent food adventure took us to what's locally known as "THO" which is short for Thomas Hill Organics. This restaurant is the product of a local farming family that wanted to bring fresh food from farm to table in a unique atmosphere in the downtown Paso Robles … [Read more...]
Wine Marketing; We've Got Something on Our Minds…
After much conversation, we will be starting to discuss wine marketing as a whole on this here blog. What that means to us is talking about what we think wineries can do to improve their brand image, customer relationships, and thereby increasing sales. After visiting over 200 … [Read more...]
Ranchero Cellars at the Paso Robles Garagiste Festival
We caught up with Amy Butler of Ranchero Cellars at the first-ever Paso Robles Garagiste Festival. This festival is geared towards those small production wine gigs that maybe don't have a tasting room or just don't get the recognition that they deserve. They're the ones in the … [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...]
Garagiste Winemakers Rock Paso at Sold Out Festival
Garagiste Announces: Vines on the Marycrest Wins First Annual “Spirit of Garagiste” Award; Over 40 Artisan Winemakers Pour Paso Robles, CA (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 Paso Garagiste announced today that Victor Abascal of Vines on the Marycrest has won the first annual "Spirit of … [Read more...]
Merlot: The SLO Pourers Have it Handled!
We've all heard the negative under-the-breath comments and seen the eye rolls when somebody mentions "Merlot". Why is this? Maybe it started in the movie "Sideways", where on a quest for good Pinot Noir on the Central Coast, the main characters put down Merlot at every turn. … [Read more...]
Paso Garagiste, The First Ever…Starring Doug Minnick
How many wine events can one person go to before they all start looking and feeling the same?? We’re not sure what the answer is to that, but we do know that we went to the first Paso Robles Garagiste Festival and for a first time event we were absolutely blown away. The … [Read more...]
Cork Dorks' Jeremy at Crush and Roll 2011
As you may know, we were at the 2011 Crush and Roll West Event here in Paso Robles. This was the 3rd year that they've put the event on, and it's a unique and very fun time! The Saturday part of the event includes wine tasting, cigar smoking, food, beer, music, and a bunch of … [Read more...]
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