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Carina Cellars-A Wine Oasis in Los Olivos

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Located in the same downtown Los Olivos tasting room as Tensley Wines, Carina Cellars is another great spot…and you can’t beat tasting two wineries in one room! Carina Cellars also has a tasting room in Paso Robles, which we hope to go visit soon and share with you as well. So, … [Read more...]

Tensley Wines: A Los Olivos Easter Day Wine Stop

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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...]

Judging a Wine by its Label? Not Any More…

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About a week and a half ago, we had the opportunity to go out to Eberle Winery here in Paso Robles, after Mr. Eberle (Gary) invited us via a comment on one of our blog posts. He invited us out because he was barbequing at the Tasting Room (although he wasn’t supposed to be in … [Read more...]

Sunday Sunday Funday at Silver Horse Winery

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Who really has anything fun to do on a Sunday? Okay, that might be a little bit dramatic...but we found this great event at Silver Horse Vineyard and Winery called Sunday Funday!  Really, who can resist something with a name like that?  Especially when you get to lounge around … [Read more...]

Graveyard Vineyards, They Don't Mess Around

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Graveyard Vineyards is a curious name, but they've got serious wines! The name comes from their vineyard location; perched up above the graveyard out in San Miguel. Don't let that intimidate you, it's a charming spot, and they've managed to make quite a brand around the fact that … [Read more...]

Mitchella Vineyard & Winery, A Hidden Wine Gem in Paso Robles

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Their tag line is "Life is an Adventure, Drink Wine", and that pretty much covers it! Mitchella Vineyard and Winery is nestled on the 46 East in Paso Robles, literally just behind Robert Hall, across from Vina Robles, and about 2 miles from town. You'll find the quaint … [Read more...]

These Wineries Won't Stay Still…and that's okay!

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EOS has moved.  Firestone has moved.  Everybody is moving.  Wait...things are changing, but remember that the one constant in life is change, right?  The fact that things change and move in the wine industry is a reflection of the fact that things in life change and move!  … [Read more...]

We Olive? Yeah, We Do…Sometimes!

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While on our Wine Walk in downtown Paso Robles, we made a stop into a little shop called We Olive.  What’s that, you ask?  Well, it’s a shop that specializes in all things olive!  They’ve got everything from olive tapenade, to olive-based skin care, to olive oils.  The coolest … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Zin Fest Weekend at Hope Family Winery

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Zin Fest weekend here in Paso Robles is a big deal, if you didn’t already know….now you know. Along with the Saturday evening Zin Grand Tasting, many of the wineries do special things at their tasting rooms. We ended up at Hope Family Winery for our first stop (Hoot’s dad was in … [Read more...]