{"id":3195,"date":"2013-07-15T12:23:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T19:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hootnannieblog.com\/?p=3195"},"modified":"2013-07-15T12:23:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T19:23:23","slug":"paso-robles-wine-burbank-ranch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2013\/07\/15\/paso-robles-wine-burbank-ranch\/","title":{"rendered":"Paso Robles Wine: Burbank Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"

About a week or so ago we decided to head into the new tasting room called Burbank Ranch<\/a> in downtown Paso Robles<\/a> after having lunch at Pappy McGregor\u2019s<\/a>. Now, I do not regret having lunch at Pappy\u2019s, and I never will, but I had no idea Burbank Ranch served food!!<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s This? Burbank Ranch is Open Downtown?<\/h3>\n

That\u2019s right, a new tasting room downtown occupied by a winery that we were not very familiar with and to top it off\u2026they serve food. I can\u2019t wait to get back in there and try it out one of these days. It seems they have some other goals, like expanding the kitchen into a full kitchen as well as potentially trying to get some local beer poured in there too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kudos to them for going for the gold!<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love our tasting rooms in Paso Robles but it\u2019s always nice to see people trying new things and pushing the envelope a little bit; especially for Burbank Ranch, being in a great location like they are now on Park St., where the Paso Wine Center used to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flip side of things is that this model may be hard to sustain but the gentleman we chatted with, Stephen (National Sales Manager), seemed ready and willing to take on the task. I hope it works for them because I think Paso needs that little bit of \u201cdifferent\u201d in the downtown area. We have amazing restaurants, art, tasting rooms, and shops\u2026why not a full service wine tasting room that offers, wine, food, and possibly beer?<\/span><\/p>\n

All that aside, they changed the spot up quite a bit. When Paso Wine Center was in there one wall was filled with those wine dispenser machines and now that it\u2019s gone they\u2019ve filled that side with chairs and love seats. There big photos on the walls now and the tasting bar is closer to the front entry. There is seating on the front patio to taste, drink, or eat which is always the thing to do in Paso Robles. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is paradise after all, might as well enjoy it from a patio!<\/span><\/p>\n

After emailing with Stephen (National Sales Manager), I got some more info:<\/span><\/p>\n

As of right now they are \u201csmall plates (limited menu)\u201d, \u201csort of Bistro style\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also went on to say, \u201cHowever, that being said we are targeting to close the tasting room for a week beginning\u00a0August 5th\u00a0to begin Phase 2 construction on our kitchen.\u00a0 The demolition of the office will be loud so we have chosen to shut down for a week so our Contractor can get through that portion without having to deal with start\/stop work hours around our schedule.\u00a0 We believe we will have the tasting room portion back open by\u00a0August 12th\u00a0but without food. The overall goal is to double our kitchen size with a full pass through sized window completed by the end of August.\u00a0 This will allow Chef Nic to execute not only her current menu as designed, but give her the equipment\u00a0and flexibility to\u00a0offer Entr\u00e9e sized creative\u00a0dishes, such as\u00a0seared scallops over squid ink risotto…. Not to mention, various fish\u00a0and unique meat dishes. We will also be adding 3 local beers to our list.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Burbank Ranch is 83 total acres with 44.5 acres planted with 16 different varieties.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now, be sure to check out Burbank Ranch when you\u2019re downtown!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

\"Cincopa<\/div>\n