California's Wine Regions, Terrior, Day Trips, Wine Tasting
Day tours of the five distinct regions within Paso Robles that we have found.
All wineries have a personality. You might call some staid, edifices, premium, snooty, homespun or energetic. Mystic Hills Vineyard personality is the former: lots of energy. Co-owner Judy Cox is … Continue Reading Mystic Hills Vineyard’s Cinematic Heritage
Paso Robles locals have a love/hate relationship with Justin Vineyards & Winery. Some Paso locals swear at Justin while some locals swear by this vintner perched in the foothills west … Continue Reading A Central Coast Love/Hate Story With Justin Winery
Full disclosure here, we’re not big fans of dry Italian varietals. But if you like dry Italian wine you’ll love Bella Luna Estate Winery in Templeton (South of Paso Robles.) … Continue Reading Italian Wine on the Dry Side Cooled by the Templeton Gap
It’s a perfect place for sipping a California bottle of wine or perhaps getting married. Pear Valley Winery on the east side of Paso Robles sits atop rolling hills overlooking … Continue Reading Pear Valley Wines-A Good Place to Sip Vino or Hold Your Wedding
Visiting Stillwaters Winery in Paso Robles over a 3-day President’s holiday weekend the place is hopping with brides-to-be along with the out-of-towners looking for a breath of fresh air after … Continue Reading California Wineries Open Up After C19 Public Masking Requirements Softened
We stared into the blue sky, white clouds and a snootful of ruby red wine on the table top in a world turned topsy turvey. But even disoriented, days like … Continue Reading Good Bottles of Wine Off the Beaten Path of San Marcos Road
Chucking flying discs 300 feet into metal baskets amongst the grape rows at Castoro Vineyards seems an odd way to go wine tasting, but, a good bottle wine and a … Continue Reading A Bottle of Wine, Flying Discs, 18 Holes and Thou
Every once in a while you have to take a chance on an inexpensive California bottle of wine. You never know if you’re going to kiss an ugly frog bottle … Continue Reading Value Priced Bottles of California Wine: AKA – Cheap
Looking For A Classic Cabernet Bottle of Wine Comparisons of good bottles of red wine tend to focus on Cabernet Sauvignon. As you know from our musings we enjoy bottles … Continue Reading Comparing 12 Cabernet Sauvignon Bottles of Wine
The Drier Side of Paso Robles’ Bottles of Wine The winemaker at Pear Valley Winery must be a big fan of peppery wine, and his bottles of wine showcase the … Continue Reading Pear Valley – The Spicy Side of Paso Robles
These Bottles of Wine Started With a Few Beers Many wine aficionados dream of becoming California winemakers, purveyors of grape and bottles of wine. The Brothers Glunz have become just that, … Continue Reading Glunz Family Winery – Paso Robles
Touring wine country looking for your perfect bottle of wine, you taste a lot of bottom-of-the-barrel wine. Or, as we say, you must kiss a lot of ugly frogs before … Continue Reading A Bottle of Wine From Limestone – Calcareous Winery
‘Mother of Exiles’ – Bordeaux Style Blend A Bottle of Wine From Paso Robles’ Coastal Hills Denner Vineyards’ ‘Mother of Exiles’ doesn’t sound like a bottle of wine, it sounds … Continue Reading Bottle of Wine From Paso Robles – Denner’s Mother of Exiles
Justin’s New Owners – Roll Global Buys Into A California Bottle of Wine- Is the corporatization of Justification the disintegration of a good bottle of wine? Some say yes, especially … Continue Reading A Justification For Changing Their Bottles of Wine
Oh Bottle of Buttery Chardonnay Wine…. …..Where Art Thou? Searching for a good California bottle of Chardonnay wine is a prodigious task. With all the great wine California produces, we are … Continue Reading Seeking a Good Bottle of Buttery California Chardonnay Wine
Two hours and 21 bottles of Pinot Noir later, we found our winners, seven good and interesting wines to offer our yacht club. As chairs of our yacht club wine … Continue Reading 2 Hours & 21 Bottles of Pinot Noir Wine