Just about 4 miles West of Paso Robles, in the Santa Lucia Mountains lies the Nadeau Family Vineyards proper. This is definitely the small family winery story – husband and wife do it all…they farm their grapes, crush them and make the wines, all right on their property. They specialize in those big Zinfandels and luscious Rhones that have helped put Paso Robles on the wine map, and they do a great job at it. They source some of their grapes from growers that they individually select, depending on quality and quantity, and this allows them to provide a diverse group of wines for you to taste. While tasting in their rustic tasting room, which happens to be right where they blend, test, and do all that wine science that winemakers do, we got to try a Viognier, a Pinot Noir, some Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, and some great Zinfandels! Head on out there and meet the Nadeaus, taste some great and unique wine, and admire their impressive collection of historical wines bottles that adorn the walls of the tasting room (1965 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon, 1970 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir, for example).
Cheers!
http://www.nadeaufamilyvintners.com/index.html
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Nice vineyard, I love the small mom and pop wineries. Matt I seen the butterfly, and what was that a road runner/bird? Cool video. I have a friend that is doing a solo vacation (10 days) to Placerville and is on her way home and will stop at Pismo Beach I told her to stop at Tastes of the Valley, one of your recommendations. Can’t wait to hear about her adventure.
Beverly – Not sure about the bird…but cool that you saw the butterfly! Yes, beautiful vineyard and great wine! Definitely let us know how your friend likes Tastes of the Valley, we look forward to hearing about her adventure, too!
I watched the video a couple more times was it a lizard? My friend is stopping at “San juan bautista then to Pismo Beach. I am learning about places I’ve never heard of or been to before! I will let you know how she likes Tastes of the Valley.
Hey guys! Thanks for the thumbs up. Enjoyed having you out and love your site. May post it to our Facebook page.
Hi Patrice…thank you, we had a great time and loved the wines! We’ll be back with a picnic one of these days!