matt, Author at Hoot n Annie

New Winemakers at Hearst Ranch Winery

February 11, 2015 matt 1 Comment

I thought this was pretty newsworthy as I went through my morning routine of searching through content online. Hearst Ranch Winery brought in a new winemaker as well as a consultant. That’s not necessarily the newsworthy part but what is, in my opinion, is who these folks are. … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine: Four Lanterns Winery

February 9, 2015 matt 11 Comments

A couple of weekends ago Annie and I went to two wineries. One was Pelletiere Estate Vineyard which I wrote about here and the other was Four Lanterns http://www.fourlanternswinery.com/. We chose these two for two reasons, 1) we had not been to either before and 2) our friend Amy … [Read more...]

More Changes: Paso Robles Concerts in the Park

February 6, 2015 matt 6 Comments

Howdy folks. News of the the conerts in the park being moved from Friday to Thursday has been spreading pretty well but I wanted to mention it here on our blog as well as another reminder. I’d hate to see you miss Thursday concerts and show up on Friday only to sit lonely and … [Read more...]

2014 Paso Robles Wine Industry Person of the Year

February 5, 2015 matt 1 Comment

Stephan Asseo of L’Aventure Winery was just named the 2014 Paso Robles Wine Industry Person of the Year. We wanted to send a quick congratulations to him. I would imagine it’s quite pleasing to get an award like this from your peers. … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine: Pelletiere Estate Vineyard

February 3, 2015 matt 7 Comments

We recently had the opportunity (which means we had someone babysit Sammy) to get over to one of the newer wineries in town, Pelletiere Estate. This new spot is the vision of Janis Denner, and I must say, it is quite the vision. … [Read more...]

Travel: Maalaea, Hawaii (and Lahaina)

January 30, 2015 matt 2 Comments

As many of you know from the photos we were posting on Facebook and Twitter, we recently traveled to Maalaea, Hawaii. The two main reasons we decided to do this trip were to get Sammy on a plane for the first time in his life and to actually travel again. Our last BIG trip was in … [Read more...]

Q&A with Amy Butler of Ranchero Cellars

January 26, 2015 matt 13 Comments

Without question I would list Amy Butler as one of the coolest winemakers in the Paso Robles area. We’ve known her for roughly six or seven years and are happy to call her a friend. When we first met her she was the winemaker for Edward Cellars, which has since gone out of … [Read more...]