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Fancy Meeting YOU Here: Gary Eberle at Wine Festival

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As we meandered ever so diligently (not really) around the Paso Robles Wine Festival, we came across Gary Eberle of Eberle Winery…and good times were being had. As per the usual, the Eberle booth was slammed with people and wine was flowing.  We got to ask Gary some questions and … [Read more...]

HdR Wine Auction With Alban, Carroll, and SAXUM!

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There is something amazingly entertaining about listening to an auctioneer do his thing, especially when the stuff being auctioned off is wine, wine trips, wine dinners, and other wine related things. This particular auction took place at Hospice du Rhone, the auctioneer is Todd … [Read more...]

Paso Robles Wine Festival Rockin' the Downtown!

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The Paso Robles Wine Festival is quite possibly the largest and most well-known wine event in the area, featuring the glorious and delicious wines that the Paso Robles AVA has to offer. The event is put on every year by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance (PRWCA) and 2011 … [Read more...]

Evans Ranch Tasting Room, In All Its Glory!

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Evans Ranch Tasting Room, located in downtown Los Olivos, is pretty unique in that it has stools up at the tasting bar…which you don’t see all that often. It's like hanging out at a bar (which is our second favorite thing to do after wine tasting).  It really is a cool tasting … [Read more...]

Finding Clos Solene Wines at HdR – YES!!!

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So here we are, wine glass in hand, wandering around at the Hospice du Rhone Grand Tasting and we found one of our new favorite Paso Robles winemakers, Guillaume Fabre!  He and his lovely wife, Solene were pouring their wine, Clos Solene (you get where he came up with the name, … [Read more...]

Stolpman Vineyards Tasting Room Brings It!

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The Stolpman Tasting Room used to be located in Solvang but are now in the beautiful downtown of Los Olivos. The tasting room itself is cool, a quaint little front yard area with a few vines planted and an outdoor seating/ tasting area. We didn’t video the inside, it was … [Read more...]

Art + Wine = Artiste Winery

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We love it when worlds collide…especially when one of those worlds contains wine!! The great thing about Artiste Winery in downtown Los Olivos is their passion for art and spreading that to the guests that venture inside. They invite people to paint on the community canvases or … [Read more...]

Halter Ranch Wine, Hospice du Rhone, and Change

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When we walked into the Grand Tasting at Hospice du Rhone our first interview was with Kevin Sass , who we were introduced to as the new winemaker at Halter Ranch.  So, after chatting up some of our wine connections in the area, we've heard that Kevin will be taking over after … [Read more...]

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...]