You know, we aren’t necessarily “wow’d” very often by concepts, but Zoller Wine Styling kind of had that affect on us. It is a fully operational wine making spot a few blocks from downtown Paso Robles, where many small labels are created. When we were in, there were roughly ten … [Read more...]
Cinquain? What’s a Cinquain?
A cinquain is a type of poetry, somewhat similar to a Japanese haiku. But more importantly it is a winery (Cinquain Cellars) that is making some fantastic stuff. They have a few whites along with many reds, and we have to say, we love them all. We are members here so we were out … [Read more...]
Is Wine Enough to Keep Us Together?
This country, and the whole world have been going through some very trying times lately. Every single one of us has been financially impacted by it or knows someone that has been. I would agree more with the first part, that EACH of us has been hurt to some degree. Here’s … [Read more...]
Clos Solene – Unique Techniques in Wine Making
While we were out at Clos Solene talking to proprieter and winemaker, Guillaume Fabre, we got to discuss some of the unique wine making techniques that he uses. He actually does the fermentation stage of his wines in the barrel, fruit and juice together. He keeps the barrels … [Read more...]
So You Think You Can Rhone?
We know we can! We’ve Rhone’d more than most people probably should, but hey, we love our Rhones. That’s why we’re talking about Rhone wines…more importantly, “Hospice du Rhone” (HdR), and their April 2011 Event. Between now and then you’ll be hearing a lot about the event … [Read more...]
Orchid Hill – Downtown Paso Robles Tasting Room
You might know just how much we love our downtown. We call it "ours" because we spend a lot of time (and sometimes money) hanging out downtown. Usually, it's enjoying food, wine, friends, and we never tire of the view. There's always something going on, and we don't like to … [Read more...]
Wine on the 101, San Marcos Creek Vineyards
We've driven by San Marcos Creek Vineyards a million times, well maybe not quite that many times, but let's just say a LOT. It's situated right on the 101 Freeway, just north of Paso Robles. We've always been intrigued by the place, after all it's this group of cute buildings … [Read more...]
Pipestone Vineyards – 100% Organic Winemaking
Pipestone is a family farm, they literally live right there in the vineyards. Their house is perched amongst the vines, you drive right by it and the goats and geese when you're rolling up to the tasting room. They all contribute, Jeff, Florence, and their 2 daughters work the … [Read more...]
Barrel Tasting with Clos Solene – Incredible Wine!
A while back at the urging of a friend, we went to a local spot downtown to taste through the flight being poured by a local winery called Clos Solene. We had not heard of them prior to that but after tasting through the three wines and chatting with Guillaume, the owner and … [Read more...]
Blending Port with Roxo Port Cellars and First Crush Winemaking
If you saw our post about blending port last week, you know all about First Crush Winemaking! You know about how they like to take wine drinkers through every stage of the process; from the vines to the berries to the bottle! Well, one of those processes is blending. Blending … [Read more...]
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