It's Winemaker Wednesday at Vinoteca Wine Bar in downtown Paso Robles and we were there to taste through the flight brought on by J&J Cellars!  Each week, Vinoteca hosts a Winemaker and their chosen flight of 3-4 wines to pour and we were excited to see that J&J was … [Read more...]

What better place to sit with a plastic glass of wine and people-watch than the Mid-State Fair?  That's where we were, sitting in the Wine Corral, relaxing and checking out the scene.  They call this the "Biggest Little Fair Anywhere", and I think we'd have to agree.  While the … [Read more...]

We teamed up with "I Walk the Vine" to bring you a chance to win one of their very stylish T-shirts.  All you had to do was send in 3 songs that have the word "wine" in them.  We got some great entries...and we have a WINNER!!!  Jenn Chavez is the lucky girl! Check out the great … [Read more...]

There's a little family-run micro-winery out of Arroyo Grande that's making a big mark on the wine industry!  Toucan Wines is out of Arroyo Grande, CA and they produce right around 400 cases of wine.  The wines are handcrafted Old Vines Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Carignane.  … [Read more...]

We meandered down the Coast a bit and ended up at Laetitia Winery...it's in Arroyo Grande, CA just off the 101 freeway.  Let's just break it down, shall we? Here we go...interesting and cool things about Laetitia: - They specialize in sparkling wines (YES!!!) - They also … [Read more...]

We thought we'd throw you a bit of a curve ball and post on a restaurant that we love here in the area...McPhee's Grill in Templeton, CA.  It's just a couple miles down the 101 from Paso Robles and they're known for their, yeah, you guessed it, their GRILL!  They grill a filet … [Read more...]

We've shown you Tablas Creek in the past, but this time we went out to this Far Out Winery with some friends in the Uncorked Wine Tours bus (are you noticing a theme here?).  The standout thing about Tablas Creek is their consistenly good wines.  They specialize in Rhone … [Read more...]

Adalaida Cellars is one of those wineries in the Paso Robles area with a reputation for good wine, so we went with a few good friends of ours!  We got there in the Uncorked Wine Tours bus (awesome ride) and tasted through their list.  They're in the "Far Out" group of wineries … [Read more...]