Located in downtown Paso Robles, just a couple of blocks off the main square, is Ortman Family Vineyards' Tasting Room.  http://www.ortmanvineyards.com/.  This is a family run operation, Dad Chuck and son Matt make the wines and bring a lot of experience to the table.  Chuck has … [Read more...]

Opolo Vineyards is one of those places around the Paso Robles area that you hear a lot about.  https://www.opolo.com/.  They have a reputation for being a fun place, great wines, and they throw a good party.  We needed to be sure and get in on all this...so we went!  It's a … [Read more...]

We're into a new and remarkable series here at Hoot 'n Annie; it's the Cleavage Creek series.  http://cleavagecreek.com/.  There's quite a story here...Budge and Arlene Brown were married for 48 years when she lost her 7 year battle to breast cancer in 2005.  Budge went through … [Read more...]

You know how they say that you learn something new every day?  Well, it's true!  We headed out to Silver Horse Winery where they hosted the First Crush Winemaking crew doing a shoot thinning seminar.  http://www.firstcrushwinemaking.com/.  What First Crush does is give their … [Read more...]

If you've never been out to the Silver Horse Tasting Room, you're missing out on one of the most beautiful views in the area.  http://www.silverhorse.com/.  You also happen to be missing out on some great wines, fun people, and now the Tassajara Cellars label pouring in the … [Read more...]

We got invited to a celebration in Paso Robles...Uncorked Compliance was celebrating their 3rd year in business!  http://www.uncorkedcompliance.com/.  They had the party at the Paso Wine Center, which is a very cool tasting room downtown.  Uncorked Compliance services a whole … [Read more...]

WOW!!!  Okay, we'll start this one off by saying that we've had to make a conscious decision to get  more into Rose.  Somewhere along the line, Rose got a bad wrap...could it be the Strawberry Hill and White Zin out of a box that was so popular back in the day?  Here in the Paso … [Read more...]

There's this awesome wine tasting room in downtown Avila Beach where you can wander off the beach, and stroll right in for a tasting or a glass of wine.  http://avilawineandroasting.com/.  What more does one need when hangin out on the Central Coast, right?  They've got lots of … [Read more...]

Wild Coyote Winery is not too far West from downtown Paso Robles, and is perched up on a hill overlooking its estate vineyard.  http://www.wildcoyote.biz/ The very unique thing about this winery is that it's done completely in a relaxing and authentic Southwestern theme.  From … [Read more...]