Sticky mash potatoes? Undone turkey? Blasé cranberry sauce? These disasters are pretty bad, both nothing’s worse than pairing the wrong wines with your Thanksgiving feast. When you spend this many hours on a single meal as this, you want every…
This time of year, holiday parties abound, and it’s easy to get sucked into the mindset of the overextended host (planning, decorating, cleaning, cooking). It doesn’t matter if it’s a Halloween costume you’ve just got to finish sewing for your…
Our steady march into fall means longer nights—and in Paso Wine Country—more late night delights! As the moon waxes and wanes, make time to look up at the night sky and wonder at the vastness of it all. These exceptional…
Why should the kids have all the fun? It’s your God-given right as a parent to “tax” a certain amount of Halloween Candy for your own enjoyment—right? Since we’re all in agreement, lets move on to the pressing matter at…
The first rule of harvest: There are no rules. By its very nature, harvest time in Paso Wine Country is always unpredictable (you may get rain, rot, or soaring temperatures, and each change in the weather can drastically affect ripening…
Indian-born entrepreneurs Neeta and Kunal Mittal seduce wine experts, drinkers alike with their wine and spice tasting experience in Downtown Paso Robles. Wine experts and enthusiasts across the U.S.A. have spoken, and the name on their lips is unanimous: LXV…
There’s just way too much to know about wine! We could go on for ages just talking about where to store it, how it’s harvested, and (of course) what to pair it with. Alas, we wine nerds love the unknowable…
Have you ever pulled an open bottle of wine out of the fridge, questioning whether or not it has turned? Well wonder no more; our wine guide has a definitive list that you can keep on hand, which will inform…
Do you feel like you blinked, and September flew by? Not sure where the time went? Between getting the kids back to school and packing up the pool toys, it’s easy to experience a little Fear of Missing Out while…
New Harvest, New You! Shake off the summer doldrums and rejoice in fun fall flavors that reflect the best that Paso Robles Wine Country has to offer. Winemakers may be busy as beavers picking and processing fruit, but that doesn’t…
Celebrities! They’re just like us. Well…not really. Not even close. They may spend way more time (and Benjamins) on their appearance, own multiple homes, and jet set around the world on a whim, but they really are pretty normal when…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like fall! Kids are zipping up their backpacks, the days are getting a little bit shorter, and Halloween stuff (and, in some frightening cases, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations) has taken over seasonal aisles across…
Vine + Winemaker + Time = Wine, right? Maybe in a simplified world—but in the real world—winemaking is a complicated mistress born from toil and forged from state-of-the-art tools. Back in the day, those tools weren’t so high tech, either.…
There’s a whole lot of excitement surrounding bud break in spring and harvest/crush in early fall, but what about the “in-between” time happening right now in Paso Robles? You might not know it, but winemakers are extremely busy as summer…
Dear Friends and Sextant Wine Club Members, When Nancy and I began our journey in 2001, it was our goal to channel the essence found within our estate vineyard through every wine we produce. Today, that philosophy continues — our…
Forget the temperature of your wine cellar, the shape of your glass, or the amount of time you aerate that bottle. The single most important thing that determines the deliciousness of your wine is small yet mighty: The cork! Learn…
We know. We know. Personality quizzes are the stuff of teenage magazines and silly Facebook shares. But who doesn’t like to kill 20 minutes doing something totally fun and unabashedly unproductive? With the election coming up, it seems like all…
Mid-summer madness (and Mid-State Fair food) has arrived! That means there’s no better time to get out into the sunshine with a glass of fantastic Paso Robles wine. Take advantage of all dynamic Paso Robles has to offer, from the…
This post is not going to be one big gargantuan pat on the back—I promise. With so many awards to boast about, Paso Robles Wine Country has every right to be a bit snobbish, but that just isn’t our style.…
The dog days of summer are upon us now! If you find yourself relating a lot more to your Golden Retriever these days—passing out on the cold kitchen floor, jumping spontaneously into water fountains, chewing ice cubes like there’s no…