Sip Wines, Save Lives April 7-8
Homeless kitties, deserted dogs and passed-over pups: Our furry friends need us, now more than ever. The weekend of April 7 and 8 marks Wine 4 Paws tenth anniversary, and you can give back to all of these animals in…
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Wait, Wine and What?! 5 Weird But Awesome Paso Wine Pairings
Paso Robles knows its fine wine, but that doesn’t mean we’re too “fancy” to flip the script. Although this humble wine region is world renowned for fresher-than-fresh farm to table food and super high scoring bottles, we’re also known to…
5 Things You Should Do (Besides Taste) in Paso Wine Country
Paso Robles is known for its amazing wine tasting opportunities; this is true (thank you Dr. Obvious). With nearly 300 tasting rooms dotting pastoral, vineyard-lined backroads, there is a type of wine tasting experience to suit every personality (rustic, elegant,…
Paso Wine Under the Microscope: 5 Wine Compounds Revealed!
Wine compounds—especially “polyphenols”—are a lot like stars. Your body knows what they are when you experience them, but you’d have a doozie of a time explaining exactly what they’re made of when asked. Just as heavenly bodies are composed of…
5 Wildflower Wine Excursions
Did you know that John Steinbeck was a huge fan of the Central Coast’s vivid wildflower display each spring? Here’s proof, from his book, East of Eden, where he describes the region’s bounty of petals: “The spring flowers in a…
5 Easy Paso Wine Budget Hacks
“Wine” probably isn’t high on your list of budgetary priorities under “groceries” and “saving for the bathroom remodel.” I mean—it really shouldn’t be (if it is, you might have a problem on your hands). However, as a true Paso wine…
5 Paso Mulled Winter Wine Recipes to Warm Your Soul
Experience the spicier side of Paso Robles Wine Country. The holidays may be over, but baby—it’s still cold outside! Embrace the stormy weather, wind, and rain with a piping cup of pure comfort. For these wonderful warming mulled wine recipes,…
Too Hot to Sip? Nonsense. Chill Out with These Brisk Coastal Tasting Rooms
It’s so hot, forget frying an egg on the sidewalk. Eggs are frying inside the hens! Freshly-washed hair and linen becomes swampy in seconds. In this triple digit heat, doing anything outside—taking out the trash, walking the dog—feels ten times…
What the Heck Does Vine Trellising Have to Do with Wine?
The short answer? Everything. OK, so there’s also the place the grapes are grown, the kind of grape, how those grapes are processed, and who’s doing the winemaking, but the lesser-celebrated art of trellising is one of the most crucial…
3 Tasting Rooms to Explore on Your Next Hearst Castle Adventure
With its dreamy, manicured gardens, jaw-dropping artifacts (Egyptian sarcophagi included), and dramatic, craggy coastal backdrop, Hearst Castle is, hands-down, the Central Coast’s coolest cultural excursion. Spring is just around the corner, and in Paso Robles Wine Country, that means leisurely…