Grapes, ripe and glistening, are dropping off the vines. Well, more like they are being pulled off the vines, as thousands of vineyard workers work from sunup to sundown to craft the next great vintage. Mother nature can only do…
Fall has arrived in Paso Robles! The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hold your sweetheart close, pop a bottle of Paso Robles wine, and enjoy all this magical wine…
Break out that teeny bikini or bold pair of board shorts: summer has arrived in Paso Robles Wine Country! Yes, temps tend to soar into the 80s, 90s, and even triple digits throughout Northern SLO County this time of year…
The long days. The longer nights. The picking, pruning, and punching-down. The blending. The bottling. It’s a lot, right? I haven’t even touched on the fermenting, aging, sales, marketing, and nitpicking over just what should go on the back of…
January is a clean slate for a reason. We couldn’t possibly continue into the New Year with the same ferocity (or else we’d all end up crazy exhausted, broke and very bloated). It feels so good to start over, but…
Stomp, slurp, and celebrate! It’s almost Harvest Wine Weekend in Paso Robles Wine Country, and more than 100 events are unfolding across the region. Sure, there are plenty of places you can do your sipping and swirling, but these select…
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,…
Grapes aren’t just nature’s candy: they are also nature’s antioxidant! By now, we all know that drinking a moderate amount of wine daily can benefit your health and that red wine is linked to buffering away oxidative damage as well…
Summer is all about that BBQ life! From dripping dippin’ sauces oozing down our chins to watching the kids run barefoot on the lawn, there is nothing quite like a true summer cookout in Paso Wine Country. This August, swap…
Gone fishing? Gone golfing? No way! We’re hanging our “Gone Wine Tasting” sign at our desk and making a dash for vineyard-dotted hills. We’re all looking to get away this time of year, and Paso Robles is a top destination…
“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…
So many things in life are needlessly intimidating (parallel parking, Pilates, and filling out tax forms among them). One thing you should never fret about? Perfectly pairing wine and chocolate at your next holiday get together. You may think that—like…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Let me sock it to ya straight. You may know the difference between acidity and astringency. You may know the world’s most famous wine regions like the back of your hand. You may be an awarded and decorated sommelier with…