After a great start to our day visiting the wineries of Murphys with Four Winds Cellars, we set off for a perennial favorite: the Twisted Oak Winery. Not only do we love their wine, it is important to brush up on a key success factor for enjoying your visit to Twisted Oak: drinking wine with […]
It’s time to visit Murphys! We were invited to visit the area by our good friends Laura and Bill, who have a vacation home nearby. We had visited Murphys before, and even stayed in the historic Murphys Hotel (hint: the rooms are over the bar, so don’t plan on turning in too early. You bought […]
So by now you know that we LOVE wine tasting! We especially enjoy visiting small wineries and meeting the people who actually play a role in producing the wine. For a real change of pace, though, we checked out a champagne tasting at K&L Wines, our favorite wine retailer. There were some similarities and some […]
After some great tastings at Adelaida Cellars and DAOU Winery, we felt that we had time and energy for just one more winery. Based on our research and some excellent advice from a friend, we decided that our final tasting in Paso Robles would be at the McPrice Myers Winery. Although we gave up a […]
After an amazing start to day two of our Paso Robles adventure at Adelaida Cellars, we drove just a short way back down Adelaida Road toward the highway, to the entrance to DAOU Vineyards and Winery. As we made our way along the winding drive, we spied a mansion perched at the top of a mountain top. Could […]
Day two of our Paso Robles adventure arrived full of sunshine and promise. The second day of any wine tasting trip requires fortitude and focus (and a certain amount of attention paid to breakfast) so we try to plan our first winery of the day to be something special. This morning was no exception. The […]
Our day of wine tasting in Paso Robles was drawing to a close. As we left ZinAlley, we decided that we had time for just one more winery. We had reservations at a great restaurant, so time was of the essence. Sometimes tough decision must be made. We decided to spend our last tasting of […]
Our visit to Paso Robles continued on from Caliza Winery. When our son, Brian, and his wife Julie, learned of our plan to visit the area, he told us that if we only had time for one winery, that winery should be ZinAlley. With a recommendation like that, we made sure to fit ZinAlley into […]
Our visit to Paso Robles was going strong, with great experiences at the Terry Hoage Vineyards and the L’Aventure Winery. Flushed with success, we continued down the winding country road to our next stop: the Caliza Winery. Our streak of great wineries continued! A lot of fun in a compact space The tasting room is […]
From the Terry Hoage Vineyards, our Paso Robles excursion continued to the L’Aventure Winery. The dirt road experience continued, sadly, but the beautiful countryside and sunshine pouring into our car made it worth the car wash that was in our future. We had learned, belatedly, that L’Aventure Winery was a “reservation only” tasting room, but […]
After nearly a decade away, we finally decided to return to Paso Robles. Granted, our trip was partially motivated by our desire to try out our new hard-top convertible on country roads with the top down. The weather forecast was promising, so we made some reservations and set off in our new wheels. First stop? […]