Wine tasting in Paso Robles

Visiting L’Aventure Winery

Visiting L’Aventure Winery

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 […]


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The Terry Hoage Vineyards

The Terry Hoage Vineyards

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? […]

Wonderful White Find in Paso Robles

Wonderful White Find in Paso Robles

This past weekend I had a pleasure of visiting Halter Ranch Vineyard in Paso Robles. The flight opened with the biggest surprise of all…a spectacular Rhone white blend called Synthesis. Synthesis is a blend of 46% Viognier, 35% Rousanne and 19% Marsanne. I termed this the biggest surprise because I usually pass on the whites […]