I’ve never devoted one of my columns to one block of one town in one wine area. Thinking no one else has either. So, for fun, I’ve written about some of the places on Pine Street, in downtown Paso Robles, which we visited on our last trip and suggest that you visit too! Hotel Cheval…
The 22nd Annual Festival Celebrates Paso Robles’ Heritage Grape and Other Wild Wines March 14 – 16 Paso Robles, CA – Save the date for Vintage Paso: Zinfandel and Other Wild Wines, March 14 – 16, 2014. Paso Robles, Wine Enthusiast’s 2013 Wine Region of the Year, annually pays tribute to its heritage grape…
The Paso Robles CAB Collective (PRCC) recently announced the dates, venues and new format for its second annual CABs of Distinction event. After the success of the inaugural CABs of Distinction event (launched last year to celebrate and promote Cabernet Sauvignon and red Bordeaux wines produced in Paso Robles, California) and the increased momentum from…
Annual Wine Star Awards Honor the Most Influential and Innovative Names in the Wine Industry PASO ROBLES, CA (November 12, 2013) Wine Enthusiast Magazine announced today that the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA) has received the honor of being named the 2013 Wine Region of the Year in the magazine’s annual Wine Star Awards….
Day two of the Cab Collective began with a seminar and tasting moderated by Steve Heimoff, the West Coast Editor of Wine Enthusiast magazine. Panelists included Gary Eberle, owner/enologist, Eberle Winery; Scott Shirley, winemaker, Justin; Kevin Willenborg, winemaker, Vina Robles; Steve Peck, winemaker, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; David Galzignato, winemaker, Jada Vineyard & Winery;…
Making the most of my two-day Paso Robles media pass to cover the inaugural Cab Collective, I planned to attend four media events. However, arriving a wee bit early for the first, I stopped in to visit with Terry Hoage and taste some Rhones before the all-Cab/Bordeaux blends. During our interview, first with Terry and…
Santa Maria, California – June 29-July 1, 2012, Chardonnay, the world’s beloved noble white grape, is once again being celebrated at The Chardonnay Symposium in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County. Internationally recognized producers, new-comers to the craft and pioneering growers will gather in this leading Central Coast appellation to analyze, discuss,…