winemaking
Michael Perlis Discovers: Zeppelin Wine Hangar
Some time ago, I wrote about visiting winemaker Stillman Brown in the middle of a remote vineyard in Paso Robles, and tasting his wines out of the trunk of his car, with one of the wineglasses still having a stray lipstick mark on it. Well, for those of you who prefer a more “civilized” experience…
Michael Perlis: Paso Garagiste Festival Update (And a price special!)
A few weeks ago, when I reported on the upcoming [November 12, 2011] Paso Garagiste Festival (www.pasogaragiste.com), I promised an update. Well, I had the opportunity recently to sit down at The Cellar with festival founder Doug Minnick and fellow festival organizer Lisa Dinsmore (follow her on Twitter @DailyWine) to get the latest scoop on…
Michael Perlis discovers: Cypher Winery
It’s getting a little confusing in Paso Robles. When I tell people we are going to Cypher Winery, I get blank stares until I tell them it used to be Four Vines. Then everyone nods. Four Vines always kind of seemed to me like two wineries anyway. First, there were the Four Vines wines, very…
There’s a New Winery in Town: Reyes Vineyards and Winery (Mobile bottling line photos included!)
One of my pals in the SCV Vintners and Growers Association, Stephen Hemmert, invited me to a bottling, via a bottling truck, via a mobile bottling line, in Agua Dulce last weekend. Come to find that Reyes Vineyards, adjacent to Agua Dulce Vineyards, was bottling their first three varietals. Robert Reyes, the winemaker and owner…
Underground Eberle Tour
What a treat to tour caves at least at one winery in Paso Robles last week. Got us out of the rain, AND SNOW, and allowed us to imagine that we were dining at an exclusive candlelit wine dinner or an intimate wedding. Rows seemed endless, barrels calling out to us with their vintage years…