Wine Tasting

What’s your preferred categorization – red and white? For us, we take it up a level from there – still wines and sparkling wines are the place to start!

If you’re new to wine tasting, everything may be unfamiliar, at first. If even the basics, such as, what is a wine flight, are on your mind, well, let’s get that one off your list – no one wants to walk into a tasting room screaming “newbie!”

Why wine tasting in Paso Robles is one of our favorite activities. Wine tasting in the Paso Robles AVA is such an incredibly rich and diverse experience for wine touring enthusiasts. With over 200 wineries and a variety of micro climates supporting scores of varietals, (one owner we talked to said they grow 52 varietals

Wine Tasting Oregon – the Big Picture So much to love about wine tasting Oregon! First, and foremost – it’s a great place for growing wine grapes! (I love the Oregon Wine Board’s spin – “If you were a wine grape, you’d want to be planted in Oregon.“)

Out tasting wine? You might want some cliff notes to talk intelligently about the winery’s Chardonnay wine taste. With some good listening skills and this little overview of what to look for,  you’ve got this! 🙂

Wine tasting is a great way to open your taste buds to new and exciting experiences. So, number one question – how much does wine tasting cost? Short answer – free to $75 and more per tasting (FYI, that $75 number is pretty standard for a higher end, Napa wine tasting)! Have no fear, we’ll

What to look for in Cabernet Sauvignon taste. Love wine tasting, but feel a little intimidated when you get the inevitable, “so what do you think of the wine?”

Wines of Washington, overview. Washington’s wine business has seen an interesting evolution. Why are the wines of Washington state flourishing, and which ones are most popular now?

Our central coast wine passport, Priority Wine Pass, makes exploring new wineries easy, and led us to the Bordeaux varietals from Paicines AVA at Donati Family Vineyard.

Family-run Midnight Cellars offers “true to character” Bordeaux varietals for San Luis Obispo County wine tasting. After our stop at Castoro on our Paso Robles wine tasting tour, we decided to check out Midnight Cellars. This small (8.000 cases annually) family-owned operation is also in Templeton, and is also part of our central coast wine

Craftsmanship in Rhone varietals bottled at Tercero Wines on our Santa Ynez Valley wine tasting! Doing some Santa Barbara County wine tasting? Stroll a block off the main drag in Los Olivos and you’ll happen upon a Santa Ynez Valley wine tasting room worthy of your exploration. Eclectic defines Tercero Wines and its winemaker, Larry

Castoro offers a great sampling of regional varieties for Central Coast wine tasting. We arrived at Castoro Cellars on a beautiful spring morning as our first stop on a Paso Robles wine tasting tour (although Castoro is technically in Templeton – close enough!)