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Eberle Winery

The staff were super friendly and I think the owner was hanging out outside drinking wine with his show dogs running around.

Modern vineyard that has literally everything! From Bocce Ball, Cave Tours, Private Tasting, and to holiday themed events, they have it all.

The cave tour and flight of wine was complimentary and exquisite. Their Cotes du Robles Blanc white honeysuckle and candied ginger, tingled delightfully as an opening for the palate. Their Red Barbera gold medal with tones of raspberry. Their Reserve estate Cabernet Sauvignon Cassis (black currant), was clean and smooth.

Byron Winery

Since 1984, Byron Winery has cultivaed an obsession for crafting site-specific Pinot Noir from distictive vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Rita Hills appellations. At the time of this winery's listing their wines are available by allocation only. You can contact Byron WInery by going to their website and signing up.

CRUSH Vineyard

Painting by Agata Zaborowski

After 30 years in the Fashion industry in New York City, Denise and Scott Schramm followed their hearts and daughters to California.  Denise and Scott are longtime wine enthusiasts and have always dreamed of owning a vineyard.  Traveling to Napa Valley since the early 90’s indulging their thirst for Cabernet Sauvignon this couple fell in love with California wines and the beauty of wine country. The Schramm's are also fortunate to have traveled to Europe and developed a fondness for the Italian Super Tuscans, Spanish Riojas, and France’s wines from the Bordeaux and Rhone regions. Nothing made them happier than gathering with friends and family sharing stories, good food, and great wine.    

The dream became reality when this couple purchased an established vineyard on the West Side of Paso Robles in the Adelaida District. The vineyard was known for growing award-winning Tannat and Tempranillo, two varietals that follow their “Road Less Traveled” philosophy in winemaking. At CRUSH Vineyard, the focus is on small-batch, hand-crafted red wines which are Estate grown on our family vineyard. Always sustainably farmed and handpicked.

The very first bottling, to commemorate the wedding of our oldest daughter Phoebe was a special blend of Tannat and GSM. This blend was named INCEPTION to mark the start of the new couple's life together, and the beginning of Denise and Scott's winemaking adventure. 

 

Chamisal Vineyards

This vineyard and winery is just 10 minutes from downtown San Luis Obispo in the beautiful Edna Valley. "A magical piece of ground, knowledge and several decades of experience to produce quintessentiall Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs".

Midnight Cellars Winery

Their wines were good, and actually moderately priced. The one that really stood out was their Gemini a Zinfandel-Syrah blend? They were offering a significant discount if we bought a bottle of the 05 and the 06, and that was too good to pass up. We also picked up a bottle of their Full Moon a Zinfandel, Syrah and Cab Franc blend.

Worth a stop if you are in Paso.

Brander Vineyard

The winery building referred by the staff as "The Barn" was the original structure at Bander. At "The Barn" Fred Bander personally hosted wine tastings inside on a rustic picnic table. This winery today is located on the estate just yards from the nearest vines. This means grapes can almost be immediately processed ater they are harvest, which has a tremendously beneficial impact on the wines produced. Frederic "Fred" Brander, owner and winemaker, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He moved with his family and settled in Santa Barbara, California. Fred started his career in the wine business by working for a local wine merchant, and later went to work in the wholesale business. While attending college, he started his own wine import company, focusing on wines from France and Argentina. Wishing to make his own wines, and with a fondness for Santa Barbara, Fred and his family established The Brander Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley in 1975. The initial planting was mainly Bordeaux grape varietals and in 1977, the first Sauvignon Blanc grapes were taken to a neighboring winery where Fred Brander produced a wine so distinctive it captured Santa Barbara County's first gold medal for a wine at a major wine competition (1978 Los Angeles County Fair).

Kynsi Winery

When visiting Kynsi Winery in Arroyo Grande, keep an eye out for a barn and you'll see the tasting room emerge. The "tasting room" is a really small covered open area. There is a large grassy area and a single shaded table. This cozy wine tasting area it's not designed to handle a lot of visitor, but they do make some good wine!. Friendly staff. Great selection of Pinot Noirs. ~ A few others to perhaps vist as well are Conway, Nichols, Toucan, Dracaena, and Lyrique

Cinquain Cellars

2006 marks the first vintage of Cinquain Cellars, one of the newest wineries in the Paso Robles appellation.  Cinquain Cellars is focused on estate grown reds, including Bordeaux, Rhône, and Port varieties, as well as, sourcing fruit from select vineyards for white varieties.  It is run by David and Beth Nagengast, with David tending to the vineyard and winemaking while Beth manages the sales and marketing.

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