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Tag Archives: Paso Robles California
Video Wine Review: Daou Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, 2010
Has a decade tamed the monster Cabernet Franc Merlot blend from Paso Robles? Check out my video review Daou Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, 2010
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Daou, drink, merlot, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, travel
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A Paso Robles Right Bank Wine-Off Daou vs Justin
With our house a block of ice, I turn to southern climes for sunnier respite. This manic Monday’s glass travels to Paso Robles AVA: California’s hot hills of heritage Zinfandel vines and huge Syrah wines. Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, drink, merlot, Oak, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, Red, snow, travel, wine, winter
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Paso Robles 7: Lone Madrone
Last Monday’s post visited Firestone Walker Brewery. Also found twenty years ago in 1996, our stop today is Lone Madrone Winery. The nineties clearly provided busy times for Paso.
Our pickup heads west from Paso Robles on Adelaida Road. The world turns a sandy sable and olive shrub. Hills mount each other, as we climb and wheel round them. Soon, orderly vines draped in mesh add militant structure to this wild place. Continue reading
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Tagged cab, California, drink, Lone Madrone, nebbiolo, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, Syrah, wine, Winery
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Paso Robles 5: Austin Hope Treana Tasting Cellars
Wayward Wine continues its exploration of Paso Robles wineries. One day starts in search of wine for a wedding. An up-scaled, wood-planked warehouse sits between biotech buildings and similar sheds. Inside, large indigo walls fly up two stories, splattered with animal heads and art. Lipstick red metal chairs frame the reclaimed wood bar and tables. House-sized curved wood panels mimic sliced barrels dividing the space. This is not a winery, it is a tasting lounge for the hip. Welcome to Austin Hope’s Treana Tasting Cellars. Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Hope, cab, California, drink, Food, Grenache, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, Syrah, travel, Treana, Viognier, wine
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Paso Robels 2: Tablas Creek Vineyard Review
Last Monday, Wayward Wine began its tour of Paso Robles with the wild and small Fratelli Perata Winery. Today we review the opposite end of the spectrum, with international implant, Tablas Creek Vineyard.
Located in the cooler (for Paso), Western hills of the Santa Lucia coastal range: Continue reading
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Tagged Beaucastel, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, RHONE, Syrah, tablas creek, travel, wine
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