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Paso Robles Zin Festival 2010 – Day One, Friday

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As always during festival weekends, there was a plethora of food including grilled sausages and bacon wrapped dates which we enjoyed at a picnic table in the sunshine.

March 24th, 2010 | Posted in Wine Country trips,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »

Reflections On A WINEormous Year

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It’s been a hell of a year. Until early May, I was selling real estate, or at least attempting to. In March, my then fiancée, now bride, Laura and I spent the weekend in Paso Robles with our dear friends Denny and Jodi Jones. If memory serves me correctly, it was the 5th visit there [...]

December 30th, 2009 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »

The Road Trip Continues In Paso Robles (part 2 of 3)

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After two wonderful days in the Santa Ynez Valley, we found ourselves back in one of our very favorite spots… Paso Robles. It’s beginning to feel like a home away from home. I’ve said before we always discover one or two amazing places we haven’t visited before and we added two to the list on [...]

November 19th, 2009 | Posted in Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »

Paso Robles – Harvest Festival Weekend 2009

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Every time we visit Paso Robles, we discover at least one new treasure. This past visit was no exception. Carmody McKnight was one of the first wineries we stopped at on our first visit to Paso last year. We have developed a nice friendship with winemaker Greg Cropper, and when we read they we doing [...]

November 5th, 2009 | Posted in Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »

Paso Robles – Magic In The Air (Part 3)

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On Saturday morning, Laura and I joined our new friend DeAnna Morrison for breakfast at the Cowgirl Cafe downtown. We had a full day of wine tasting ahead of us, so a hearty breakfast was in order. We had our handy bible with us, so while we were enjoying our breakfast, we mapped out our [...]

June 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Wine Country trips | Read More »

Paso Robles – Magic In The Air (Part 2 – Villicana Winery)

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Laura and I have visited Paso Robles seven times in just over a year. Each visit has been unique, and I have to say this was one of the best visits yet. The wineries we visited were superb, and we made a new friend, DeAnna Morrison. On our first afternoon, we visited Villicana Winery for [...]

June 19th, 2009 | Posted in Wineries | Read More »

Paso Robles – Magic In The Air (Part 1)

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It’s no secret that Laura and I love Paso Robles. We paid our first visit here last May and are back in town for our seventh visit. Someone just asked me why I like Paso so much. There are several reasons. Obviously, there’s some incredible wine here. More than that, there’s magic. There’s a unique [...]

June 14th, 2009 | Posted in Wineries | Read More »

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