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Welcome to Your Independent Guide to the Wine Country. Find detailed information on hundreds of wineries, read reviews, map your journey or write your own winery reviews. Note: Write six winery reviews and we will send you a free (but cool) gift.

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Autry Cellars Opens New Tasting Room in San Luis Obispo

Autry Cellars is a small, new, high quality winery making small lots of exquisite wines from some of the best vineyards on the central coast.  Steve Autry produces many wines unique to Edna Valley, including a richly flavored Tempranillo, a spicy Sangiovese, the robust Malbec, his Cabernet Franc and other varietals.

 

The winery is located in Edna Valley near the intersection of Los Ranchos Road and Broad Street/227. The new winery is back off the road adjacent to the vineyards. Visitors can sample some wonderfully expressive wines from his extensive wine portfolio. Open daily till 6pm and happy to take drop-ins during the week. 805.546.8669

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Lone Madrone
Sharing the lovely property with the Sycamore Herb Farm is the newly constructed wood barn and tasting room of Lone Madrone. Come visit us!
Veris Cellars
Paso Robles - Try our 100 percent estate grown wines; blending the subtle differences of east and west side Paso Robles grapes. The wines are fruit forward with soft tannins and are a good value. Visit our country casual farm house.
Villa San-Juliette
Paso Robles - Entertainment producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick live their long held dream – owning their own vineyard. Their dramatic destination tasting room will open in Spring of 2009.
Pomar Junction Vineyard and Winery
Paso Robles - Taste wine at the Junction and see the caboose, boxcar and antique farm equipment. Enjoy the picnic areas & panoramic views.
Jada Vineyard & Winery
Visit our west side Paso Robles winery amidst the vineyards and oaks. We produce Jersey Girl Syrah, a Bordeaux blend with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Petite Verdot fruit, a non-traditional Rhone blend with Syrah, Cabernet and Merlot and a 100% Syrah.
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Greg Graham -at it again
Greg Graham was the winemaker at Rombauer Vineyard since 1988 and began producing wine under his own label in 1992. He purchased a 13-acre Zinfandel vineyard in the Red Hills appellation of Lake County. The soils in the Red Hills appellation are red, rocky and well drained, and are ideally suited for the Rhone varietals.
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Santa Maria Valley Wine Country Video
Santa Maria Valley is home to hundreds of acres of premium wine grapes as well as more than a dozen wineries. Many have tasting rooms open to the public with such amenities as wine caves, vineyard tours, food and wine pairings, as well as some of the states best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Here is a short video to get the "flavor" of the region.
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Cambria Pinot Noir Ranked #1
Wine Enthusiast magazine toasts 2006 Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir with a No. 1 ranking. Each year, the editors of Wine Enthusiast magazine - one of America's most well-respected wine, food and travel publications - taste thousands of wines from all over the world. Of those numerous wines, only one receives the highest honors in Wine Enthusiast's annual "Top 100" list.
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All About Rhone Wines
The Rhône River flows through eastern France and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Generally, this wine growing area is blessed by a warm, sunny Mediterranean climate very similar to that in California. It receives very little summer rain and the grapes are able to become very ripe. Unlike in most of the wine producing regions of France (Burgundy and Bordeaux) where it rains all summer and rarely gets above 85 degrees.
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West Side Wine Tasting Tour
Paso Robles has dozens of memorable wineries to visit. Here is a tour of five top wineries all within close proximity showcasing a wide variety of wine types, winemaking styles, tasting facilities, and history.
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