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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.

Start by Clicking on a Region, then browse the wineries-- or use the winery search box. The Advanced Search lets you select wineries by ambiance, amenities, wine types or even tasting fees.

There is a lot here. Check us out. Cheers!

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2011 Yin Yang Grape Harvest

Balance in The Universe

Vineyard owners know that Mother Nature can challenge even the best agriculturalist. 2011 was a “perfect storm” of strong winds, hail, devastating frosts, thunder-storms, cool summer temperatures, heat spikes and then September rain. A tough year in the vineyard also challenges, but sometimes rewards winemakers.

With the late rains this year some vineyards were harvested early at lower sugar levels. Many waited it out and hoped the sun would warm and sweeten up the fruit. What happened?

Is this the balance of nature? Read more.

Suggested Wineries

	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.

	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!

	Morovino

	Avila Beach - Morovino embraces the Italian winemaking philosophy of wine, food, family & friends. Stop by the beach side location to experience Morovino.

	Rotta Winery

	Founded in 1908 by the Rotta Family, it is the only remaining family owned “original” winery in San Luis Obispo County. Visit us and taste our great Zinfandel.

	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.

Featured Articles

Ask the Farmer - Toasting!
Salud (Spanish), Prost (Dutch), Sante (French), Slainte (Irish), Salute (Italian), Vashe zdorovie (Russian), Lechyd da (Welsh) are all toasts that mean the same as our “To Good Health” These are ancient toasts that seemed to have been generated by relating wine to good health. Aside from the... evidence that wine is good for you, the reasons behind these toasts were...
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San Luis Obispo Harvest Celebration
We celebrated 20 years of Rockin' Good Times with the SLO Vintners at our 20th annual Harvest Celebration, where we 'Party'd Like A Rock Star with the Winemakers at the beautiful Avila Beach Golf Resort, on Saturday, November 5-7, 2010. Check out plans for next year and don't miss it.
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Ask the Farmer - Resveratrol!
Resveratrol! It is good for the heart and liver. Prevents obesity, sunburn & melanoma. It enhances chemotherapy; fights type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. It even slows down aging”. Sounds like an old western snake oil salesman’s pitch, right? Well, resveratrol - an anti-oxidant chemical compound found in wine as a result of the fermentation of the skin and seeds of winegrapes (especially reds) - is playing a big hand in research to cure or prevent the above diseases and others as well.
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Taste For Free Maps
There are over 180 wineries in California that offer complimentary wine tasting. Click on a region to see a Taste For Free winery map along with links to extensive winery and wine tasting information.
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Does wine really breathe, and does it stand on legs?
Continuing in the discussion of common wine myths, let’s look at the ideas of breathing wine and “legs”. Interestingly, both have something to do with surface area.
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