The region on the highway 46, west of Paso Robles, CA that lies two hours north of Solvang, all the way to Cambria, a small and pretty coastal town, is just plain beautiful. A hilly country side holds little vineyards in every fold, you could almost walk from one to another.
There are wineries called Grey Wolf, Dark Star ( seriously! ), Castoro, Peachy Canyon, Denner Vineyards and the Hearthstone Winery, the winner, in my opinion.
This small Winery is a little bit hidden and therefore easy to miss on the Vineyard Drive but believe me, I liked all of their wines they offered for the wine tasting except the first on their list, a white one. I never really was fond of sweet whites and still don’t like them but what is the exception for me might be a treasure for you. I assume it was a Zinfandel.
I also like this place so much because I learned something new. I learned that I love Grenache, pure – not blended. This grape never crossed my path before and just tastes round and right with a simple and unaffected structure. A light red wine that doesn’t want to impress. A wine you will enjoy in the future the same way you enjoy it today. A wine that won’t get out of fashion – an evergreen so to speak ( I could rave on forever ).
And again it is a Spanish wine in origin, so I went full circle and remained true to myself.
Another really good wine that is my second favorite since this weekend and which I also didn’t know before is Sangiovese , Italian in its origin. This one is very forgiving and fun to explore if you enjoy it, non-blended – again. Try it! The Sangiovese is actually available for purchase right now at the Hearthstone Vineyard, unlike the Grenache that first will be available again, in its pure form, next year.
Approved: The Reds are right
There are wineries called Grey Wolf, Dark Star ( seriously! ), Castoro, Peachy Canyon, Denner Vineyards and the Hearthstone Winery, the winner, in my opinion.
This small Winery is a little bit hidden and therefore easy to miss on the Vineyard Drive but believe me, I liked all of their wines they offered for the wine tasting except the first on their list, a white one. I never really was fond of sweet whites and still don’t like them but what is the exception for me might be a treasure for you. I assume it was a Zinfandel.
I also like this place so much because I learned something new. I learned that I love Grenache, pure – not blended. This grape never crossed my path before and just tastes round and right with a simple and unaffected structure. A light red wine that doesn’t want to impress. A wine you will enjoy in the future the same way you enjoy it today. A wine that won’t get out of fashion – an evergreen so to speak ( I could rave on forever ).
And again it is a Spanish wine in origin, so I went full circle and remained true to myself.
Another really good wine that is my second favorite since this weekend and which I also didn’t know before is Sangiovese , Italian in its origin. This one is very forgiving and fun to explore if you enjoy it, non-blended – again. Try it! The Sangiovese is actually available for purchase right now at the Hearthstone Vineyard, unlike the Grenache that first will be available again, in its pure form, next year.