Clayhouse Wines recently got a sampler kit going with TastingRoom.com and we were lucky enough to receive one of them. This way of tasting wines is beneficial to the consumer and the winery. The consumer gets to taste six Clayhouse Wines in 50ml bottles to see what they like rather than buying a 750ml [...]
We received a ton of feedback after a recent post we did on customer service so it has been our goal to start a regular series on the good, the bad, and the ugly of customer relations in our daily lives. Our number one goal is not to bash any person or business, but to get [...]
We got to spend New Year’s Eve, 2011 in style this year at a swanky restored victorian, thanks to the amazing people of Halter Ranch Winery and the Cork Dorks. Adam Montiel and Jeremy West are the “Dorks” that do a weekly radio broadcast on 92.5 The Krush that features local winemakers. We were honored [...]
We’ve started a new adventure game! Make a list of 50 adventures you want to do this year…and then get off your arse and go do them! The idea came from talking about wanting to explore more of San Luis Obispo County than just the wineries and restaurants…we aren’t going to stop doing those things [...]
We recently went on an adventure to Monterey, California. This is a great coastal town that has all kinds of beauty every where you look. Monterey is a huge ocean bay that boasts a history that was worthy of John Steinbeck‘s musings back in the 1940′s. Ever heard of the novel “Cannery Row“? This was [...]
Back at the Garagiste Festival we chatted with Jacob Lovejoy, the amazing chef at Cass Winery and Cass Catering. It was a beautiful day at Windfall Farms in Paso Robles for this wine event and to end the day outside eating some of the grub prepared by Jacob and his crew, it was amazing.
There’s a great little tasting room right in downtown Santa Margarita called Ancient Peaks. It’s located right on the quaint (another word for small, rustic, old) little main drag…if you drive too fast, or blink, you’ll miss the main street of this small town; but that’s the great thing about it!
It’s New Year’s Eve, that time has come again where we look back on all that has happened in this past year and look forward to what this new year might have in store. We reflect, we ponder, we remember, and we hope. We gather to say good-bye to the old and say hello to the [...]
So, getting back to the discussion about wine marketing and your wine brand; we’ve been unsure how to attack this. Mostly due to the fact that there are numerous ways and opportunities as a winery to market yourself and provide amazing customer service. We weren’t sure whether to put everything into one blog post or [...]
Here we are again…that time of the year! Christmas creeps up on us every year…summer comes and goes and then, BAM! It’s Christmas already. They don’t even really let us enjoy Halloween or Thanksgiving before they inundate us with decorations, music, and ads for strange gifts that we just can’t live without. What’s wrong with [...]
While on one of our recent adventures to the Bay Area, we found ourselves in the well-known downtown Mountain View scene, Castro Street. This drag has tons of great restaurants, shops, and other cool things to look at. As usual, we were on the hunt for food and drink and sniffed out this Spanish Tapas [...]
In the next in our series of interview clips with Allen Shoup, he discusses the future of wine growth in the United States (specifically California, Oregon, and Washington) and also mentions Turkey, Italy, France, Chile, and so on. Conversations with Allen Shoup The time we had with Allen was extremely informative, be sure to check [...]
We ran into another heroic Paso Robles winemaker while at the 2011 Garagiste Festival…Christian Tietje of Cypher Winery told us about what he’s up to these days, along with some of the unique “toys” that winemakers are working with this year. He’s got a big personality that you will see in this video interview as [...]
We went on the hunt for something a little different; something new and refreshing, that could be enjoyed by anybody at any time! What might this be, you ask (yeah, the title was a give-away)??? Exactly! Non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Now, before you start wondering what we’re up to, we’ve found that there is a time [...]
Our most recent food adventure took us to what’s locally known as “THO” which is short for Thomas Hill Organics. This restaurant is the product of a local farming family that wanted to bring fresh food from farm to table in a unique atmosphere in the downtown Paso Robles district. So, this wasn’t our first [...]
You’ve heard the name Robert Mondavi, right? I mean, what self-proclaimed wine lover/drinker/consumer/beginner/expert hasn’t heard that name? Robert Mondavi was instrumental in changing the way Americans drink wine, starting right here in California. He had a huge influence over the wine world, as well as many people in the wine world. Allen Shoup on Robert [...]
After much conversation, we will be starting to discuss wine marketing as a whole on this here blog. What that means to us is talking about what we think wineries can do to improve their brand image, customer relationships, and thereby increasing sales. After visiting over 200 wineries, dozens of wine events, countless bars, restaurants, [...]
We caught up with Amy Butler of Ranchero Cellars at the first-ever Paso Robles Garagiste Festival. This festival is geared towards those small production wine gigs that maybe don’t have a tasting room or just don’t get the recognition that they deserve. They’re the ones in the garages and warehouses making small-lot wines that will [...]
As you may know, we had the chance to interview Allen Shoup of Long Shadows Vintners a while back. He was in our neck of the woods receiving an award from Sunset Magazine at the Savor the Central Coast Event. We got to chat with him about a couple topics that we know pretty well, [...]
Hoot actually came across Candoni Wines on Twitter ( @CandoniWines ) during a wine chat. Prior to that, we had not heard of them. They were kind enough to send us a Prosecco Brut and a Moscato D’Italia, and we were thirsty enough to open them!! Candoni Prosecco Brut The Prosecco had a light nose, [...]
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