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Rhône Varieties in Paso Robles: The Best Wineries to Visit

Grenache shows you where it grew. Plant it somewhere too warm and it goes jammy and loose; plant it somewhere too cool and it never quite opens. On the limestone hills west of Highway 101, where afternoons run hot and nights drop forty degrees or more, it does something else. It keeps its perfume and…

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Harvest Season at Copia Vineyards

Harvest Season at Copia Vineyards: Behind the Scenes of Crush

The crush pad wakes up before the tasting room does. Bins roll in from the Willow Creek blocks while the Adelaida fruit is still cooling...
Owner Varinder Sahi speaking to seated guests at the Copia Diwali winemaker dinner under string lights

A Visitor’s Guide to Fall Wine Events in Paso Robles

Something shifts here in the second week of September. The tasting rooms are still busy, but the trucks on the backroads are running full, the...
Bottle of Copia The Source with a glass of red wine and a tray of small bites in the Copia barrel room

What Food Pairs with Syrah? A Paso Robles Winemaker’s Guide

Varinder pulls a bottle of The Source for a table of grilled lamb chops, and the smoke and pepper in the glass meet the char...
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Plan a Paso Robles Wine Tour: The Complete Visitor’s Guide

We've watched plenty of guests arrive at our tasting room having budgeted twenty minutes between us and their next stop. Paso Robles doesn't work that...
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How to Taste Paso Robles Rhône Wines: A Winemaker’s Guide to Grenache, Syrah & Beyond

Most people taste Grenache and Syrah the same way, which is exactly why they can't tell the two apart by the second glass. Paso Robles...
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Best Boutique Wineries in Paso Robles: Hidden Gems Beyond the Big Names

Boutique wineries in Paso Robles are where the region's real character lives: gravel lots, appointment-only hours, a winemaker who still hand-labels cases in certain vintages....
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Planning a Day at Copia Vineyards: What’s Nearby, Where to Eat & How to Make the Most of Your Visit

Mustard Creek Road has a way of slowing you down before you've even arrived. The turn off the highway puts you into the kind of...
Group of guests seated for a tasting at a long table in the Copia tasting room with vineyard views

Summer Wine Pairings: The Best Paso Robles Wines for Warm-Weather Entertaining

The thermometer hits 90 and something shifts in the cellar. Not in temperature — we have that managed — but in what we reach for....
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What to Expect at a Private Wine Tasting in Paso Robles

A private wine tasting in Paso Robles is a fundamentally different experience from the walk-in pour most people picture when they think of wine country...
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Things to Do in Paso Robles Wine Country

Paso Robles is a wine region, yes — one of the most exciting in the country — but it's also a place that rewards you...
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A Guide to Paso Robles Wine Varieties: The Grapes That Define the Region

The diversity of Paso Robles wine varieties is, for many visitors, the most surprising thing about the region. It is not a one-grape appellation —...
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The Ultimate Paso Robles Wine Weekend Itinerary

Turn off Highway 46 West on a Friday afternoon and the change happens almost immediately. The road narrows, the oaks close in, and the landscape...