by David & Tonya | Jul 24, 2013 | Blog, Santa Barbara County Wineries, Wineries
Los Olivos, Ca. Back when we first got into wine tasting, some of our Santa Barbara wine adventures would bring us to the small and quaint town of Los Olivos, California. A town that has a Mayberry feel to it, small shops, a couple restaurants and at the time, only...
by David & Tonya | Jul 7, 2013 | Blog, Sonoma County Wineries, Wineries
Healdsburg, Ca. On a map, Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery lies on the northeast corner of the Russian River Valley in the AVA of…well, Chalk Hill. Sonoma County has 12 different wine appellations (AVA’s) and Chalk Hill is one of them. It’s...
by David & Tonya | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Temecula Wineries, Wineries
Temecula, Ca. Recently, we visited Lorimar Vineyards and Winery for our second time. Located in Temecula Wine Country, Lorimar Winery opened their brand new tasting facility in May 2012. Their first tasting room is in historic Old Town Temecula and is still open...
by David & Tonya | May 14, 2013 | Blog, San Luis Obispo Wineries, Wineries
Arroyo Grande, Ca. When we take our road trips to visit family in Northern California, we almost always take the scenic route back home…Highway 101. We tend to gage where we are in the drive by certain landmarks. For us, our “halfway point” to home...
by David & Tonya | Apr 25, 2013 | Blog, San Luis Obispo Wineries, Wineries
Arroyo Grande, Ca. So far, the only San Luis Obispo County wineries we’ve been to were Tally Vineyards and Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, so we were very excited to venture into this area again. After having enjoyed a great stay at The Cliffs Resort in Pismo...
by David & Tonya | Apr 12, 2013 | Blog, Santa Barbara County Wineries, Wineries
Los Olivos, Ca. You could say that Andrew Murray Vineyards was one of the places that got us hooked on wine over a decade ago. On our first trip to Los Olivos, this was the very first tasting room we stepped foot in. At the time we really didn’t know what kind...