Yes, I'll have Some Wine with my Cambria, Please.

For my birthday weekend, we headed to Cambria for a night with our dear friends, Manual & Lora.

Weather was incredible,
the fields were green from all the recent rains, and the skies were clear.....
the perfect recipe for a great weekend. 🍷

Along the way was the usual wine-tasting; but of course. 😉

First stop to wet the palettes is Vino Robles.
We always get treated well here and enjoy their wines.
 Our server had a wonderful French accent and gave us a few new perspectives on the wines. 

Then for lunch at our new favorite spot....the La Bellasera. 
The food is great, the service is superb and 
the atmosphere is cozy,  whether you 
sit inside or out. 

Paso Robles has grown so much and offers so many amazing wines, it's impossible to have tried them all....but, we try. haha. We have our favorites, but also try to find new wineries and we read good things from a recent Paso article on Kukkula.
 The website shows some great red varietals and a good story, but we couldn't find the taste today. Can't all be winners. 😏

  We drove back down the hill to our favorite winery, Tolo Cellars. Josh and Michelle greeted with us with warm hugs. After taking us through their wonderful Fall line-up, we moved to the front porch.
We chatted for quite awhile with them.
     What a great ending to our day. It's special and rare to catch Josh, since he's usually working on the next wines. Also, discovered they have a big heart for giving back, focusing mostly on veterans.

Josh, winemaker/owner of Tolo Cellars

Bluebird Inn, Path just outside your room.

We're staying at the Bluebird Inn for the first time in Cambria.

  Everything here is great; the location to shopping and restaurants. 

This would be a nice place for the Harley and the rooms 

overlooking the back of the property are so nice 

with the path to the creek.

     Quick fresh-up for dinner at Robin's....just a short walk away. 

We were also pleased to find some shops that we hadn't discovered before: especially this cheese shop.....RIGHT next door to the Inn. Score!

      Indigo Moon ... apparently, it's also a small restaurant, with a cute patio outback. Just cheese for now....lunch or dinner next time!

Josh from Tolo recommended Dubost winery. We noticed the sign along the road and it didn't look like much. So, for Sunday we planned to visit. 

After a long, fun drive down their dirt-road, we discovered an old shed filled with old cars and trucks...then the Adobe style building. 

Kate, co-owner, welcomed us and served us up some outstanding wines along with great stories. They are working on their new tasting room, and we look forward to coming back in warmer weather to enjoy one of their outdoor parties. 

 Dubost Winery

Dubost, has some great reds: we loved their Tempranillo, and the Vingence, which is their huge red. A lovely blend of Tannat & Syrah. This bottle is rather expensive, but will be great to share on a special night. But, they also have a great $20 Blend of 7 reds called the Homestead Red. 

Kate's son, who recently passed away, painted this.... it has great meaning to her.

Winery cats.... Rule!😣

  

Incredible Walnut bar taken from fallen tree on the property.

A frequent winery, but always incredible, is Venteux. 

 Love their wines so much right now. Especially, the  Dry-Farmed Cab. We had the magnum over Friends-giving and it was delish. They pride themselves on unfiltered wines, and it's obvious with the sediment left in
your glass.

  Chuck, our favorite wino, was there and gave us a few minutes....love how he describes the tastes of the wine on your mouth and tongue :) 

Turley Cellars 

A spontaneous turn and we're at Turley Cellars. They pour primarily Zins. Their vineyards and grapes are from all over California, so you get a
great variety of wines from different regions. We all really liked it. Such a beautiful tasting room, too.
    Besides a wine club, they also offer a Mailing List. Where you get offered wine discounts 2 times a year, without a club commitment.

 We did get quite a few bottles.....that's what happens when you find great wines. 

Cheers, til next time :) 

Gorgeous night sky just before the lunar eclipse (red moon)