Super pretty, down-to-earth winery. We went for their Sunday local music scene and it was perfect. Not too busy, all shady and the music was great - not too loud so we could still talk at our table. read more

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We were with friends on our wine tour that are members of the Castoro wine club so this was on our to go places for the day. Beautiful grounds, view and fantastic wines but I think the way they did the tastings could have been thought out a little better. I understand during these crazy times and with our states requirements, everyone is trying to figure out the best way to survive and being a winery you have all sort of challenges but bringing a new glass out for each tasting was a little excessive plus it made it take longer between tastings. We had reservations like we had for most of our stops. We were seated promptly on a picnic bench placed out on the edge of their patio. A group near us who were sitting on nice cushioned outdoor furniture got up and left so I asked if we could shift over to the shaded more comfortable location, no big deal I'm thinking but they said NO. No one else sat there the whole time we were there. I felt like we were the bastard step children. read more

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A unique stunning beautiful winery. Very peaceful and romantic. The staff ,Angela was super friendly. Each wine we tasted was delicious. Next time I'm joining the wine club. read more

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This was a planned stop for our road trip north which satisfied everyone's needs. Not only was it absolutely beautiful, the service was excellent, and it had a gorgeous disc golf course. It was pretty warm the day that we visited but there were plenty of shady spots to enjoy wine tasting. There's was a breeze, but again just so incredibly beautiful. read more

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I can't say enough about Castoro. It is a great winery to visit. The scenery is beautiful and the wine and service is fantastic. Randy, our wine connoisseur, was funny and knowledgeable. They do not serve food but you can purchase cheese and crackers. They also have a disc golf course. read more

Just had an awesome afternoon at Castoro Cellers! The tasting area is beautiful and tranquil. Amy was extremely nice and gave us a great explanation for our first time wine tasting. They have a $20 tasting fee that gets waved if you buy a bottle over $25, which I think is a great deal! I have been here a few times previously to play their amazing disc golf course. You should definitely check this place out if you are ever in Paso! read more

This one's an easy one to rate - I'm just still catching up on our wine trip a couple months ago (we tasted a lot of wine that trip!) The tasting is normally $10, which would be very reasonably priced to taste 7 very good wines (we ended up tasting 8 when we were there - 7 plus a dessert wine), but it's also comped with checkin right now. It was a pretty chill place when we were there (the Sunday before Christmas), with plenty of space, and friendly people working there. I tried a great white blend, a pretty good chardonnay, and several great reds, including one truly fantastic primitivo (only $30 a bottle, which isn't cheap, but is pretty reasonable for a wine of that quality). Extra bonus: they also have a separate craft distillery, Bethel Rd Distillery, basically across the road, that also makes some phenomenal spirits, and is also currently giving free tastings with checkin. read more

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We love this place! The staff are all so friendly and helpful. My family enjoyed visiting the winery with us and loved the wine as much as we do. read more

Randy was our host at Castoro this weekend. He was charming and very knowledgeable of the wine he was serving. We loved the connection he made with our group, and when taking a seat at the table with us, he felt like a friend telling us stories about the winery and their selections. For anyone complaining about the time in between tastings, they obviously did not notice the fact that Randy is generous with his pours, compared to many other tastings that I've attended. You need time in between pours to slowly sip and taste your wine, and enjoy the company, and gorgeous weather. Nothing is worse than being rushed and made to feel like your service is trying to churn and burn their tables. Randy paced the pours perfectly, and knew the exact order to serve the wines, leaving the best for last. read more

The winery is lovely, the pours relatively generous and the staff very friendly (especially Kathy)

Last minute, later afternoon stop and taste out in Paso Robles last weekend, (as it was minutes from our airbnb, and good friends in Chicago/Phoenix love their Whale Rock Zinfandel). Well...what an awesome visit!! Beautiful outdoor seating in a garden overlooking the vineyards under a pergola. Very friendly and informative service and delicious wines. Sent home a 1/2 case of their reserve Zinfusion Cabernet and have already polished off half in a week. The fact that Castoro could happily accommodate 3 of us so seamlessly (while all our other tastings were reservations made via Tock, which, while super-easy dampens any spontaneity), means I will be adding Castoro to my all time favorites and will be ordering from them again soon. As a band was setting up nearby for a members event that night, I totally get that our wine guide mentioned several hundred of their local member's come out in force for their pick up events...great venue, nice people, well done wine! read more

Our original party was 16 and we prepaid, when we arrived we let them know it would only be 13 of us and we did not receive any compensation. My mom went inside to check us in cause we were there celebrating her birthday and the man helping us at the counter made a sarcastic comment at her telling her to wait behind the red rope even though we were the only people inside. This man was our pourer for the afternoon and his name was Randy. Not only did he not make our party a priority, as he was taking 15-20 minutes between wines walking over and sitting down on the patio furniture outside and entertaining groups. He was extremely sarcastic, and when we asked him for water he said "there was a fountain outside" instead of helping us in any way. He was slurring his words and was reading info off the bottle which we could have done ourselves at that point. When the tasting was over he never did a proper goodbye and just left without ever coming back. Our party was unsure if it was actually over or not so we made the executive decision to just leave. My parents have been members here for 6+ years and have NEVER had a worst tasting at this establishment. My mom couldn't even go in and pick up her shipment because she was so disappointed with the visit on her birthday. Usually the employees are very professional but Randy was extremely disappointing and did not provide us with even mediocre service. We are so sad as we loved to come here prior to our experience today. read more

Cathy helped us , and she was engaging in friendly. I like her energy. She gave great service. We like white wines . We tried falanghina wine and it is awesome with 20 percent of albarino . It was superb. We also tried the tango viognier and Chardonnay blend. read more

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One of the most beautiful wineries. I can see many weddings, bridal showers or birthday parties held here. The outdoor space is phenomenal! You walk under archway or grapes before entering. Nancy helped us and was so professional and helpful. We bought a soft and a hard cheese, crackers and exquisite salami paired with our wine. Prices were decent and I had the best hard white cheese coated with espresso and lavender. The wines were also very good. The variety is huge but I liked the Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, trenta, Chardonnay (really good not Oaky, buttery, different that other chardonnays). The wines and ambience are superb here and it's worth the visit. If you check in on yelp, tasting fee of $10 is waved. read more

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I randomly picked this place on Yelp because we had a small morning window on New Year's Eve day before we had to hit the road and Castoro was one of the earlier places that opened at 10a and was close to our hotel. Out of all of the 400 wineries in Paso Robles we could have ended up at I am so thrilled that Yelp helped us find this one! The wines were delicious (favorite being the Zinfandel). They had lots of yummy local snacks notably the frog balls (pickled brussel sprouts!) I snagged gluten free crackers, local salami and peach vinegar as my take home treats to go with my wines. It was $20 for the tasting per person but that can go towards a wine purchase at the end which we obviously chose to do! We drank the Zinfandel for New Year's Eve and saved our white to celebrate the end of dry January next month! Also notable the bottles of wine cost about half here that they do vs Napa, $25-40 range. The space was absolutely gorgeous, our sommelier was epically knowledgeable about Castoro and the area! I know there are more places to go in PR but we loved this one so much we will definitely return when we go back to PR! Highly recommend!! read more

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Ask For Angela! We had the best service from Angela Rasmussen who is extremely knowledgeable and so easy to chat with. We noticed other tables being served by less enthusiastic staff, and wondered what their tasting experience was like. Our tasting with Angela at Castoro was the highlight of our day in Paso Robles! read more

This place is worth checking out. Nice, small tables on the main patio, larger "family size" tables in the back. You can enjoy the sunset over the vineyard here while sipping on your wine of choice (their selection is pretty well known, but I'd say the rose is super on a hot day). There is a very nice art gallery with multiple works by local artists right on the property - totally worth checking out! You won't really get to nerd out about wine with a member of the staff, which is why I give it 4 stars. However, if you just want a nice glass of wine (or three) with a pretty view - this place is definitely a good one to check out! read more

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Their Templeton location can seem intimidating but the shady trees and beautiful Vineyards here are wonderful. They have concerts here for special occasions. You can also get to see grapes up close as your walking in the entryway. It's the perfect place for big groups as they have a lot of outdoor room and seating. read more

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Amazing experience with a well educated and fun pourer making the whole experience memorable. Beautiful facility with open space and tons of views. Great wines and fun host read more

I would rate Castoro Cellars a 10 out of 10. The staff are very welcoming and knowledgeable about the wines that they are pouring. Outside has amazing views of vines and nature. We enjoy sitting and relaxing with wonderful wine that they bring to us. It is a must place to visit and relax with friends. read more

5 Stars all the way -- from the wines to the staff to the lovely grounds. Stopped by on the way back from Cambria for some wine tasting and picked up a fancy mustard and pistashio nut butter which you MUST try as it's fantastic. The star of the show is their HUGE outdoor area with several sections, some gazebos, and amazing views of the vineyard. Dog friendly too PLUS they have a real Frisbee Golf Course nearby where you can rent or buy the discs and play a full round of 18 holes. Will do this next time for sure. read more

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First time in Paso Robles last week and visited this one winery. It did not disappoint!!! Beautiful outdoor area and our hostess Sherry was AWESOME!!! She was so sweet and very knowledgeable! We learned things we never knew about wine and I've been to quite a few. Wines were very tasty and very affordable. $20 to taste and refundable with a $50 purchase. That was easily done with a great variety of wine. read more

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Very, very friendly tasting room. Affordable decent wines. This place has been here for a while and it is definitely worth a visit. Bonus: open till 5:30pm. And not pretentious. The wine game has been upped in this region, however, and we find other wineries were more "wow" to us both in terms of taste and views. (Though some of them are way more pricey and the price point here is very, very good.) We stopped at 5 pm and the tasting room was buzzing during their last half hour. Looking for gifts? They had some nice items in addition to wines. read more

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We came here for my MIL birthday and had a tasting and I feel like the grounds would have been really beautiful if we were to come in the spring instead of in December, everything was kind or eerie, pretty, but just not in full bloom. The inside however was really beautiful, this huge fireplace with all the christmas feels and the other room was were we had our tasting and they were soo cute when it came to my little. they had coloring books and reading books, they even had grape juice for him, it was soo nice! I loved that. I had their rose and it was fab. Very fruity and we just enjoyed the atmosphere so much, very comforting. read more

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We had come over to Castoro the last time around five years ago on a wine festival weekend, it was a nightmare because it was so crowded that it made our experience there a bad one. Because of the festival I didn't write a review, but we decided to come back because they are selling wine under a different label to Trader Joe's. The inexpensive wine we buy at TJs is a good pizza wine and so we decided to come back and give it another chance. We were really happy we did because the lack of the extreme festival crowd made this time a great one. The ladies who work there have been there for a while, know the wines and know the area so it was great to talk to them. We had some really good wines, but we decided against buying this time. Nothing to do with Castoro because all the wines we had were very good. We sat outside on the patio area and took a little break and enjoyed the lovely grounds there. The experience was night and day and I would say that you should go there on non-festival periods to really enjoy the winery. Yelp 2018 challenge (57 of 100) read more

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So, to get straight to the point, our visit to Castoro was very underwhelming. Which was disappointing. We're visiting from the Bay Area, and for context, very active in the wine industry; on both the consumer and business side. Immediately upon entering the tasting room, we noticed one of two hostesses (the woman), very engaged with two customers. Seemed like everyone in the tasting room knew each other. That's cool. No issues. But when it came to our turn, all of that engagement turned off. My partner expressed excitement with being at Castoro for the first time, and the hostess could give two shits. "Oh ok, cool. Here's our whites option. And here's our option for red." That was basically it. Damn near before the purchase finalized, she was on to the next guest, who by all appearances, she was familiar with. We were extremely disappointed with the lack of service. She didn't bother to even ask basic questions about what kind of wine we liked, where we were from, nothing. I don't expect her to get information to write our life story, but the basic customer service was lacking. It's all good though, I'm sure I'll have to opportunity to voice my displeasure in a business meeting. read more

Another excellent tasting experience. Our Taster this visit was Amy who admitted that she is new to the wine world. She's been taking classes, learning about wine. It's nice that Castoro hired her and is giving her a chance. She has a great personality for the job and is certainly enthusiastic. The tasting process, still being done under pandemic restrictions, is more efficient than when we tasted in August of 2020. The wines here are always good. We bought 15 bottles. We never Castoro leave without buying wine, which cannot be said for every winery we visit. You might buy one or two bottles to be polite, but when you buy an entire case (or more), you're not being polite; you truly like the wines. Beautiful grounds; easy parking; good location; clean restrooms. read more

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Recently visited Castoro Cellars and had a great experience with the help of Cathy who made our tasting very enjoyable. Cathy shared her experiences of the wine and background on how everything works. Very enjoyable read more

So glad I took the advice of a friend and made a stop here on our way out of town. Good wines 4 stars. Great service (5 stars)He had one of the best hosts! Shari is amazing! We loved our experience and will be coming back when we can enjoy being outside. read more

I initially came here for the cheap wine tasting (7 tastings for $10 or check in on Yelp for a free tasting!) and because they had disc golfing. The weekend I went happen to be harvest weekend and we were able to enjoy the festivities that they had to offer. Some things included checking out art, grape tasting, music and grape stomping. Overall, it was a good time and the wine was pretty good. read more

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** $5 for wine tasting - 7!!!!!*** Most places charge $15-$20 for traditional wine tastings consisting of maybe 4 options (Chardonnay, Pinot etc. borrrriiinnng) what I loved about this place was you get 7 tastings for $5! The menu offers 15 different choices Sadly ... moscato wasn't an option anymore. But I loved the affordability of this place, the grounds were gorgeous and most importantly the attendants were amazing! Cant remember the name of the woman who helped us but she was so gregarious. perfect bar conversation and she taught me how to taste wine which was worth the $5!!!! Heartily recommend if you're in past Robles/ Cambria Area read more

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Made a 2 hour drive to visit this winery for the soul purpose of playing disc golf. This is quite a drive just to play disc golf but it was absolutely worth it. This property was stunning and well kept to say the least. It is a $5 fee per person to pay and I would pay double that any time to be out on this beautiful property. Big thanks to the staff for keeping this course looking amazing and creating a friendly environment. read more

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This is my second time here and it was extremely crowded but our wine specialist was able to kindly, friendly, happily accommodate us (group of 8), it was definitely a pleasure to try the different wine selection. I got this time the muscat and the zinfusion (my favorite actually) give this a try if you can , I think you will enjoy it if you like Zinfandel. The scenery is beautiful with fully grown grapes and bright sunlight. :) read more

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Damn fine wine! Cheers I'll say it again, DAMN FINE WINE! I love love love this winery And ALL their wines! Damn fine! Plus this place is super duper fun! I highly recommend you check this place out and have a glass of wine! They have the best music festival called will rock in the summer. They are very knowledgeable about wine as well as music. If you're in the area I highly recommend you stop by and say hi and see why everyone thinks this place is so damn fine!!!! Can't wait to come back with my hubby for the next Wine club membership pick up party. They have a beautiful property and winery! My husband and I stop by anytime we can. Can't wait to come back soon! read more

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We are members of this winery and been camping here for over 10 years! We have told many of our friends about it! Never been disappointed! Great wine outstanding service and friendly service!! Thank you for the beautiful experience. We hope to be back soon. read more

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My boyfriend & I went to Castoro Cellars for $20 wine tasting. We got the mix of white and red wines. We really enjoyed our day out tasting. Beautiful views, excellent customer service - we loved our experience! Our favorite was the Pinot Grigio. We would definitely come back if we were back in town :) read more

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This is the best winery I have ever experienced! I became a member a few years ago and haven't regretted it for a moment! Their wine is fantastic and every time I go to taste the service is exceptional! Recently I went for a tasting and Tony was our server. He was magnificent! He gave us information I had never heard before about the wines. It was a fabulous experience. Whether we bring friends or come just as a couple Castoro never disappoints! E Porter read more

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We had the best time at Castoro! Our host Justin was great. The wines were fantastic and we even joined the wine club.

Excellent wine choices. Would highly recommend. We had the pleasure of Kathy who served as our Sommelier of our group. If there's anything I would highly recommend is their Grape Juice. It's naturally made with no additional sugars. I bought 4x. I'm coming back for that juice juice. read more

I visited 6 wineries on this Paso Robles trip and this was probably my least favorite. The wines weren't that great and the service was sub-par. The location isn't bad, this place was basically down the street from our hotel (La Bellasera). They have pretty nice seating right near a large field of vines. There are some good photo opportunities around. But I primarily came here to taste the wine and the majority of the wine wasn't good. I had the mixed tasting, and I really didn't like their whites. Very fruity and sour. Some of the reds were really low quality as well, especially the Zinfandel / Primitivo. The only decent wine was the Carignan, which I took home a bottle of. It's a relatively unknown grape, but they have a decent interpretation of it. On the service side our waitress seemed overworked and too busy for us. She scolded me and my drinking partner for drinking at a different pace and said we were making it harder for her. I suppose that's true but is that really something you should be saying to a customer? It wasn't a problem at any other winery we went to. read more