I have been here 5 times. Entire exterior area was closed for multiple weddings they were hosting on a weekend my most recent visit. Should either be a venue or a winery, hard to be both in the same place. Going to be canceling my club membership. disc golf course is fun. White wines aren't very good but most of the reds are. Service was hit and miss depending on who you got. read more

Parents, this is the winery for you! First, the grounds are gorgeous. We stopped by on Thursday, a very warm day, but on the outdoor patio with the canopy of trees it was perfectly fresh and relaxing. Our server was super knowledgeable and friendly. I tried the winemakers's flight, a combo of white and red wines, and enjoyed learning about them and the history of the winery. She even gave us tips for opening up our taste buds that legit changed the flavor of the wine (I've been to dozens of wineries and this was the first time getting such tips). The $20 tasting fee can be applied towards the purchase of a bottle so the Viogner I was going to take home anyway because it was so crisp and refreshing came out to $5! The experience was elevated for us because of how incredible our server was with our children (ages 5 & 9). As a former teacher, she knew exactly how to engage them. At one point she asked if she could walk them over to one of the cork trees they have and explain how corks are made. She also gave us a fun history of how the area used to be covered by sea and how whale remains have been found on the land. At the end she even had the kids hold a whale vertebra that is on display inside in the tasting room. What makes this winery even more family friendly is their Grape Juice. They brought the kids a glass (well, a plastic cup) of it to taste and I ended up taking some home. The juice has no added sugar, just the natural sweetness from the wine grapes that are used. The kids felt special participating in the tasting and we got to relax for a bit. Thank you, Castoro! read more

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We were fortunate to get them to give us a table on their back lawn - which was perfect for our kids to play on. Our server was really kind and flexible with our kids running all over. Their wine is really solid. I particularly like the East to West blend. There was also a special reserve she brought us an extra tasting of which was quite nice. Beautiful vineyards all around. read more

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Stopped on our way into Paso and was very impressed! Didn't try too many wines but was so happy to find a purely organic winery with such a huge solar impact. The bottle and tasting prices were better than many others in the area we saw and the employees were so kind and helpful. The location is beautiful, and when it's warmer outside I hope to return. They happily welcomed my pup inside and we got to enjoy the beautiful rainbow on the way out walking out with our delicious cab :) read more

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The most lovely experience! Our pourer, TONY, was an absolute angel. He explained all the wines and their backstories so well, and went above and beyond in terms of kindness and hospitality. The wine was delicious and well-priced, and the ambiance was absolutely stunning. With outdoor patios shaded by overarching trees and sprawling green vineyards, Castoro is a slice of paradise. Stop by, you won't regret it! read more

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Sat. Aug. 6 This was our first time doing this, and I think we picked the perfect Winery/Vineyard. And we got the perfect server as well. The scenery was gorgeous. We sat outside, under a canopy of trees, with a beautiful view of the vineyard. It was so peaceful and relaxing. Our server was friendly and very knowledgeable. He answered all our questions about the winery, vineyard, and gave us a couple of good tips on where to go for our next stop. The grapes/wine in the Paso Robles area are a little on the dry side, and not our favorite. But the flavors were amazing. This is a great place for couples or small groups to sit and relax outside in the fresh air. Oh, we bought a bottle of their Trentotto Anniversary Blend. We would definitely come back. read more

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Always a favorite. We attend the members dinner every year. Lovely evening with fellow wine lovers, delicious food and live music all free! Image my surprise when last year's musical group included my former chiropractor from Southern California. The vineyards are lovely and they really know how to throw a great party! 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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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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I had a delightful time wine tasting in the tasting room thanks to Tony who was very knowledgeable and friendly. I was by myself and chatting with Tony made my visit much more enjoyable. I also enjoyed sitting outside for my last tasting, with the peaceful seating area and lovely views. read more

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 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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Wow, where to begin. The tasting room setting was gorgeous and extremely well manicured, the wines were fabulous, but I think the best part was the service. Christian was our server and he astounded us with his knowledge of the wines, the property, and the history of the area! He was extremely kind, charming, and attentive. Highly recommend Castoro and you must ask for Christian if you visit! Truly a treat 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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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

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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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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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

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

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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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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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)

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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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

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

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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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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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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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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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

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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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

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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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