They have limited wines available for purchase and based on supply and demand philosophy, just love the fact they make very few of the wines I like. Okay okay that may sound awful but the wines they make are actually of great quality. What's even better? The wine tasting is free! Needless to say I signed up as a member and will be receiving shipments once a year! Say what?!? Yes! It's worth it. We tasted their young wines in the barrels and even though They were relatively young, the taste and flavored were developing quite well and therefore enhanced our wine tasting experience. Kinda compelled me to sign up. Pretty good argument right?!? read more

Really wonderful stop. The port was spectacular. And they give part of their proceeds to Dogs for the Deaf,because one of their beloved blind dogs had first been a service dog. read more

Ecluse Wines - Homey and friendly! - Wineries Near Me - Paso Robles, California

Really dissapointing experience here about two weeks ago. We frequent Paso and decided to try Ecluse as we heard great things about their wine. The hostess was great and super nice but that was all that was good about our experience. Every single pourer there was so rude to us. I realized me and my friend were the youngest in the room and I think that may have been the issue, they didn't see us as potential customers at all. The pourer would come by and pour the tasting (pouring way less than a normal tasting size) and then just walk away, no explanation of the wine or anything. We really couldn't enjoy the wine or learn anything about the winery. To top it off we walked away with no bottles because our experience was so bad we couldn't bring ourselves to buy anything, typically we buy 4-6 bottles per winery when we're visiting. I'm sad they took our age for granted and treated us as if we didn't know wine or have the money to buy anything. Really was a shame for such a pretty and well ranked winery. read more

OMG! Amazing place! So glad we checked Yelp on this one. Ok, so you have to drive a bit to get there but you MUST go here. The winery is on a hilltop overlooking the vines. Daniela was a pure delight and was very patient with the four of us. We had the pleasure to meet and talk with Steve the winemaker who truly cares about what he does and it shows. His sole focus is on quality and remaining small and family run. The award-winning Cab was amazing and at around $32 is a total steal! They limit you to one bottle and Daniela will not accept bribes. This wine would sell for much more if you put a Napa label on it. TIP: The wine club is only one shipment per year (October) and you can buy additional quantities after you get your shipment. They do ask that you commit to three shipments and/or reorders prior to cancellation. Daniela (who is a total foodie) gave us some interesting Syrah barrel samples to compare which was a special treat. They also had cheese out which was a nice touch. On the way home, I got yelled at by my group for asking so many questions (soil types, etc) but I was fascinated by the place and location. I also like to know a little bit about the wine I'm drinking and that is why I enjoy visiting these small family run places. Every wine was tasted was excellent. You will really love this place, the people and most of all the wine. Thanks Daniela, Steve and staff and whatever you are doing, keep it up as it is really working. :) read more

A really fun spot. Highly recommend this place if you're in town for tastings. Drink in the barrel room. They took us over and gave us a sample straight from a couple of barrels to see the difference. Good idea. They are also very pet friendly. They loved Polly Pocket (our dog). They have a wine dedicated to a service dog that went blind called Blind Dog. Money goes to service animals. Nice We will be back read more

Picked up a few reds here to bring back east for friends. Very friendly and helpful service, a nice variety of wines and extemely pet friendly. Well worth the visit. read more

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Visited in 2017 and just opened a bottle of Improv. Forgot how delightful they were in the tasting room, and how tasty their wines are!

We really enjoyed the visit today. The tasting was free as already captured by the other reviews but we were fortunate enough to be hosted by the owner Steve Lock. He was very friendly and informative. He also offered barrel tasting of the petite syrah and his version of port. Both were worth trying and we look forward to the actual bottles. He even signed our bottle. He's a very gracious host. Now the reason we came. ..the wine. We found the zinfandel and cabarnet sauvignon to be excellent wines. The prices were a bit on the higher side, but considering you get the tasting for free, it's not outrageous. All in all it was a great experience and we plan to return the next time we're in the area. read more

A stand up tasting experience in the barrel room with the owner. Very solid wines with friendly, informative conversation. The rose is an unexpected superstar not to be missed. We were treated to barrel samples and felt very welcome to sample anything we pleased and ask all the questions we could muster. A great tasting stop. FYI This winery requires about 45 minutes as you are planning your appointments. read more

Found this little winery through the help of YELP~ first wine tasting stop as we headed into Paso Robles. Let me start off by saying this is truly a hidden gem. Complimentary wine tasting, great tasting reds, friendly staff & barrel-tasting! Love the cute lil blonde Mattie....she makes you feel like your visiting a childhood friend :) the cherry on top was spending some time w/Steve the owner...that was a nice lil surprise for him to come & visit with us. Our fav was the Cab...but I recommend you try them all!!! Happy wine tasting!! read more

Ecluse Wines - Wineries Near Me - Paso Robles, California

Don't come to Paso & miss this winery/. It's some of the best wine I've had here. Everyone will send you to Daou, Denner & Calcareous which are amazing wines but I think Ecluse is right there in the midst of them. Excellent service & excellent wine - don't miss it. read more

Decided to try a free tasting winery. Hidden gem Staff was amazing and every wine we tasted was delicious. Very friendly staff and were very caring. Stopped to get to know you. Can I just say highly impressed. Loved getting the barrel tasting also read more

Great small winery that has great service and great wine! Would definitely come back to try more next time and enjoy the beautiful view!

They were very gracious and hospitable . Loved our fog and allowed us to eat our charcuterie box. Only could pour what they had did not pour any others . Great wines with beautiful scenery read more

This place was a great stop if you're looking for an unpretentious no frills but quality place. Delicious wine and grounded staff- that's how it should be! read more

Must must visit! Depending on which way you approach, you may find yourself driving down a rather windy, dirt road. Don't worry...once you get there, you'll find that it's totally worth a little dirt on the newly washed car for a spectacular Paso Robles view and AMAZING wines. Ecluse specialty is blends and do they ever do a phenomenal job at blending. Everything on the tasting menu was excellent and even their young wine in the barrel was really good! (not always the case at other places). Some people next to us were mentioning something about port, so we inquired and got a sample. Yum! All of their stuff was worth bringing home. read more

One of my favorite places we went. Wine was great and also included some barrel tasting. The owner was the best part, he talked with us the entire time. If you get a chance stop by, you won't be disappointed read more

Great wines and a great experience. Owner/operator/winemaker Steve Lock is usually there and he and his friendly staff will walk you through a tasting that's definitely worth the trip. We joined their wine club! read more

Great wines and great people. They have fantastic award winning cab, Syrah, zin, red blends and some good whites too. It is a low key tasting experience. The view is gorgeous and their is a picnic table that you can enjoy some snacks and the view. Anthony and the tasting room staff was very helpful and friendly. It's dog friendly and they have a blend called blind dog that is amazing for the price point and some of the proceeds go to a charity to train service dogs. I will come here every time I am in Paso! read more

Two words, Barrel Tasting. The guy at Red Soles told us to come out here, and we were not dissapointed. Very friendly, knowledgeable staff directed us to a bunch of wine straight out of the barrel. A very unique experience to get a glimpse of whats going on inside all those giant oak barrels. Before we left they proceeded to tell us that Tastings were COMPLIMENTARY and my head almost exploaded. Now on the top of my list of Wineries in Paso! read more

Excellent wine and wonderful people! Steve and Pam are very welcoming, bringing you into their world of wine making with the occasional barrel tasting, and tasting current releases. Thanks to Ecluse, I learned about the difference between French Oak, and Hungarian Oak by tasting the same grape from different barrels. What a treat. I also took home a bottle of the Ecluse 2005 Syrah, aged in French and American oak for 18 months. The nose is fruit forward...and the wine has overtones of chocolate. I should have gotten a case. The Lock vineyard consistently produces great fruit, and Ecluse produces excellent Rhone style blends, Cabernets, Syrahs, Zinfandels. If you're in Paso Robles, definitely visit Ecluse and try some of these limited bottlings. You won't find wine like this anywhere else. read more

We were early to our reservation for Kiler Ridge so we drove a little farther to Ecluse. I'm glad we got over there, it is a great area and so incredibly peaceful! We tried each of their wines and two barrel tastings. All the wine was really good and reasonably priced. I appreciate that they didn't charge us a tasting fee, even though I didn't buy any wine. It gets too expensive to buy wine at every winery. Next time. read more

This is a great hidden winery a little off the beaten path. Their staff is very friendly- and their winery is dog friendly- a plus for this dog owner! Their tastings are complimentary which we had no idea until the end, a pleasant surprise! We even got a tasting straight from the oak barrel, a neat experience! This was the last stop of our wine tasting day and a great way to end. read more

We love this winery! The wines are superb, and the owners and staff are wonderful. They now offer private tastings (flights, etc). And a new patio to enjoy the sunsets with a beautiful glass of wine. Mostly reds and exquisite blends- but also a new Chardonnay and white blend (prelude) that are both dele table. We come to this winery every time when we are in Paso and highly recommend for a high quality wine and tasting experience. read more

The people are so nice and the wine is wonderful! This is a must see!! Don't forget toTake a look at the outside

A hidden gem. Their wine is very good, we took home 2 bottles. They also did a spontaneous free barrel tasting for us in their tasting room at no extra charge! Their tasting room is really just a windowless space inside their industrial production room, so no views while you sip. But the quality of the wine made up for it! read more

Ecluse was an absolute pleasure to visit. Daniela greeted us in their wine barrel/tasting room as was an amazing host. We were treated to great wines and Daniela spent a great deal of time explaining how the barrels effect the taste of the wines as we did a barrel tasting. We are normally not much into the wine club thing but were so impressed with the wines and the great people making them that we had to join. We can't wait to get back and visit again. read more

Picking up our wine club shipment with friends and we're treated to a wonderful tour. The tasting is always a pleasant journey through each of the different wines, and the blends are phenomenal. Love the people who dedicate their lives to this craft. read more

This winery is truly a gem. The property is nestled on a beautiful hilltop, overlooking overlapping fields of vines. The winery owners and their staff are so friendly, courteous and down-to-earth. We ended up having a conversation with Steven, the owner, for over an hour. This place is not like the typical snooty winery where the staff hardly even knows the owners. Here, the owners are pouring your wine! I absolutely LOVED their wines, they have so many that are equally amazing, it's hard to choose a favorite. They even let you try a couple of barrel tastings. I would recommend this winery to all experience levels. It is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy to really great wine! read more

Steve and Pam are extremely talented and passionate wine makers and owners! They have worked hard and produce wines that are extremely approachable, yet amazing complex! They are two of the friendliest and nicest people Paso have to offer! If you have not been here, GO! Also their Blind Dog Red is a must buy, hard to find quality like this in under $15 a bottle!! read more

The wines are not great and the service was worse. We may have caught them on an off day but the winery itself isn't that special either. I wouldn't recommend this winery. read more

This winery is awesome! Complimentary tastings, great wines, friendly staff, and beautiful property. Also, they let you try two wines straight out of the barrel. They were delicious! read more

If you can only visit one winery in Paso Robles - Ecluse is the one! Some wineries may have a few good aspects but Ecluse scores top marks across the board. To recap: 1. Terrific 360 degree views from hilltop location. 2. Location is set among their own vineyard. (Note - many Paso Robles "wineries" are simply blenders and bottlers for grapes grown by other vineyards). 3. Casual, welcoming barn setting. 4. Friendly, courteous, knowledgeable and professional staff. 5. Owner and winemaker Steve Lock on hand to greet and connect with customers. I was impressed by Steve's genuineness and desire to truly connect with customers. You'd somewhat expect a winemaker to be aloof and come across as a marketing machine. Steve is the opposite - a laid back wine guy who desires two-way conversation. 6. No charge for tastings! 7. Barrel tastings are standard - NOW this was a unique treat not offered by any other winery I've visited (including Napa/ Sonoma). We sampled the same wine from two different barrels. Both barrels were American oak but manufactured by different companies - one American and the other French. My wife and I clearly tasted the difference. The American manufactured barrel produced wine which was open and fruity. The French manufactured barrel produced wine which was tighter and less fruity. Again, same wine but different barrels. 8. Ecluse established a second label and fund to benefit Dogs for the Deaf rescue dogs. In summary, this is the one Paso Robles winery which is a must to visit! read more

We love everyone at Ecluse. Everything they do is always memorable. The owners and staff are amazing. They greet everyone with such warmth. You can feel the pride they have sharing the wines with us. The library tasting events are very special. Not only do we get to taste the different vintages of same varietal being presented, Anthony, Kelly and Steve share the details of the year each one was bottled and the challenges. It's a lot of fun. Thanks to all at Ecluse. read more

Great wine, fun staff and a casual atmosphere very close to downtown Paso. We've spent several weeks in Paso every year since 2004 and have checked many local wineries. Ecluse is the only wine club that we've joined. Why? Because we've loved every wine we've tried, and we know we'll treasure the annual shipment. If you want to visit a fancy building with art and wine accessories, you won't find them at Ecluse, but you will find excellent wines at fair prices. read more

Great reds that are reasonably priced and with excellent service! Everyone was friendly and unpretentious but at the same time, very educated and excited about their wines. There's no pressure to purchase any wines, but trust me; you'll leave with a couple of bottles. I personally bought two bottles and left joining their wine club! read more

Just up the road from Terry Hoage is a tiny vineyard & winery run by Steve & Pam Lock. They do sales & tastings out of their barrel room, which affords you the opportunity to finish up with a barrel tasting or two of what's coming up. While we were there we had a nice white (Prelude), a syrah that was good but probably needs more time, a tasty GSM blend (Rendition), a fantastic cab, a cab blend (Ensemble), and a really nice zin. We were most impressed with the cab, which was smooth and fruity, even newly released. For $28, hell yes, we'll take some of that. The zin was good enough that I thought about it, but in the end decided that there was enough zin in the car already as it was. Maybe next trip. read more

This place is great. Good folks, good wine, reasonable prices, no-hype or pretence. We sampled all thier wines and bought a case. This is a "must-do" for wine lovers. read more

I have been going to Ecluse for years and have never found a wine that i didn't like... and they make a lot of wine. Their two blends, Rendition and Improv, are consistently my favorite blends. Their single varietals are excellent too. They make a great Zin, Syrah and Cab.. you really can't go wrong. I LOVE how they do barrel tastings.. always get at least 1, sometimes 2, tastes with the 'wine thief'. Prices are super fair considering how delicious the wine is. They also make one of my favorite "cheap" wines called Blind Dog- $12 for members and it's great! read more

Very good wine with reasonable price and the service is excellent.