Had a fantastic time at Tudor for a wine tasting. As big Pinot Noir fans, we were thrilled with…read moretheirs beautifully made and full of character. The ice wine was an unexpected highlight and absolutely fantastic, a real standout of the tasting. Great wines, a wonderful setting, amazing service and an experience we'd happily repeat. Highly recommend if you're touring wineries in Paso Robles!

Very nicely appointed wine tasting in DT Paso. The server was attentive and knowledgeable about her…read morewines. Everything was clean and they had extensive choices in Pinot Noir.

I stopped in on my journey this afternoon. Cypher is a great winery and tasting room in an historic…read moretrain depot next to the Amtrak station in Paso Robles. The wines are delicious and most days the winemaker is there to talk about all of them and guide your tasting. Wow! I recommend a stop here, even though it seems a little off the beaten path. They even have snacks and oils, vinegars, and salts. Hope you try it!

I had my first two wine tastings in Paso Robles. The first vineyard and tasting room was what I'd…read morealways envisioned - oak barrels as tables, darkly elegant décor, a low-energy vibe. Cypher was the polar opposite, pleasantly surprising me and giving me a modern, trendy, high-energy experience to contrast with my classic first time. The tasting room is stark white with black accents and startling red décor, giving it a Kubrickian feel. The attendants were friendly and fun. The wines were superb - we took home a couple of reds. The vineyard is gorgeous. Cypher is a must-stop if you're doing a winery tour in the area.

Wow! This place was a great stop for those discerning spirits drinkers. It was hopping outside…read morewith the younger crowd getting the mixed drinks and hanging outside in the beautiful weather. I was more interested in sampling their collection and it did not disappoint. The host was gracious to let us try several bottles of gin, vodka and bourbon. Personally, to my surprise, I liked the really deep and rich flavors of their top shelf bourbon. The Chocolate Love vodka was quite the surprise. My friend loved it and I had to get at least one bottle through I really should have gotten three. Great vodka flavors with a nice hint of chocolate. Personally, I recommend going inside to get the full service tasting and go outside for a cocktail to enjoy during those wonderful last afternoons.

This place was awful. We showed up to try some drinks and the young boys at the outdoor bar did…read morenot even greet us. Instead they stood there talking amongst themselves and ignored our party. It was very hot out about 4:30 and so we tried to go inside the air conditioned bar area and we were told it was closed. They said we could get a beer and stand inside the brewery portion behind their outdoor bar area. Apparently they expect their customers to stand inside their open air brewery in the heat. No thank you. We left. Pretty sad since it was late in the day and most businesses were closed. We were there to have dinner close y and thought we would stop for a pre dinner drink. Try it or call ahead and make sure they don't have their air conditioned area closed.

You need a reservation to taste here, but we called and they were able to fit us in with another…read moretasting they had scheduled. We arrived and there was a big house with a bunch of old farm equipment around and some campers on the front lawn. We followed the signs to the winery and entered the tasting room. This room smells like mold, or mildew. It was kind of strange. Also, seemed like this was their shipping room it seemed very full and cluttered. There were several people that looked like they had been waiting to begin tasting. So we quickly sat down and joined the group. First, I must say every wine we tasted at this establishment was fantastic. And the other folks in the tasting room were friendly and fun. The sommelier was also the vintner. It must be said, Roger told lots of stories that were a bit off-color. I don't think it's necessary to insult or put other people down to get a laugh. Laurie was kind and friendly, and he put her down several times in front of all of us. That part of the tasting experience was not fun. I have only spent less than an hour in his presence and I know I would not want to spend more time with him. He is a classic white male misogynist with a big ego. But if Laurie is running the tasting, I am sure you'll have a great experience.

Great wine and great host. We stayed with our harvest Host membership. Was hard to get level, but…read morewas able too and had great views

My husband and I really enjoyed our Valentine's Weekend 2026 tasting at Cloak & Dagger. The…read morelocation is great - in downtown Paso across from the main square) - with a mix of lounge seats and high-top chairs. As part of this weekend of love, the tasting room offered a Zinfandel & Chocolate pairing option...which was very delicious. The 2021 The Defector Zinfandel Reserve was my favorite and the 2022 Skull & Bones Single Vineyard Zinfandel was a close second. The various chocolates (milk & dark blend, 70% cacao with nibs & sea salt, 70% cacao with crushed espresso beans, and classic dark chocolate truffle) each enhance the wine with which they were paired. Our experience was managed by the kind and hospitable Mai - she was friendly and conversational. Her level of service is what prompted us to buy a bottle each of my top two favorites. We look forward to coming back the next time we're in Paso.

Had a great time at Cloak & Dagger. We're not huge Cabernet fans ourselves, but our friends are,…read moreand they absolutely loved what they tasted here. Service was excellent throughout, and the ambiance made the whole visit feel special. Even as non-Cab drinkers, we had a wonderful time and would happily go back. Great spot for wine lovers of all kinds in Paso Robles!

Love all of their wines! Beautiful Earth ones are our favorite!…read more Tasting room and property are beautiful and nice to sit, relax and chat. Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. We joined the wine club on our first trip, ad we never do that! Can't wait to go back!

We had a great first visit to this winery, situated is a beautiful vineyard setting. We tasted on…read morethe patio and the woman who helped us (Katie, I think) answered all our questions and filled us in on winery history. We asked questions and were able to taste a few wines not on the list. Suffice it to say we were impressed, we wound up becoming wine club members! Looking forward to a return trip.

LXV is a true hidden gem in downtown Paso Robles. This small, family-owned winery offers an great…read moreselection of wines. The tasting room is intimate, comfortable, and tastefully decorated, creating a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy great wine. What really makes this place stand out is the people. The staff and owners are wonderful friendly, welcoming, and incredibly knowledgeable, making the entire experience feel warm and engaging. LXV is especially known for pairing wine with custom spice and flavor experiences that complement the tasting. They traditional wine tasting and a wine-and-cheese pairing experience (which I highly recommend). The cheeses are coated with the different blends of LXV's own herbs and spices, adding a unique layer of flavor to each tasting. If you enjoy cooking or simply appreciate bold, and well balanced flavors, chances are you'll leave with a few spice blends to take home along with a bottle or two of wine. I highly recommend checking them out.

Wow, definitely do the spice pairing with your wines. What a unique experience. My husband's old…read moreboss brought over a bottle during a dinner party and told us to go the next time in Paso. Our first stop when we arrived in Paso. We've been to so many wineries, this would be one of our top 10. The spice pairing is unique but pairs so well with the wine. Buy 3 bottles to waive the fee. Since it's more of boutique, the bottles are quite pricey, mostly ranging near the 100s. But it was our favorite the whole weekend we went there. And we bought 6 bottles. We loved the spell and got 3 bottles of that! It's a Syrah cab blend. Has the Paso flavor that we love. It's not a vineyard, just a tasting room but worth a visit. We met the wine maker too. Friendly and attentive service. Can't wait to pop open a bottle at home soon!

Visited the Ambyth tasting room located within Nature's Touch on Templeton's Main Street. Cute…read moreappearance from the outside seeing as it's connected to a nursery. Outdoor tasting area consisted of a few picnic tables surrounded by plants and string lights. Not a bad place to drink wine if you're not at the vineyard. Sadly, I quickly realized that biodynmic wines are not for me, nor were they for most of us in the group. A few of us ended up dumping multiple of the tastings. It was a cool idea to try a wine product that was as natural as it was, but there's a reason that sulfates are added into wine and that was learned here. The tasting menu had an orange wine on it which was pretty exciting, but still not enough to warrant a re-visit by me. Cool vibes and service, just not my glass of wine.

Local Serendipitous Take: Great local natural brews, olive oil, in a cute tasting room in a Natural…read moreFood store, run by a nice local family. One fine Saturday, after having finished shopping at the wonderful Templeton Farmers Market just a few blocks away, I decided at random to drive down Main St. to see if anything was interesting. Our eyes where caught by the pop-market & plants in front of this warehouse-like building and we stopped to look. As we literally wandered into the main shop past all the plants outside, I spied this interesting wood paneled nook with a full bar & bottles in the corner. It had a serene look and this nice lady greeted me. It turns out that she was one of the owners. I was curious about at first the olive oil and then when she pointed out their wines & ciders, I was even more interested. I tasted the oil & I think two brews. The Olive Oil was herbaceous & good, but I had already bought three Gold Award winning local EVOO's from local farms and another Templeton winner was at the Farmers Market. One can only use so much EVOO before it gets old. While they had bottled EVOO in a nice bottle with a cork, they also had a big tank of it, to fill your own bottle which I liked. While their brews tend to be on the dry side per the owner, there was one that was to my taste and I bought a bottle. During the conversation, I heard all kinds of nice things about organic, but since alcohol is inherently not that great for you, I only listened causally..until the term Biodynamic came up. I had no clue as to what it was, but it sounded healthy at the time. When I finally came home to look it up at home on Google, I found out that it was kind of a takeoff on pseudo-science, namely, the more well know Homeopathy. As far as I can tell, this was sort of the same thing, but for farming and first thought of in the 1920's, which was in a time when the older pseudoscience, Homeopathy [late 1800's] saw a resurgence in the US. Let us think that in these eras, we did not have a clue about alot of things, especially in medical science. In those days, if your equivalent of a PCP wanted to give you turpentine to drink and you then threw up, I am sure you would possibly latch onto basically magic potion with almost nothing or nothing in it. The placebo effect is naturally so strong that you can have lots of benefit from even blessed water, or even quite a few side effects, like nausea & vomiting. People are terrible test subjects even when the later rigorous formulation of double-blinded Placebo controlled studies became the standard. How do I know? I used to help run some of these studies on some blockbuster medications in Hawaii. Since Hawaii had all kinds of interesting cross-cultural themes, I also found out that the most popular Chemotherapy drug in Japan was sold at doctor's offices [where they made a profit] and it was a placebo....& there was nothing "Homeopathic" about it. It was a culturally specific thing that involved confidence in their doctor, that invoked a placebo response, but ultimately they still typically died from cancer all the same...except for rare spontaneous remissions which do happen regardless of treatment. Oddly enough, I used to buy wine from another vineyard that used crystals to enhance their crops. While I thought it another myth, they still made excellent tasting wine, and I did not have to join a cult to drink it. While the Biodynamic stuff and some other stuff on their website is IMHO rather out there, they do a very nice job of caring for what they do, and creating stuff that has less junk, that one does not need, or can have a reaction to Sulfites. On the other hand, some things can give one pause, like statements like they use natural yeast, and let things sit around for awhile.....or use Clay Amphoras sometimes or Oak Barrels at other times. As someone who is a retired science researcher & has a hobby of making DIY Cider, Probiotic Veges, Natto, and much more, I tend to be really careful with how I make stuff & have had all kinds of run ins with stuff which grows, where I do not want it to. The air contains countless spores or active bacteria, fungus, mold, viruses, etc...and quite a few times they decide to grow where I do not want them. In many cases, the short-term natural preservative is either the rampant growth of your culture or a byproduct like Lactic Acid....or to some degree, the yeast/alcohol mix itself. Longer preservation times involve more complex efforts like canning. In any case, if you want products that have less interventions and still feel comfortable with their techniques, it is worth a try. If you have health conditions that involve the GI or immune system, maybe consult an MD before using such products, since some may contain active cultures for all I know.