Location Location Location, AronHill Vineyards hits the spot with remarkable food, service, and view. We basked in the sun on their patio seated next to Turley's head trained vines while sipping delightful Bordeaux style wines. [gallery size="medium"...
Templeton
Ambyth
Lots of wineries these days are organic and even biodynamic. Some go above and beyond these practices and make natural wines, using fewer additives or chemicals. Yet, even fewer go as far as Ambyth Estate who does not even use herbicides. They use these clay tanks to...
15C
A sure sign that a town is quickly becoming a wine destination is the opening of a wine bar that quickly gets packed with people every night. 15C is proof Templeton is on the move. The town right next door to Paso Robles already has one or two tasting rooms downtown...
Temple Ton
Ever wonder why life keeps taking you to certain places? Me either. Instead, it's probably best to get a little zen, thank your lucky stars that life is such an adventure, and just enjoy where the road takes ya. This month, its a cat sitting gig in Templeton for free...
Castoro Cellars
Back when the Central Coast was just getting on the map, Castoro Cellars was finding petrified whale bones under their soil, proving its value for growing grapes. If this area was once covered by ocean, imagine the nutrients it has. In the...
ZinAlley
Named after the natural alleyway created by the Templeton Gap, ZinAlley takes full advantage of what this natural wonder does for vines. The scorching hot days and cool nights are the reason its dry-farmed head-pruned Zinfandel vines thrive and produce deliciously...
Cypher
Feed the heresy in your thoughts or your unconventional side the luscious and rich wines at Cypher Winery. Their unoaked Chardonnay has that vibrant crisp bright green apple fruit like the famed Naked Chardonnay you may recall from Four Vines. Yes, that label was sold...
Turley Wine Cellars
If you're a Zin Bitch, been to Zin Fest, or you just love zinfandel, you've no doubt heard of Turley Wine Cellars. Larry Turley is not only famous for making rich luscious zinfandels and bringing this grape to its potential as a world-class varietal, he has intrigued...
Hansen Winery
Many talk about the Templeton Gap for its refreshing cooling effect on the grape vines in Templeton. Yet, few go into detail on how it works or what it does to the grapes. High pressure wind flows from the Pacific Ocean through an hour glass shaped opening in the...
AronHill Vineyards
Soaking in the AronHill Vineyards view of a vines rising and falling in almost every direction as far as you can see, you may be surprised you are in the Templeton Gap. You may even be surprised you are in the Central Coast. Views that take your breath away are not...