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Where Wine Takes You - A Paso Wine Podcast

Where Wine Takes You - A Paso Wine Podcast

著者： Adam Montiel
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Keeping it real with owners, winemakers, growers and personalities as they discuss the places and wines that have shaped the Paso Robles Wine Region© 2020 Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance アート クッキング 政治・政府 旅行記・解説 社会科学 食品・ワイン
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  • Ep 177 The Space Between Paychecks & Passion: Featuring IIWII Wines | Cutbow Wines

    Ep 177 The Space Between Paychecks & Passion: Featuring IIWII Wines | Cutbow Wines
    2026/07/24
    🍇 Where Wine Takes You: Episode Highlights 🍷 In this episode of Where Wine Takes You, Adam sits down with Phil Lamontagne, owner and winemaker of IIWII Wines, and Taylor Mathiesen, owner and winemaker of Cutbow Wines, for a conversation about the space between paychecks and passion. Recorded at SLO CAL Studios, the episode brings together two emerging Paso Robles brands from what Phil calls the “good draft class of ’22.” Both launched in 2022. Both are earning serious respect. And both are still being built around full-time jobs, long cellar days, supportive partners, hard-earned relationships, and the belief that a small brand can grow into something much bigger. For Phil, IIWII, pronounced “ee-wee”, grew from his years working with Jennifer and Terry Hoage at TH Estate Wines. When the Hoages retired, Phil and longtime coworker Cyril Pujadas found themselves pushed from the nest. Instead of walking away from what they had built, they created IIWII: short for “It Is What It Is.” But the name is not about giving up. For Phil, it describes the reality of winemaking. It is this vintage, this hillside, this weather, this fruit, and this moment. The winemaker’s job is to capture it honestly, using the raw chemistry of wine as a palette for what he calls abstract art under a cork. Taylor’s Cutbow story started with a happy accident. After five formative years at Booker Vineyard, Taylor joined Bret Urness at Levo. During the 2022 harvest, Bret had an extra ton of Grenache from Jack Creek Vineyard and encouraged Taylor to take it, experiment, and make the wine his own. The name comes from a cutbow trout, a hybrid of a cutthroat and rainbow trout, and Taylor’s childhood fly-fishing trips with his grandfather. For Taylor and his wife, Emma, the fish became a symbol of two individuals coming together to create something distinct, beautiful, and entirely their own. Adam, Phil, and Taylor get into the open-cellar culture that makes Paso different, the mentors who made time for them, the challenge of finding your own voice without rejecting your influences, and what it takes to build a premium wine brand when the day job is still paying the bills. IIWII Wines: https://www.iiwiiwines.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iiwii_wines • Cutbow Wines: https://www.cutbowwine.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cutbow_wines 🌐 PASO WINE WIRE Third Annual Paso Robles White Wine Invitational The Paso Robles White Wine Invitational returns Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Rava Wines. What began as a collaboration among seven like-minded wineries has grown into a major Central Coast celebration featuring more than twenty producers. The participating lineup includes Tablas Creek, Union Sacré, Paix Sur Terre, Monochrome, Kinero, Alta Colina, Thacher, Giornata, Villa Creek, and episode guest IIWII Wines. The walk-around tasting includes live music, food available for purchase, and oysters that can be added when making a reservation. Advance tickets are required. 🔗 Event details: https://pasowine.com/member-event/3rd-annual-white-wine-invitational/ Tablas Creek’s Original Nursery Block Is Still Teaching Lessons at 32 Tablas Creek Vineyard is looking back at the original nursery block that helped seed the modern American Rhône movement. The block began with a small number of Rhône cuttings brought into the United States, quarantined, propagated, and eventually distributed to growers throughout the West Coast. At its peak, Tablas Creek was selling hundreds of thousands of vines annually to roughly 600 vineyards. Jason Haas estimates that around 70 percent of the wineries at a typical Rhône Rangers tasting work, at least partly, with material that originally came through Tablas Creek. More than three decades later, those own-rooted vines remain healthy and productive. Their longevity is now raising new questions about what own-rooted Mourvèdre may be capable of under the right conditions. 🔗 Read the story: https://blog.tablascreek.com/2026/07/our-original-nursery-block-source-of-most-of-californias-rhone-cuttings-still-teaching-us-lessons-at-age-32/ 🥃 TRAVEL PASO SPOTLIGHT Paso Robles Distillery Trail Weekend This episode’s Travel Paso Spotlight trades the corkscrew for the cocktail shaker and explores the Paso Robles Distillery Trail. Distillery Trail Weekend happens August 7–9, 2026, bringing together twelve boutique distilleries for three days of local spirits, special tastings, tours, demonstrations, and build-your-own exploration. No general-admission ticket is required. Visitors can pick up a map at any participating distillery or the Paso Robles Visitor Center, create their own route, and start exploring. Guests who visit at least six distilleries and collect a stamp at each stop earn a limited-edition Paso Robles Distillers shot glass. The 2026 Copper Card adds one complimentary tasting at each participating distillery, access to select private ...
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    1 時間 22 分
  • Ep 176 Names We Carry & Stories We Bottle – Featuring Pelletiere Estate | Hubba Wines

    Ep 176 Names We Carry & Stories We Bottle – Featuring Pelletiere Estate | Hubba Wines
    2026/07/16
    🍇 Where Wine Takes You: Episode Highlights 🍷 In this episode of Where Wine Takes You, Adam sits down with Janis Pelletiere, owner and founder of Pelletiere Estate Vineyard & Winery; Riley Roddick, founder, owner, and winemaker of Hubba Wines; and Morgan Stepp of Pelletiere Estate for a conversation about family names, inheritance, independence, and what we choose to make permanent. Recorded at SLO CAL Studios, the conversation brings together two very different approaches to building a wine legacy. For Janis, that legacy is rooted in place. She took her family name, Italian heritage, and decades of entrepreneurial experience and turned them into Pelletiere Estate, a mother-daughter-owned winery and vineyard in Paso Robles’ Willow Creek District. Janis and Morgan share how they restored the property, built the winery from different sides of the Pacific, and created an intimate estate experience centered on Italian varieties, hospitality, and family. For Riley, family shows up right on the label. Hubba comes from her original last name, Hubbard, and her wines are named for relatives, friends, pets, nicknames, and the stories that come with them. The result is less like a traditional wine portfolio and more like a family album you can drink. Riley also gets into her hands-off, but definitely not careless, approach to winemaking. She talks native fermentation, trusting the fruit, choosing vineyards by vibe, and learning from some of Paso’s most respected winemakers. Stephan Asseo gave her control and cellar discipline. Scott Hawley showed her how organization can create the freedom to step back. Vailia From gave her the spreadsheets. Riley added the vibes. And then there’s the barrel of Carignan sitting in Riley’s garage. It may become a ten-year cult wine. It may become the most expensive vinegar in Paso Robles. We’re rooting for it either way. The conversation also catches Riley in a huge personal chapter: new motherhood. Baby Jones has arrived, sleep is negotiable, and Riley is entering Hubba’s tenth year while figuring out how family, freedom, control, and creativity all fit together now. In this episode’s Travel Paso Spotlight, Adam checks in with California Mid-State Fair CEO Colleen Bojorquez in the middle of the fair’s twelve-day run. They talk about the fair’s big concerts, its back-to-the-’80s energy, the first-ever Day Zero show with Chris Stapleton, free stages, the tractor pull, fair food, shuttle tips, and what it takes to convince major artists that Paso Robles belongs on the itinerary. Pelletiere Estate Vineyard & Winery: https://www.pelletiere.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelletiere_estate • Janis Pelletiere: https://www.instagram.com/janis.pelletiere Hubba Wines: https://www.hubbawines.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubbawines California Mid-State Fair: https://www.midstatefair.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/californiamidstatefair 🌐 PASO WINE WIRE 2026 SLO County Wine Industry Award Winners Three major contributors to the local wine community are being honored at the California Mid-State Fair. Octavio García Martínez is the Wine Grape Grower of the Year, Janell Dusi is the Winemaker of the Year, and Andrew Jones is the Wine Industry Person of the Year. The awards recognize three very different—but equally essential—parts of the region: vineyard stewardship, multigenerational winemaking, and the entrepreneurial spirit that helped turn Tin City into a major Paso destination. The ceremony takes place Friday, July 17, at 4 p.m. in Mission Square at the California Mid-State Fair. A ticketed tasting of Central Coast Wine Competition gold-medal wines follows from 5 to 7 p.m., with Diablo Paso Wines also being recognized as Winery of the Year. 🔗 Read the story: https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/paso-robles-wine-country-alliance-announces-2026-award-winners/221973/ Hope Family Wines Takes Over the Fair’s Hospitality Tent Hope Family Wines is the official wine partner of the California Mid-State Fair Hospitality Tent, pouring wines from across the family’s portfolio and bringing some serious Paso personality with them. The display includes a full-sized Troublemaker bull, an Austin Hope welcome backdrop, and a declaration we’re willing to support in the name of research: “Real Cowboys Drink Cabernet.” The partnership builds on a big year for Hope Family Wines, including $167,000 raised for Must! Charities through the Austin Hope Charity Golf Tournament, a new partnership with Vina Robles Amphitheatre, and Austin Hope receiving the Spirit of Paso Award. 🔗 Read the story: https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/hope-family-wines-named-official-wine-partner-of-mid-state-fair-hospitality-tent/221936/ 🎡 TRAVEL PASO SPOTLIGHT The California Mid-State Fair is happening now in Paso Robles, bringing twelve days of concerts, livestock, carnival rides, free entertainment, fair food, community traditions, and the kind of ...
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  • Ep 175 Legacy and Lift-Off: OGs & New Blood – Featuring Still Waters Vineyard | Truss Wines

    Ep 175 Legacy and Lift-Off: OGs & New Blood – Featuring Still Waters Vineyard | Truss Wines
    2026/07/10
    🍇 Where Wine Takes You, Episode 175 Highlights 🍷 Legacy and Lift-Off: OGs & New Blood In this episode of Where Wine Takes You, Adam brings two generations of Paso Robles wine together for a conversation about roots, risk, reinvention, and what it takes to keep building when the business gets complicated. Paul Hoover, owner and winemaker at Still Waters Vineyards, brings the long view. Paul is a Cal Poly agriculture guy, farmer, former hospitality executive, longtime business leader, home-winemaker-turned-estate-winemaker, fisherman, and one of the most approachable voices in Paso wine. His stories stretch from a formative wine education fueled by an employer’s monthly bottle allowance to buying the vineyard that became Still Waters during an earlier downturn in the grape market. Paul also breaks down the current wine-business correction with refreshing honesty. The COVID years created extraordinary direct-to-consumer demand, wineries increased production to meet it, and then the market shifted before all that slow-moving inventory reached the end of the line. Paul calls it an “I Love Lucy” moment. More wine keeps coming down the conveyor belt while the industry tries to figure out where to put it. Across the table is Kyle Jury, founder and winemaker at Truss Wines, representing the next wave. Kyle arrived at Cal Poly thinking architecture might be his future, moved into agribusiness and winemaking, interned at JUSTIN, and spent nearly nine years at Booker Vineyard, where Eric Jensen became both a mentor and a major influence on his winemaking and entrepreneurial outlook. Kyle launched Truss in 2022 with a tiny Chardonnay project, an old high-school drawing of a truss bridge, and a name that came to represent architecture, support, collaboration, and the structure of his growing family. Today, Truss is based at the former TH Estate property in the Willow Creek District, where Kyle is shifting the focus toward estate-grown Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre while continuing to make smaller amounts of coastal Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. His goal is not to abandon Paso power, but to find balance, elegance, acidity, and, true to the brand, beauty in structure. What makes this conversation special is the handoff happening in real time. Kyle listens to Paul’s stories not as a history lesson, but as fuel. Paul looks at the next generation not as competition, but as proof that the work continues. As Kyle puts it, Truss started on second base with a special Willow Creek property. Now the job is to take the torch and keep it going. This episode was recorded at SLO CAL Studios in San Luis Obispo County, California, where life’s too beautiful to rush. Learn more and plan your next countywide adventure at SLOCAL.com. Featured Guests Still Waters VineyardsInstagram: @stillwatersvineyardsTruss WinesInstagram: @trusswines 🌴 Travel Paso Spotlight: Concerts in the Park Later in the episode, Adam shines the Travel Paso Spotlight on one of the city’s best summer traditions: Concerts in the Park. Every Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., Downtown Paso Robles City Park turns into one big community backyard, with blankets on the grass, kids dancing, friends sharing food, and live music under the trees. The 2026 season runs through August 20, with a lineup spanning classic rock, reggae, Latin music, R&B, and soul. Lohr wine, Firestone Walker beer, water, and soda are available for purchase. Net beverage proceeds support the Paso Robles REC Foundation, while pass-the-hat donations help fund recreation scholarships and expand access to local programs. The foundation has supported Paso parks, playgrounds, public spaces, and recreation opportunities since 1999. 2026 Concerts in the Park SchedulePaso Robles REC FoundationTravel PasoInstagram: @TravelPaso PASO WINE WIRE Paso’s White Wines Take the Main Stage The Third Annual Paso Robles White Wine Invitational lands at Rava Winery on Saturday, August 1, from 4 to 7 p.m. More than twenty wineries will pour over 100 wines in a walk-around tasting dedicated to the bright, textured, increasingly exciting white-wine side of Paso Robles. Live music and food vendors round out the evening, and advance tickets are required. 🔗 White Wine Invitational Information and Tickets Marin’s Vineyard Puts Gold in the Bubbles Marin’s Vineyard earned a Gold Medal at the 2026 OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition for its 2024 Sparkling Viognier. The wine was also voted Best Sparkling Wine in the 2026 Best of the Central Coast Awards. Winemaker Marin Wolgamott produces the wine in the pét-nat style, finishing fermentation inside the bottle before every bottle is disgorged by hand. The winery celebrates two years in Downtown Atascadero on August 22 and plans to release the 2025 Sparkling Viognier that weekend. 🔗 Read the Paso Robles Daily News story 🔗 Marin’s Vineyard Instagram: @marinsvineyard Pink Drank Returns Poolside Pink Drank Pool Social (Adam’s Rosé/Pink Event) ...
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