Wineries & Tasting Rooms Cypher Winery
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Evolutionary, sophisticated and a little bit mad, Cypher is extreme regarding vineyards and wines and specializing in Rhône and Spanish varietals, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. They offer “Freakshow” line of wines: Heretic, Anarchy, Monarchy, Loco and Peasant. Featured Wine: Zinbitch. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Derby Wine Estates
3750 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles. 805-237-0055. www.cypherwinery.com
D’Anbino Vineyards and Cellars 710 Pine St., Paso Robles. 805-227-6800. www.danbino.com
Founded by a family of professional musicians, D’Anbino Vineyards and Cellars strive to blend wine with live music. Their tasting room doubles as a livemusic venue that features the “Family Band” as well as other jazz musicians. The tasting room also features music memorabilia, gold records, Emmy statuettes, and a bar built out of pianos. Featured Wine: Portamento. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
DAOU Vineyard
2777 Hidden Mountain Rd., Paso Robles. 805-226-5460. www.daouvineyards.com Founded in 2007 by brothers Daniel and Georges Daou, DAOU Vineyards primarily focuses on Bordeaux varieties and also features Zinfandel and Rhone blends. DAOU Vineyards exquisite terroir with its calcareous, high percentage limestone soils, maritime influence and unique climate represent the perfect storm for creating classic wines that can rival the world’s best. Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Dark Star Cellars
2985 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles. 805-237-2389. www.darkstarcellars.com The focus of Dark Star Cellars is producing small lots of ultra-premium handcrafted red wines. Their dedication to “synthetic gravity” and non-intrusive style of winemaking is essential to their success. With microscopic production levels, every bottle of wine becomes an extension of their small family winery. Featured Wine: Ricordati. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Denner Vineyards
5414 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles. 805-2394287. www.dennervineyards.com Denner Vineyards features a gravity flow winery nestled in the rolling hills of west Paso Robles. A 156acre estate vineyard, with rocky calcareous soils and cooling Pacific breezes, the winery yields Rhone-style wines: Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Theresa (Viognier and Roussanne), and The Ditch Digger (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre). Featured Wine: Dirt Worshipper.
VINO Central Coast Edition
525 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles. 805-238-6300. www.derbywineestates.com Established by long-time farmers Ray and Pam Derby, Derby Wine Estates creates fine wine using 20 select acres from their four estate vineyards. The diversity of the grapes is essential to the making of Derby wines. Their tasting room is located in the renovated historic Paso Robles Almond Growers Building. Featured Wine: FIFTEEN 10. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Doce Robles Winery
2023 Twelve Oaks Dr., Paso Robles. 805-227-4766. www.docerobles.com Meaning 12 oaks in Spanish representing the 12 oaks on the property, Doce Robles began as the first winery on Highway 46 West. Harvesting grapes and making wines since 1998, Doce Robles produces small batches of Barbera, Zinfandel, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc as well as Primitivo, Petite Sirah, and Malbec. Featured Wine: Zinfandel. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Domaine Degher Wines
8650 Centra Rd., Paso Robles. 805-296-2562. www.mojocellars.com Using minimalist intervention, vinification in small lots and sustainable farming practices, Domaine Degher Wines strives to shape the raw life force of everchanging vintages into graceful, beautiful wines. Owner and winemaker Dennis Degher uses the love of music as an inspiration for his red Rhone blends and Cabernet Sauvignon. Featured Wine: Mojo Estate. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Donati Family Vineyard
2720 Oak View Rd., Templeton. 877-511-9463. www.donatifamilyvineyard.com With an ingrained Italian love for wine, Ron Donati and son Matt set out to make fine wines from the 9th oldest California AVA, the Paicines. The vineyard is planted to various select clones of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Syrah, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc and Petite Verdot. Donati Family Vineyard now serves their wine at their tasting room in Templeton where they can better serve their faithful customers. Featured Wine: Naughty Donati Red Wine Jug Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Donatoni Winery
Sangiovese, Viognier, two Zinfandels including Richard Sauret Vineyard Zinfandel. Featured Wine: Estate Zinfandel. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Dover Canyon Winery
4520 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles. 805-237-0101. www.dovercanyon.com Named for the canyon in the northwest corner of the appellation, Dover Canyon Winery has been producing wine in Paso Robles for 15 years. Producing Zinfandel and Rhone wines from specific microclimates, winemaker Don Panico creates small batches of wine topping at 2,500 cases per year. Featured Winery: Cujo. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Dubost Winery
9988 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles. 805-226-8463. www.dubostwine.com Family-owned and operated, Dubost Winery is dedicated to the production of premium, limited quantity wines handcrafted from grapes grown locally and in their own vineyards. Their tasting room and straw bale winery, a model for sustainable production, are situated on the Dubost Ranch in the historic Adelaida area west of Paso Robles. Featured Wine: Alexandrine, Rhone white blend Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Dunning Vineyards Estate Winery
1953 Niderer Rd., Paso Robles. 805-238-4763. www.dunningvineyards.com Inhabiting the “Willow Creek” AVA District located on the Westside of Paso Robles, Dunning Vineyards produces an array of award-winning, privatereserve estate wines including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Meritage, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Paso-style red blend Vin De Casa. The winery produces in small batches to ensure closeness with visitors and wine members. Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Eberle Winery
3810 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles. 805-238-9607. www.eberlewinery.com Gary Eberle, founder of Eberle Winery, has been a pioneer of Paso Robles appellation wine since 1979. As “The Godfather” of Paso Robles wine, Eberle helped create the AVA as well as plant the first Syrah vines. The winery continues to produce ultra-premium wines and remains in the top 10 of gold-medal winning wineries in the country. Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________
After relocating the winery from just outside LAX to Paso Robles, Donatoni Winery has been making and pouring Paso Robles wine since 1978. Their varietals include Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah,
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