“Our goal is to understand our vineyard at a deep level and let its character come through authentically in the glass. We are truly lucky to be in a place where the wines show their best from the soils, the winds, the elevation, the natural acidity, the long growing season.” — Sarah Lyons
Read More“I have worked with many different grapes, but Grenache is the variety that spoke to me when I was in the early days of my wine journey. It’s a variety that I feel is great at showcasing climate and soil, as well as bending to the style of a winemaker with even the slightest of influences.” — Gibson Wagner
Read More“Outside of limestone rich soils, cool nights, and ample daytime warmth for ripening, the people of the Paso Robles region are what make it special. It’s a very collaborative and supportive community of winemakers and vintners.” — Jenny Freck
Read More“We believe Grenache best represents Paso Robles terroir. The variety thrives in our climate and our calcareous, youthful soils bring an energy to the variety that rivals the greatest Grenache wine regions in the world.” — Alex Kemp
Read More“The best thing about being a small winery is that we can relate to the general public and they can relate to us. We’re just normal people trying to make a badass product that everyone can enjoy. We have the ability to be flexible each year, change winemaking styles depending on the weather, growing conditions, and what the fruit is saying. This isn’t cookie cutter recipe winemaking, it’s intentional, thought provoking, and innovating.” — Taylor Mathiesen
Read MoreThis community is so supportive – I love working with the individual wine growers, other wine makers, creating beautiful wines with the grapes we all grow. — Melani Harding
Read MoreThe word Kaleidos also means “beautiful form”. All of this embodies the wine brand Kaleidos. To me the wine is a beautiful product which I create by hand with love. — Steve Martell
Read MoreSmall producers have undeniable focus, laced with exciting stories of small scale production.
— Ethan Etnyre
Read More“Jean & Larry Rowe were both in the computer industry. Jean is a serious photographer and Larry spent many years working on digital media and entertainment applications. So, it was natural to think about color spectrums and related terminology. Jean created the tag line “Wine is neither black nor white. It’s always shades of grey” that perfectly captures the notion that winemaking requires constant attention to detail and continuous adaptation to the grapes produced each year.”
Read More“I specialize in Petite Sirah and blends using that grape. It’s just so versatile based on location, farming practice and winemaking style. I also use Syrah, Grenache, Tannat and Petit Verdot in my red blends, and sometimes as single varietal bottlings, depends on the vintage. I make a Viognier as well with grapes from the Caliza Vineyard.”
– Matt Villard
Read More“A large part of what I love about Marin is the obvious maritime influence. I’m competing with cows, not condos, for my patch of ground.” — Stewart Johnson
Read MoreWhere else can you go ANYWHERE in the world where you can walk in and find the owner or winemaker at the winery? Paso has some of the best wine in the world and some of the most talented wine folks in the world and they are still out in the fields, working in the tasting room and out and about around town accessible to everyone. — John Shaw
Read More“As an avid wine lover, I was constantly on a quest for something better. I wanted elegance, body, and boldness in our wines. I wanted wines I would be proud to offer to our friends and family. This led to a fun, weekend hobby that gradually grew into home wine making and then evolved into wine that matters.”
–Erick Allen
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