Wine Space Review of Four Vines by Ron Anderson

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4 Vines Tasting Room and Winery Visit…….Winery #6 Paso Robles


This was our final stop on our Paso Robles wine region trip that led us to none other than 4 Vines Winery right on Highway 46 in Templeton, Ca. We had experienced high end, family run, and commercial style wineries, so the laid back sort of cool atmosphere was a fun way to conclude our tasting tour…..

When we entered the parking area at 4 vines we noticed an adjacent vegetable garden in raised boxes. Apparently 4 vines will have a farmers market with organic produce grown on the site, in the near future………....Great idea!

When we entered the tasting room, we realized everything was under construction….Our loss, but a “curious” gain to those who are fortunate to visit once it’s completed. We could tell by the atmosphere, the classic rock playing in the background and the fun and wild names on the wines, that this tasting room was full of life! We were greeted by one of the tasting room staff members. Conversation was lively, fun and our pourer was pleasant, informative and began explaining the wines. With wine names like “Naked” Chardonnay, “Maverick” Zinfandel, “Sophisticate“, “Biker“, “Dusi“, “One tree hill block“, “Killer Canyon“, “Peasant GSM“, “Anarchy“, “Heretic“, “Loco“, And “Monarchy…….we knew we were in for a interesting time. Actually we know this winery will be a lot of fun when the construction is done, and a must stop at location to experience when driving through, while in or around Paso Robles wine region.

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We were asked what glasses we would like to sample the wines from. They had a collection of wild named glasses to sample wine. These glasses match a lot of the wild names of all the wines,. Somehow KD was convinced by the staff that the Zinbitch glass was going home with her (That took some convincing). Ron picked Heretic and away our tasting began! We sampled Maverick, Sophisticate, One tree hill block, Killer Canyon, Anarchy and Heretic……and by the time we got to Heretic wine our palates were completely gone!!!!!

As our minds were somewhat clouded from the previous testing’s at the various winieries, (even though we did not “Drink” everything we were poured) we needed something bold that would stand out and give our systems a jolt. 4 Vines wines did just that. Their bold reds and their naked chardonnay were just what the crazy ass doctor had ordered! Our palates however were going into overtime and we quickly realized we needed to come back when we could start here first!

As a side note: We did feel like Right Said Fred was serving our wine “Sing with me” (I’m to sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my wine, to sexy oh yea!) all in a days good fun and a great way to have a unique wine experience thrown into your day of tasting. Then again maybe it was the wine talking……..

The only thing missing was a monkey on a grinder wearing a Harley jacket drinking a bottle of ANARCHY singing AC/ DC‘s Black in Black!!!!!!!!!!

The bottles that made it home with us from 4 Vines Winery were……….

4 Vines The Heretic Petite Sirah ‘07 Cost approx. $40.00

4 Vines Sophisticate Zinfandel ‘07 Cost approx. $25.00

4 Vines Syrah ‘07 Cost approx. $40.00

4 Vines Anarchy Rhone Blend ‘07 approx. $40.00



We will describe the wines wine more in depth as we pair them with an entrée in the future.

We rate the Wine (Good)

We rated our experience………… (Great)

Here are our Ratings: / Pass / Fair / Ok / Good / Great / Fantastic

Disclaimer: Just because we like or dislike a wine or winery does not mean that you will have the same experience. Of course it’s always worth a try………tell us what you think………..in other words post a comment!!

Aloha,

RON & KD


Four Vines Winery - Paso Robles, California
Source: www.fourvines.com