Mira Honeycutt

2 weeks ago | pasoroblespress.com | Mira Honeycutt

Four days of top-tier wine, culinary pairings, and vibrant lounges mark a stylish new era for Paso’s signature event PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance (PRWCA) scored big this year by corralling sponsorship from Strauss, Europe’s leading workwear company based in Germany. “It’s a pretty sizable sponsor,” said Joel Peterson, executive director of PRWCA. “We have a one-year deal but it can be a three-year deal if we want to.

3 weeks ago | pasoroblespress.com | Mira Honeycutt

In a quiet strip of Railroad Street, near Paso Robles’ downtown square, the recent addition of Bottle Shop has added a hip vibe that might just launch a vibrant wine-and-food scene for locals and tourists alike. Dubbed the Paso Railroad District, the three-block stretch is populated with businesses ranging from plumbing and heating/air conditioning services and to the California Coast Beer Co. The street may soon experience a different kind of foot traffic.

1 month ago | sommelierindia.com | Mira Honeycutt

The union of a winemaker’s son and a butcher’s daughter not only resulted in three beautiful children but also two acclaimed California restaurants, writes Mira Advani HoneycuttCourtney and Julien Asseo, owners of the Michelin honoured Les Petites Canailles, a farm-to-table restaurant with a French accent, recently opened S’Aranella, which offers a vibrant Spanish tapas menu. Conveniently, they are two blocks apart.

2 months ago | pasoroblespress.com | Mira Honeycutt

“I’ve had my eye on this particular spot — knew what I wanted — for 15-plus years,” said Justin Smith of his newest vineyard in Cayucos. He smiled: “I’d drive and sneak around, didn’t have permission from owners, to steal mushrooms.”The mushroom thief is also winemaker and owner of the storied Saxum Vineyards, home to Paso’s original cult wines, located in the Willow Creek District and available by allocation. He has a long wait list.

Feb 11, 2025 | pasoroblespress.com | Mira Honeycutt

J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines began as a quest. In the late 1960s, Jerry Lohr, a Northern California real estate developer and master builder while searching for new wine growing regions recognized the potential in Monterey County’s Arroyo Seco region. There was no Arroyo Seco AVA when he planted the original 280 acres to eleven varieties in 1972 and ’73. The J. Lohr winery followed a year later in San Jose.