Roll Out the Barrels: June 21-24, 2012

Roll Out the Barrels: June 21-24

Experience the Edna Valley in four days! Sound crazy? Read on...

From June 21-24, the SLO Vintners Association will be celebrating the 22nd Annual Roll Out the Barrels Wine Celebration. The celebration kicks off Thursday with "Barrels in the Plaza," which takes place in the Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo at the same time as Farmer's Market (a SLO tradition).

On Friday night, enjoy some great winetime as you have dinner with local winemakers from the Edna Valley and South San Luis Obispo County. Listen to the men and women who harvest the grapes and combine their varietals into the unique wines that you enjoy.

And finally, on Saturday and Sunday, stick around to enjoy the premier event of the weekend--Passport to Wine Country. Taste fabulous wines and receive barrel samples as you pair these fabulous varietals with gourmet hors d'oeuvres. Entertainment will be provided throughout the event. This self-guided tasting tour of the Edna Valley wine region will afford you a full "taste" of the region.

Purchase tickets today at slowine.com! Wine snobs, connoisseurs, and enthusiasts cannot miss this incredible showcase of SLO county's most treasured natural resource.

And while you are cruising through Edna Valley, be sure to stay at Valentina Inn & Villas, located minutes from the the Edna Valley and less than 2 blocks from the beach. Pismo Beach is known for its Wine and Waves, and there is no better place to experience both than from the comfort of a spacious Valentina suite.

Call 805-773-1234 or visit ValentinaPismoBeach.com/reservations.html to reserve today!

~ValentinaPismoBeach.com

New in Pismo Beach: Sans Liege Wine Tasting Room



Winemaker Curt Schalchlin
Searching for a Syrah in the Great Beyond

 To the delight of Valentina guests, Price Street has turned a deeper shade of burgundy. Indeed, another tasting room has arrived in this Restaurant Row of Pismo Beach, only a block from Valentina Inn & Villas-- Sans Liege. Sans Liege sources its grapes from the finest wineries on the Central Coast, and then channels them into exemplary wines "made complete by the union of their disparate strengths."

As owner and winemaker Curt Schalchlin comments:

"When choosing vineyards to source fruit from, I favor character over notoriety. Each of these sites have a distinctive appeal that separates them from the rest, and very often my sources are locations passed over by other winemakers. In taking up my own journey, I've learned to not discount any field for its quirks and eccentricities, however, for in diversity lies the promise of uncommon opportunity. This is the heart of Sans Liege. The Central Coast is home to a wide variety of climates, soils and topographies, so I keep my boundaries wide open. Though these appellations are each highly-regarded for their production of Rhone varietals, I've found that fruit from my vineyard blocks speak foremost of their individual provenance, a very real story of place, rather than as textbook examples of Mediterranean France."

This beautiful new tasting room in the heart of Pismo Beach is bound to enchant your tastebuds and, under the expert guidance of Schalchlin, enlighten you with the wisdom of a master taster.

Explore the charm and character of Central Coast varietals at Sans Liege on your next stay at Valentina Inn & Villas! Sans Liege Wines is located at 870 Price Street in Pismo Beach.

Pismo Beach . . . Wine and Waves. It's what we do.

~SansLiege.com
~ValentinaPismoBeach.com