Local Event
Cost: $30-170
Taste of the Back Roads” Grand Tasting & VIP Experiences
Savor a quintessential Paso Wine Country experience on the CASS Winery vineyard, as we explore the hidden gems of Paso Robles along the Paso Back Roads Wine Trail. Discover new flavors, meet the passionate winemakers & proprietors of these family-owned wineries, and experience your new favorite Wine Trail at our annual Grand Tasting! Don’t miss out on a chance to Taste the Back Roads!
SATURDAY, MAY 24TH
12PM – 1PM: VIP seminars
1PM – 2PM: VIP Lunch & VIP Auction
2PM – 4PM: General Admission & Collective Grand Tasting with Live Music and Bites
3PM: Full Auction Closes
Join us on CASS Winery’s spectacular vineyard from 12:00PM – 2:00PM for the VIP Experience. Engage with the winemakers for an intimate look at their world of wine-making, followed by lunch in the Barrel Room. Choose from multiple seminar options, where you get to delve into new insights and appreciation for the art and science of wine-making:
HOME WINE-MAKING SEMINAR: Let Your Inner Winemaker OUT!
BARREL PROFILING WITH THE WINEMAKER
AVA DISCUSSION: Discover the Effects of Terroir & Micro-Climates
SENSORY TASTING EXPERIENCE: How Food Embellishes or Destroys the Wine in Your Glass
General Admission guests will join for the Collective Grand Tasting from 2PM – 4PM on the veranda. This showcase of 24+ wineries is embellished by live music, a beautiful cheese & charcuterie grazing board from Executive Chef Charles Paladin Wayne, and amuse bouche expertly paired by the winemakers themselves.
This up-close tasting experience with the owners and winemakers of the Paso Back Roads Wine Trail is the place to Discover the Undiscovered! Your event tasting notebook will permit you to 2-for-1 tastings at the participating wineries the following day: Sunday, May 25th.
Participating Wineries:
Ascension
Ascension Ridge
Barr Estate Winery
Bella Luna
Bianchi Winery
Bovino Vineyards
Cairjn Wine Cellars
Cass Winery
Chateau Margene
Defiance Vineyard
Dresser Winery
Glunz Family Winery & Cellars
Optio Vineyards
Pear Valley Vineyards & Winery
Penman Springs Vineyard
Rasmussen Vineyards
Rava Wines
RF Fine Wines
Sculpterra Winery
Shadow Run Vineyards
Stanger Vineyards
Steinbeck Vineyards & Winery
Still Waters Vineyards
Vinyl Vineyards
…and more!