Tag Archives: Central Coast

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Vertical tasting: Sculpterra Mega Focus

    Mega Focus Named after the impressive 24ft tall Dale Evers sculpture at the front of Sculpterra Winery’s sculpture garden in sunny Paso Robles, California, Mega Focus is a blend of Rhone grape varieties. […]

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Perfect Barbeque Wine: Sculpterra Statuesque

What makes a great barbeque wine? For me, the perfect wine to pair will food from the grill should be full-bodied and complex, with vanilla oak and ripe fruit flavours to complement the seared, slightly […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra Merlot 2017

  Underrated Grape Merlot has had a fairly poor reputation among some circles in the past, and for no good reason. Even though it’s the most widely planted grape variety in the Bordeaux region of […]

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Ready for the Bottle: Tasting New Wines at Sculpterra

Into the Bottle It’s May at Sculpterra Winery, and time to bottle the latest wines. We usually bring in the bottling truck four times each year. They do an incredible job, with their all-in-a-trailer machinery […]

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Wine and Oak: Barrel Tasting at Sculpterra Winery

  Over a barrel Oak and wine have been in partnership since ancient times when it was discovered that wine being transported in barrels gained additional flavours. These days it can be an incredibly scientific […]

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Sculpterra Monthly Tasting List Preview- October 2019

  New month, new lineup  With over twenty different wines to choose from, every month at Sculpterra Winery there’s a different line-up of eight, selected to go on the tasting list. Personally, I see it […]

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Sculpterra Library Showcase: Merlot 2012

        A  Well, someone has to do it One of the responsibilities I have at Sculpterra Winery is keeping track of older inventory wines. As curator of this ‘Library’, I have to […]

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Wine Speak Paso – Grand Tasting

Grand Tasting – Grand Opportunity Wine Speak Paso Robles is a collaboration between wine experts and local wineries that first came to be in 2017, co-founded by Amanda Wittstrom Higgins of Ancient Peaks Winery. Seminars and […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Merlot 2016

  Well Knock Me Sideways, Merlot is Back! The last vintage of Merlot from Sculpterra was back in 2012, so it’s great to see it back in the tasting room. Cabernet Sauvignon’s thinner-skinned sibling (Cabernet […]

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Tasting Room Visit – Cypher Winery

    New beginnings, vintage lounge Cypher wines have been a favourite of mine ever since I first tasted them in 2013. The unconventional labels and consistently good wine really helped the brand stand out. Who […]