Tag Archives: Paso Robles

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Syrah 2015

  Syrah Made famous by the Rhone region of France, Syrah is one of the worlds most popular grape varietals with close to  500,000 acres planted. It’s not hard to see why it’s so popular, […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Maquette 2015

  This is Sculpterra’s Bordeaux varietal blend and a very popular wine in the tasting room. The gravel and clay soils in the lower elevation blocks of Sculpterra’s vineyard are remarkably good for Cabernet Sauvignon […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Mega Focus 2014

    Mega Focus gets it’s name from the 24ft sculpture created by Dale Evers, as featured on the bottle. It takes pride of place at the front of Sculpterra’s sculpture garden. The climate of […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Maquette 2014

More Sculpterra wine. I will try to be as impartial and objective as I can with my reviews, but I can’t deny that I am immensely proud of what Paul Frankel is able to achieve […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Mourvèdre 2013

      Move a what now? Mourvèdre is one of my favourite varietals and one that deserves more attention.  It most likely originates in southern Spain near Valencia, but Mourvèdre is what the French call it. […]

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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Winemaker’s Signature 2017

      I’ve been compiling wine reviews to add for a little while, but I figured I would kick off with something unique and pretty special. I do plan on tasting much less expensive […]

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My Wine Journey

Travel… I’ve been wanting to share what got me into wine, which has become a major part of my life. My journey into wine began in my late teens, living in Plymouth, England. Back then it […]

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Harvest Time!

The 2017 harvest at Sculpterra Winery started on September 5th, with 12 tonnes of Viognier fruit coming in on that day, all picked by hand. I was too busy (and too covered in sticky grape […]

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See the Latest Photographic Prints Now Available on our Amazon Handmade Store

     Whether it be in front of the sewing machine or the computer screen, it can sometimes seem that I’ve been sat at one work station or another forever. Today has been one of those […]

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‘Highland Reflections’ is the Latest in the ‘Scottish Sunrise’ Series

We’ve just released the latest photo available in the ‘Scottish Sunrise‘ series, taken overlooking Loch Leven, in the highlands of Scotland. We call it ‘Highland Reflections‘. Click the photo above to see it, and the […]