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Wine Tasting
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Join Us For
Wine Tasting
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Daily
Brunch
10:30AM - 2:00PM
2610 BUENA VISTA DRIVE, PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 PHONE: 805.226.2600
The lab classes reflflect the feeling of a laboratory.
known to convert non-wine drink- ers as well.
“That’s what we’ve always been about,” Keller says. “If you’re going to blend your own bottle to take home, you need to have an idea of what you’re doing. Otherwise, you are not going to get the result you want and think, ‘well, that was a fun gimmick’ and never come back.”
At The Blending Lab, though, people do come back.
Wojcik says, “That’s when we know this is more than just coming in to drink wine and have a good time. It’s a lot of fun to do the blind tasting, come up with your own unique and completely personal- ized blend, and not be judged for your knowledge or lack of knowl- edge when it comes to wine.”
Discover your wine preferences
With a motto of “Don’t blame the wine!” the team helps people narrow down their likes and dis- likes. In every winemaking region,
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Wojcik explains, winemakers are telling a story through their wine, with the wine drinkers coming along on a journey of that wine- maker’s story.
“You may not like the taste,
and that’s fine, but it’s not because the wine isn’t good,” she says. “It’s because that particular wine or vin- tage is just not your preference. We help you figure out what you like and then you can go out to tasting rooms in the area and continue that journey elsewhere.”
Knowledgeable staff and educational vibe
The vibe and décor of The Blending Lab in Paso Robles parallels the Los Angeles location, making it easy for wine club mem- bers and visitors to either location to recognize the setting. Comfy lounge seats lend a warm and cozy vibe to the tasting room, with shelves of all colors imported from Germany stacked to recreate the periodic table of elements. Entering
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