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Wine Tasting
Cab Franc & Chenin Blanc Specialists Cab Franc & Chenin Blanc Specialists
Complimentary tasting Complimentary tasting
for TWO with a bottle purchase! for TWO with a bottle purchase!
1244 Pine St. 101B, Downtown Paso Robles 1244 Pine St. 101B, Downtown Paso Robles
( (805 805) ) 270-3327 • www.dracaenawines.com 270-3327 • www.dracaenawines.com
D R A C A E N A W I N E S D R A C A E N A W I N E S
O U R W I N E S + Y O U R M O M E N T S O U R W I N E S + Y O U R M O M E N T S
= G R E AT M E M O R I E S = G R E AT M E M O R I E S
Discovering Chronic Cellars’
artful wines and quirky labels
A beautiful winding drive along
Nacimiento Lake Drive in the
Adelaida District of Paso Robles’s
wine country leads to the Chronic
Cellars tasting room. Situated on a
corner lot with a large green area
and a pet-friendly patio, the tasting
room offers a laid-back experience.
Inside the tasting room, guests get
a sense of the winery’s adventurous
vibe with a large colorful mural and
artwork on the walls. The tasting it-
The story behind
the winery’s
unique wines and
humor
self is all about the wine and guests
may elevate their tasting by pre-
ordering a cheese pairing. Group
size is limited to six people to keep
the experience wine-focused.
The legend of Chronic Cellars
dates to 2004 when the founders,
Josh and Jake Beckett, combined
their winemaking skills with their
wit and humor to turn an idea
into reality using two tons of the
best – or ‘chronic’ – grapes to make
stellar wine. Since then, each wine
has been given a witty name and a
colorful, quirky label.
Don’t let the fun décor and
labels fool you, Chronic Cellars is
fully committed to making seri-
ously good wine. Winemaker, Kip
Lorenzetti, works with premium
growers in the Paso Robles area to
select the right grapes he wants for
crafting custom blends. The high-
quality wines consistently receive
90+ point accolades.
The wine portfolio includes a
large selection of wine – predomi-
nantly custom red blends with a
character on the label to represent
the wine. For example, Mr. Nibbles
is a blend of zinfandel, petite sirah
and syrah featuring a long-eared
rabbit claimed to “have something
up his sleeve and a good time on
his mind.” Knight Mare is a blend
of cabernet sauvignon and syrah
sporting a label with the skeleton of
a knight on a horse wielding a large
sword, for a wine that is meant to
“bewitch your senses and leave you
wondering if it was just a dream.”
The characters on the labels,
coupled with the stellar wine, have
captured people’s attention and
built a following over the years.
Once people discover the wines,
they keep coming back for more.
Angela White, DTC operations
manager, highly recommends join-
ing the wine club. “Our wine club,
Chronic Connoisseurs Club, offers
great perks. With just two six-
bottle shipments of red wine a year,
members receive a 25% discount on
all wine and logo merchandise pur-
chases. Other perks include access
to exclusive wines, member-only
pick-up parties, and an unlimited
number of complimentary tastings
throughout the year with up to four
guests included each visit.”
Although the wine club offers
all red wines, you will find some
whites and rosé on the wine list. A
fun way to start is with a little Spritz
& Giggles, Chronic’s chardonnay-
Enjoy the adventurous vibe.