THE TASTING ROOM . . .
Home of the SIP, SIP, BITE,
SIP!
Our tasting room is open
daily from 11 am to 6 pm. We have a five dollar tasting fee that we rarely
collect. The fee is not charged if you buy at least twenty dollars of wine. We are
strong believers that wine should go with food so we offer a small plate of
morsels to accompany our wine.
We are located on
Sometimes during the winter
our hours might vary. Over the winter we occasionally close for an hour (or a
day), so please call ahead to make sure one of us is here! If we are just gone
for a few minutes, you can visit another winery and then come back to us.
Our tasting room is in part
of our house that used to be surrounded by a cherry orchard. We have pulled the
orchard out to make way for our vineyard. There are beautiful views of both
There are facilities for
picnicking and lots of room for kids and dogs to go for a romp (as long as the
dogs aren’t chasers of chickens). Our fifteen-year-old son, Kevin, keeps our
tasting room kid friendly with a play area inside. We have Legos and blocks to
play with, and fruit drinks and water for those who don’t drink wine. Kids can
feed the chickens or play with our dogs, L.E. (4/02) and Bondo
(10/05), or pet the cats (Tigger 5/98, Sally Ann 5/02, Stumpy
4/04). They live for attention (and food)—don’t we all! We have some geese and
a couple of ponds with fish. We also have cows and sheep and pigs, very
pastoral!
We have the largest
collection of Marshallese baskets outside the
Don’t forget to check out
Kevin’s Jellybean store. He also makes and sell wine glass charms (the anklets
that go around the foot of the wine glass so you don’t forget which glass is
yours at a party). Kevin has seasonal items that he grows himself, like
cherries or melons, and items that he chooses like Dilettante chocolate-covered
dried fruits. He is saving money for college (four years from now).
Barbara and Paul run the
tasting room. Paul particularly tries to be around on Saturday afternoons to
answer the technical and esoteric wine questions you may have. With over 20
years in the wine world, Paul has plenty of knowledge (and opinion!) to share. Click here for a primer on How to Taste Wine (according to Paul).
Please come by and visit us
anytime. We always have lots of fun in our tasting room!
COME TASTE
Paradisos del Sol
www.paradisosdelsol.com
Updated 8/18/11