by Sasha Irving
Worlds collide as some of the Central Coast’s top entertainers take over Paso Robles wine country for the 2013 Grow Zinfully Wild Weekend. Check out my roundup of live entertainment offerings and make plans to experience great live music and fabulous wine in beautiful Paso Robles.
Could there be a more perfect pairing?
Jill Knight at Adelaida Cellars
5805 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles
www.adelaida.com
Friday, March 15: 6 pm – 8 pm
Kick-off Zinfandel Festival Friday night with an after hours party at Adelaida. Enjoy their favorite burgers by Chef Jeff Scott, live music with local favorite Jill Knight, and special Zins from the cellar. $15 includes tasting, burger, and live music / Complimentary Club (up to two people per membership). Reservations required.
Saturday, March, 16: 10 am – 5 pm
Zinfandel Festival Open House at Adelaida. Enjoy their favorite burgers from Chef Jeff Scott, music from local favorite Jill Knight on Saturday, barrel tasting, reserve and Library wines. $10 tasting/ complimentary for wine club members. $10 gourmet burgers on brioche bun with side salad.
The JD Project & Sweetwater Trio at Castoro Cellars
1314 North Bethel Road
www.castorocellars.com
Friday, March 15: 7 pm
Friday evening Castoro kicks off Zin Fest with a rompin' concert by San Luis Obispo area favorites, The JD Project! Their driving blend of rock, blues, soul, and country will move you to tap your feet, dance, sing along…basically have a great time. Their lyrics and musicianship will impress even the most discerning of listeners. $15 tickets/ $10 for wine club members. Each ticket includes 1 glass of wine from their famous keg barrel.
Saturday & Sunday, March 16 & 17:
12 – 4 pm
Join the Castoro Crew in their celebration of the love of Zin! Experience live music by Sweetwater the Trio both days plus food vendors, and art and photography displays. All of their delicious Zins will be on sale all weekend! Guests can also try barrel samples of Dam Fine Zins! $5 tasting fee/ Free to wine club members.
No group reservations taken. Free tasting coupons not valid during festivals.
Julie & the Bad Dogs + Julie Beaver & Dorian Michael at Midnight Cellars
2925 Anderson Road, Paso Robles
www.midnightcellars.com
Julie & the Bad Dogs
Friday, March 15: 5:30 pm – 9 pm
Experience after hours at Midnight! Start the weekend off with a wee bit o’ Zinfandel! Enjoy live music by Julie and the Bad Dogs. No cover and there’ll be lots of complimentary snacks, including leek and bacon potato skins, sausage rolls & a cheese and Guinness fondue. A one-time library Zinfandel tasting with the winemaker will be offered this evening only! Wines by the glass, including Library wines, will be available for purchase.
Julie Beaver & Dorian Michael
Saturday, March 16: 2 pm – 5 pm
Local fiddler Julie Beaver and guitarist Dorian Michael performing. Come see if you’ve got the luck o’ the Irish. With any purchase of wine, you’ll be entered into their Pot O’ Gold Raffle. Keep that belly full with some complimentary snacks, mostly savory Irish favorites. Brown Bag Blind Tasting, guess the Zin and get 25% off a bottle!
Matt Cross at Niner Wine Estates
2400 Highway 46 West
www.ninerwine.com
Saturday, March 16 & Sunday, March 17: 1 pm – 4 pm
Join Niner Wine Estates in their hospitality center for a weekend filled with festivities! They will have new releases to sample in the tasting room, live music by Matt Cross on the patio and lunch available from the area’s best food trucks, Haute Skillet on Saturday and Kunfusion on Sunday.
Jody Mulgrew at Pear Valley Vineyard
4900 Union Road
www.pearvalley.com
Winter Concert by Jody Mulgrew
Friday, March 15: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Pear Valley Vineyard stays open late to kick off Zin Fest weekend with music from Jody Mulgrew. Jody will play both familiar favorites and award-winning originals. Invite family and friends. Then relax beside their fireplace with your favorite Pear Valley wine. The concert is complimentary. Pear Valley wine available by the glass or bottle.
Synthesi at Sculpterra Winery & Sculpture Garden
5015 Linne Road
www.sculpterra.com
Greek Lunch Featuring Synthesi
Saturday, March 16: 12 pm – 4 pm
Join Sculpterra for their sixth annual Greek Lunch, Music, & Dancing. Music will be provided by Synthesi from Los Angeles, traditional Greek dancers from The Greek Orthodox Church of SLO and a Greek style lunch from On the Marks Catering, $30 pp / $15 pp wine club (includes a glass of wine).
Steve Key presenting “Songwriters at Play”
Sunday, March 17: 1 pm – 4 pm
On Sunday, wind down Zinfandel Festival weekend with music in the Sculpture Garden. Bring a picnic lunch, friends and family and enjoy the sounds of Steve Key presents, “Songwriters at Play.”
REWINED at Shale Oak Winery
3235 Oakdale Road
www.shaleoakwinery.com
Sunday, March 17: 1 pm – 4 pm
Live music by local favorite REWIND, tasting, keep the glass, $10/person, free for Club Members. Haute Skillet Food Truck on site cooking up tasty food for purchase.
J Street Slim at Vista Del Rey Vineyards
7340 Drake Road
www.vdrvineyards.com
Sunday, March 18: 11 am – 5 pm
Get off the beaten path and experience the difference at Vista Del Rey Vineyards. Taste multi-years of dry-farmed Zinfandel, Barbera and Barbera Dessert Wine. They feature 36 Degrees olive oil tasting and sales and Smokey Jim's BBQ chips and barrel products. Also available are dry-farmed pistachios and walnuts, private label jellies, mustards, salad dressings and dessert toppings. Enjoy their view of the Santa Lucia Mountains while you sample King's Killer meatballs with Miss Oddette's barbeque sauce, gourmet cheeses, tapenade and other goodies.
The Family Band at D’Anbino Vineyards 7 Cellars
710 Pine Street
www.danbino.com
Saturday,March 17: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join the Family Band (the guys on the wine label) for live jazz, swing, rock and roll, dancing and a special St. Patrick's Day dinner catered by Just Between Friends.
Sasha Irving is the Programs Director of Studios on the Park and the Coordinator of the annual Paso Robles Festival of the Arts. Proud to be a native Paso Roblan, she is also a member of Balet Folklorico Cachanilla and an usher at Old Mission San Miguel Arcangel. For more information please visit www.studiosonthepark.org or call 805.238.9800.
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