Join us for your Valentine's Date!

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, and we invite you to treat your sweetheart to a day at the winery. Join us on February 10th and 11th for these exclusive offerings:

50% off Select Wines by the Glass
2021 Estate Rosé and 2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Club: $6.50 Rosé & $7.50 Cabernet |  Non-club: $7.50 Rosé & $9 Cabernet

Valentine's Fondue for Two Pairing - $15
A delightful addition to pair with a wine-tasting flight, wines by the glass, or a bottle to share! 

40% off 4+ Bottles*
Any combination of our 2019 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, or 2021 Estate Rosé, to enjoy at the winery, or take home and savor for your Super Bowl viewing party! 
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Valentine's Day weekend hours:
Open Thursday, February 9th for normal service
Open Friday & Saturday, February 10th-11th, with exclusive Valentine's offers above
Closed Sunday, February 12th for the Super Bowl
Open Monday, February 13th for normal service

We encourage you to reserve your Valentine's weekend date early, as reservations for this holiday weekend will fill up fast! 

Reserve a Tasting

Celebrate at home with our recommendations! 

Valentine's Day Exclusive Offer - 40% off 4+ Bottles*
Can't join us for Valentine's Day weekend? Use code: VAL40 at checkout to order any combination of our 2019 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, or 2021 Estate Rosé, to savor for Valentine's Day weekend and your Super Bowl viewing party! 
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2019 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc

This is the first year of our Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc. With honeydew and lemon on the nose and notes of apricot, lemon candy, toffee, and cream soda on the palate, this bright acidic wine will truly brighten up your sweet senses. 

*Please note this is a 375mL bottle

$45.00   |   Purchase Now
Use code: VAL40 for 40% savings on 4+ bottles*

 

2021 Estate Rosé

This is a beautiful refreshing wine featuring Grenache from our Templeton vineyard.

$32.00   |  Purchase Now
Use code: VAL40 for 40% savings on 4+ bottles*
 

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*40% savings cannot be combined with standard wine club member discounts or other offers. Only one discount can be applied per order. Offer cannot be combined with other wines.  To add additional wines to your order, please contact us at the winery, or place 2 separate orders for your standard club discounts to apply! Must purchase a minimum of 4 bottles of the 2019 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, or 2021 Estate Rosé, in any combination, to qualify for the 40% savings. Valid through 2/14/23.

Feb 2, 2023 at 4:11 PM Permalink

Holiday Bundles are Here...Time to Deck the Halls

We are decking the halls over here at Parrish with not only festive decor, but our wonderful Holiday Wine Bundles! 

Our team picked out these bundles to make your holiday shopping easy for any occasion or gift.

The Red Bundle $225.50
The Overachievers at the Family Table

1 bottle of 2018 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon awarded 94 James Sucking, 92 Wine Enthusiast

1 bottle of 2018 Four Chords awarded 94 Wine Enthusiast, 93 James Suckling

1 bottle 2018 Silken awarded 94 Wine Enthusiast (& Editors Choice!), 93 James Suckling
 

The Mixed Bundle $176.20
Kind of Like the Ornaments

1 2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

1 2019 Chardonnay

1 2018 Silken (our newest release!)

The White Bundle $133.70
Keeping it a White Christmas 

1 2021 Rose

1 2019 Chardonnay

1 2019 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (dessert wine alert!)

Available till 12/19 and online in our shop here. All of these wonderful wine bundles include flat rate shipping and a 15% off at checkout.

Live near us, join us at the Tasting Room and save on the flat shipping. Enjoy a glass and get the shopping done in no time...make a reservation here!

Nov 28, 2022 at 11:02 AM Permalink

2019 Zinfandel

Winemaker David Parrish, Tasting Room Manager Lupita Sotelo, and Winemaker Cody Alt taste the 2019 Zinfandel and share their thoughts on this newly released wine. It will sell out soon! 

May 15, 2022 at 11:55 AM Permalink

Spring 2022 Club - New Wines

David, Cody, and Lupita share about two new wines that were released with the Spring 2022 Club Shipments, the 2019 Chardonnay and the 2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Play the video to learn more! 

May 2, 2022 at 4:24 PM Permalink

Library Dinner

On Saturday, March 5th, we were joined by our high-tier club members for our first Library Dinner featuring library wines by candlelight alongside Winemakers David Parrish and Cody Alt. The wines were paired with a four-course meal lovingly crafted by Assistant Chef, Ethan Ray, and Culinary Director, Cecily Parrish Ray. It was a beautifully intimate occasion giving members access to time with the winemakers and limited wines. 

Welcomed with 2021 Rosé
served with fresh whipped butter, housemade walnut sourdough, and homemade cast iron focaccia

2013 Petite Sirah paired with Salmon Rosettes
salmon rosettes with lobster tails and brown butter bread crumbs served with a champagne frisée and basil oil

2013 Silken paired with Mushroom Toast
roasted local oyster mushrooms with brioche toast, pea shoots, garden broccoli blossoms, and a miso duck hollandaise

2013 Cabernet Sauvignon paired with Wild Boar Medallions
wild boar medallions wrapped in beef bacon, israeli couscous with smoked macadamias & black garlic, crispy sunchokes, braised leeks served with a currant silken sauce

2014 Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon paired with Pear & Blueberry Tier
angel food cake topped with a pear gelée, blueberry compote, lavender whipped cream, pistachios,
and a late harvest sabayon drizzle

We look forward to hosting more events in the future for our club members! If you are looking for a library event, up next in April is a Petite Sirah Vertical. And mark your calendars for our 2021 Rosé release with a Mother's Day Brunch! 

Mar 7, 2022 at 3:53 PM Permalink

Winter in the Vineyard

Bare vines and dark soil spotted with green grass speckle the hillsides as puffy clouds pass overhead in the vineyard. The quiet landscape of the season, while simple, is beautiful. Despite the tranquility, there is still work to be done and activity begins weeks before the end of Winter.  

The first task is composting. Tractors spread it between the rows of the bare vines, which awakes the vineyard to the season ahead. It takes 2 years for the compost to be used by the soil. That's correct, two years. I thought it would have been immediate, but microorganisms in the soil have to break it down. Once it breaks down it gives the soil carbon, nitrogen, and minerals that feed the vine's root system. We have to do this as the vine loses these elements every harvest. We use organic compost instead of chemical compost as it is sustainable. Organic compost also doesn't encourage overgrowth in the vineyard. As my dad shared, chemical compost can act like steroids for a vineyard. We want growth, but not that kind of growth. 

The next task is pruning. The vineyard gets a haircut with the old wood being pruned. The pruner keeps two canes (old shoots) on the vine for this year's growth. It is a job that requires time and diligence. We prune later in the Winter to protect the vine from disease. Timing is everything in farming. 

Once trimmed, the vine awaits bud break. It is my favorite time of year as the bare vines show life again (even though I know the vines are alive during the Winter...haha). Till then, bring a blanket or coat, and enjoy the tranquility at the tasting room. 

Cheers!

-Cecily 
 

Mar 3, 2022 at 2:23 PM Permalink

Cody Alt Promoted to Winemaker at Parrish Family Vineyard!

"Growing up I never knew what I wanted to do, coming from San Diego, I didn’t have any agriculture background,” Alt said. “I got into Cal Poly, and of course you have to declare your major, so I was willing to roll the dice and figured wine would be a fun avenue to explore. Wasn’t sure if I wanted to make it, grow it, or sell it, but I chose the winemaking side and fell in love".

“What I wanted to do in college is intern in as many places as possible, be it a lab, vineyard, winemaking facility,” Alt recalls. “I wanted to be as well-rounded as possible. My goal was always to be able to run a facility all by myself, to be able to do everything. One of my favorite opportunities was interning in Germany with a biodynamic vineyard and a winemaker who won winemaker of the year a couple of years ago. 

Among the many wines Alt has had the pleasure of producing during his career, one of his most exciting releases thus far was the 2017 Four Chords Bordeaux Blend from Parrish Family Vineyards. This complex and intense blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot garnered a 95-point rating from Wine Enthusiast and is a club member favorite! 

“I saw an opening in our program at Parrish, we had the Estate Cab, our Reserve Cab and the Silken, but I knew the other varietals we grew and were making wines with would complement each other in a blend,” Alt says. “In the Four Chords, we were very purposeful with the development. Petit Verdot gets the mid palette, Malbec will get that fleshiness which evens it out, the Cab is the main structural component that makes it angular. I thought people would be interested in this blend, and it is very different from anything else we make. That wine was also a real test of my blending skills.”  

Alt has had the privilege of working with some of the best names in Paso Robles wines, among them David Parrish. “I met David at a Taco Tuesday event years ago and he offered me a position here with Parrish Family Vineyard, and at the time I turned him down since the offer was close to harvest and I was working with another winery,” Alt recalls. “But eventually I came to my senses and found a way to join the team. David is a great mentor, he’s taught me a lot and given me every opportunity to succeed.” 

“Hopefully my love and care for these wines show through,” he says. “That’s kind of your goal as a winemaker, that your passion can show through in that glass and make people happy.”

Jan 28, 2022 at 10:00 AM Permalink

Thankful Traditions

Nov 19, 2021 at 2:30 PM Permalink

Wine Temperature

"We're having a heatwave, A tropical heatwave. The temperature's rising, It isn't surprising..."

Sung by Marilyn Monroe (There's No Business Like Show Business,1954) echoes in my mind as the Summer months hit. While Summer is bright and happy, I find myself to be like wine and prefer milder temperatures. So, it brings up a question that we frequently get in the tasting room, how do you properly store wine? It's a great question because there are definitely ways to keep wine temperatures perfect. 

Traveling with Wine
You are meandering the beautiful roads of Paso Robles. Hopefully, you're on Adelaida Road because it's one of my favorites in the area (not biased, right?!). You have the windows down, wind blowing, and you smell the wild grasses of wine country. You're happy even though it's 90 degrees out. Well, there's one thing in the car not so stoked on life and that's the wine you just bought. It's too darn hot for the wine! There are ways to ease the transport for your wine. 

• Store your wines in a cooler or a fun wine chilling bag. Check on the temperature frequently. Add ice packs as needed. 
   
• Bring your wines with you. It's okay to bring your wines into the next tasting room. We love our neighbors and would hate for their wine to spoil in the car. 
   
• Plan on stopping at your hotel/B&B/inn during the day to put your bottles in the chilled room.  
   
• Take a tour! Let someone else drive, enjoy your tastings, and let them handle the wine temperature. Our friends at Toast Tours will always carry your wine out for you. 
   
• Have your wine shipped by the tasting room. Keep in mind that shipping is expensive year round, but it is more expensive to ship with temperature control, but it is an option. 

At Home - How to Store Wine 
Most of us do not have a dream wine cellar waiting at home. Instead, we have a workhorse Whirlpool fridge that holds our dietary treasures or a cramped master bedroom closet with shoes that need shaping. Do you have to get a wine fridge? The answer is that it depends on you. 

What kind of wine drinker are you is the question you should ask before spending money on a wine fridge.  So, are you...

• Buy as you go or enjoy soon - Store in your home fridge 
   
• Enjoy good wine and store quite a bit - Get a mid-range wine fridge 
   
• Wine enthusiast - Put some money into a nice wine fridge or cellar (Obviously, a wine enthusiast is not reading this blog because they already know this, but maybe we have some wine enthusiast beginners!)
   
• Super wine enthusiast with no space - Rent storage at a wine storage facility. These do exist as we ship orders to wine storage facilities.

There are some tips regarding wine storage that can help you further decide how to best store your wine and if a wine fridge is necessary for your wine enjoyment. 

• Constant temperature. Wine does not like fluctuating temperatures. Store consistently at about 45-65 ℉. 
  • There are wine fridges with multiple zones, which are great for keeping whites chilled at 45℉ and reds at 60℉.  It's easier for serving wine to have the storing temperature not too far off from what you plan on serving wine at.  
  • If you are going to store a wine for a long time, have the temperature a little cooler to assist with smooth aging. 50℉ is recommended for a red wine. 
  • Don't go below 40℉ for wine (unless it's bubbles). Too cold can also be harmful for wine. 
  • If you cannot afford a wine fridge, and that's okay, do your best! I would pick your home fridge first or a basement cellar. If you can keep your home at a constant temperature, a closet would work as well. 
• Somewhere dark. Light actually can tamper with the wine's structure and ultimately hurt the flavor profile. 
   
• Avoid lots of movement and vibrations. It disrupts the aging process by disturbing the sediment. 
   
• Think about the corks as they can dry out. Store your wines horizontially (or upside-down in a case box). If you do have a wine fridge, use humidity. I'd say like 65% is a good precentage.

Opening Wine & Serving 
Once you open a wine, oxygen is now in contact and that begins to change the wine as it starts a ticking clock of how long you have till the wine is lack-luster. You may think serving wine is not super important, but it does make a difference in how a wine showcases itself. 

• Serving suggestions
  • Serve red at like 58-65℉ - warmer for older wines, cooler for younger wines
  • White wines at 45-55℉
  • Bubbles actually can be served at 38-45℉
• Let red wine breath a little. I'd generally recommend an hour before serving opening the wine and this is especially true for younger wines. It will help the wines express more aroma and flavors. You can use a decanter or an aerator to assist with this also. 
   
• Keep whites chilled as you enjoy. This can be done by keeping the bottle in your home fridge or having a chilling bucket on your table. Also, hold your wine glass by the stem so you do not warm the bowl of the glass. 
   
• Use a Coravin for those wines you want to savor. I'm not a Coravin rep, but honestly it's great for sampling or enjoying just a glass of a special wine. 
   
• Wines that have been opened can last for different times.
  • Lighter wines and whites - 1 or 2 days
  • Red wines and heavier bodied wines - 3 days
  • Ports and high alcohol wines - weeks (maybe months depending on the alcohol)  

Is your head spinnning yet? No worries. I wrote this not only for you, but for myself as I can't remember all the tidbits sometimes. I typically recommend to guests that ask about wine fridges that they should spend some time researching as it is an imporant investment. I personally know that Liebherr is a good brand. Outside of that, just read lots of reviews to make sure whatever fridge you purchase meets the important tips about wine storage. 

Hope this helps and most importantly, stay cool! 

-Cecily 

Jun 24, 2021 at 12:49 PM Permalink

Reservations...Why?

Jun 16, 2021 at 4:25 PM Permalink