Who loves Italian wines? Who thinks of Paso Robles for Italian wines? Look, there are a number of wineries making lovely Italian wines in Paso Robles (more than you might think) and Pelletier is one of the best. The wonderful magic touch of winemaker Amy Butler and the good vineyards of Janis Pelletiere Denner combine to make for some very good wine. Walk-In Tasting Hours: 11 am to 5 pm Thursday-Monday. Tues/Wed by appointment. Tasting Fee: $20 per tasting of approx. 5 wines.

Corvina Guerra is a traveling winemaker hoping to settle down in her family’s Italian vineyard. After she pays a visit to a local winemaker’s winery (as a family favor) she finds her world turned upside down and thrown into quite the mystery. An outbreak of phylloxera, a plant louse that devastated vineyards everywhere in Europe over a century ago, has infested the vines of the winery and has the potential to spread to every winery in the country. Who could have done it and w