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.

“Making Fine Wines in the Santa Cruz Mountains Since 1979.” High in the Santa Cruz Mountains Jerold O’Brien handcrafts small lots using the best of old world traditions and new world science to create wines of character, complexity and depth. Jerold believes that there is only one way to make good wine and that is to start with healthy vines that produce good grapes and that the environment they grow in is the beginning and the end of how this happens. Jerold was a proponent