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Move over Napa, the designated wine region of Paso Robles is home to an estimated 200 or more wineries. Head to the Paso Wine Centre in the heritage-rich Downtown, where you can lounge in stylish tasting rooms and sample tipples of the good stuff with the help of local guides. A short drive will bring you to the beautiful Eberle Winery – it's even got a "wine cave", where you can dine while being poured glasses of delicious award-winning wines. The uber-cool tasting room at the Jada Vineyard and Winery is also worth a trip, while the Sculpterra Winery and Sculpture Garden fuses vineyards with an al fresco art gallery.
Perhaps you're in town for the California Mid-State Fair, in July? Prepare for foot-stomping, line-dancing country music shows, rollicking rock bands and – of course – plenty of Paso wines, too. Alternatively, you may be coming for the Olive Festival, when local farmers compete to see who makes the best oils. Others might prefer to book their Paso Robles vacation rentals during the Wine Festival, in May. It's run for decades and sees over 100 winemakers converge on the town with their tipples of Californian reds and whites.
Just a glance at the festival schedule of Paso Robles should show that this town is at its most vibrant and happening during the Californian summer. That's when the wine festivals, olive oil festivals and the Mid-State Fair pass through. It's also the period with the best weather, lasting roughly from May to September. If you'd prefer to dodge the crowds and have the wineries all to yourself, you could consider coming in spring – in April, or fall – in October.
You'll need to wend your way up through the coastal peaks of the pine-dressed Santa Lucia Coastal Range to discover the hidden wine Mecca of Paso Robles. The town sprawls on a wide plateau, some 730 feet above sea level. There aren't any iconic national parks and reserves in the region, just good old Californian backcountry. It rises and falls in a patchwork of green hills peppered with olive trees and dressed in a blanket of vineyards. The Salinas River extends northwards, fringed with ranches and wide fields of crops.
Fly into San Luis Obispo, CA (SBP-San Luis Obispo County Regional), the closest airport, located 27 mi (43.4 km) from the city center.
If you'd rather travel by train, the main station serving the city is Paso Robles Station.
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