"Taste of the Back Roads" Grand Tasting & VIP Experiences

Savor a quintessential Paso Wine Country experience on the CASS Winery vineyard, as we explore the hidden gems of Paso Robles along the Paso Back Roads Wine Trail. Discover new flavors, meet the passionate winemakers & proprietors of these family-owned wineries, and experience your new favorite Wine Trail at our annual Grand Tasting! Don't miss out on a chance to Taste the Back Roads!

SATURDAY, MAY 24TH

12PM - 1PM: VIP seminars

1PM - 2PM: VIP Lunch & VIP Auction

2PM - 4PM: General Admission & Collective Grand Tasting with Live Music and Bites

3PM: Full Auction Closes

Join us on CASS Winery's spectacular vineyard from 12:00PM - 2:00PM for the VIP Experience.Engage with the winemakers for an intimate look at their world of wine-making, followed by lunch in the Barrel Room. Choose from multiple seminar options, where you get to delve into new insights and appreciation for the art and science of wine-making:

• HOME WINE-MAKING SEMINAR: Let Your Inner Winemaker OUT!
• BARREL PROFILING WITH THE WINEMAKER
• AVA DISCUSSION: Discover the Effects of Terroir & Micro-Climates
• SENSORY TASTING EXPERIENCE: How Food Embellishes or Destroys the Wine in Your Glass

General Admission guests will join for the Collective Grand Tasting from 2PM - 4PM on the veranda. This showcase of 24+ wineries is embellished by live music, a beautiful cheese & charcuterie grazing board from Executive Chef Charles Paladin Wayne, and amuse bouche expertly paired by the winemakers themselves.

This up-close tasting experience with the owners and winemakers of the Paso Back Roads Wine Trail is the place to Discover the Undiscovered! Your event tasting notebook will permit you to 2-for-1 tastings at the participating wineries the following day: Sunday, May 25th.

Participating Wineries:

Ascension

Asuncion Ridge

Barr Estate Winery

Bella Luna

Bianchi Winery

Bovino Vineyards

Cairjn Wine Cellars

Cass Winery

Chateau Margene

Defiance Vineyard

Dresser Winery

Glunz Family Winery & Cellars

Optio Vineyards

Pear Valley Vineyards & Winery

Penman Springs Vineyard

Rasmussen Vineyards

Rava Wines

RF Fine Wines

Sculpterra Winery

Shadow Run Vineyards

Stanger Vineyards

Steinbeck Vineyards & Winery

Still Waters Vineyards

Vinyl Vineyards

...and more!