We had the good fortune to finally get down to the California Central Coast wine grape growing region this year and spent an awesome day in Los Olivos, tasting through some of the area’s best. While we were visiting all of the local spots, we asked around with some of the locals as to where were the “must visit” tasting rooms. Note: Los Olivos is a quaint little town with what is basically a cross-roads, down each leg of these roads is a multitude of winery tasting rooms (it’s insane how many there are in such a small town). Anyhow, Byron came up in many of our conversations so we stopped in. The tasting room staff were great and we took home a few of their offerings. This one is a great example of the Central Coast Pinot Noirs produced in the area.
Tonight’s dinner consisted of some grilled pork loin with a Pinot Noir & Cherry reduction/glaze. Obviously the wine complimented the dish famously. A supple Pinot with a great ripe red berry fruit character, would have been great on its own but married to pork and blended with cherries made it all the better.
I would suggest that you stop by the Byron Tasting room next time you’re in town, in the meanwhile, here’s a link to their website: http://www.byronwines.com/
Cheers
Norcalwingman
Norcal Wingman 