Vintages

• Vintages

  Olive oil in wine country

  It’s been a cozy relationship for centuries: wine and olive oil, olives and grapes.

  • Story: Tasting olive oil: Dunk, sip or slurp?
  • Story: Olive oil: Serving Suggestions
  • Gallery: Olive oil in wine country

• Tours to take you off the beaten path

  We never tire of exploring the wineries we have here in our back yard. But sometimes we want a little something different. Following are some ideas for alternate ways to experience what the region has to offer.

  • Gallery: Tours to take you off the beaten path

• Sideways into the Santa Maria Valley

• Central Coast hot spots

• Tastings: 3 wines to drink now, 3 to cellar

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• Sideways into the Santa Maria Valley

• Central Coast hot spots

• Tastings: 3 wines to drink now, 3 to cellar

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Wine Notes: Phantom Rivers Wine

For the past three years, the Nipomo Wine Group has been selling its Phantom Rivers Wine through its wine club and Web site, local wine retailers and a handful of restaurants stretching from Los Angeles to the Bay Area.

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• Toro, Spain, offers some strong reds

• Wine Notes: Oso Libre

• Wine notes: Saxum Winery

• Wine Notes: Zoller Wine Styling

• Wine Notes: Barrel 27 Wine Company

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Lots to love at Sally Loo’s

As residents of the Railroad Square neighborhood, Jen and Brandon Manuele often “wished there was a place nearby where we could get lattes made with organic milk, or food made from local ingredients, or …”

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• Fig brings fresh, bold flavors to Atascadero

• Fish and chips in classic form

• SLO deli has gourmet flair and vintage character

• Fresh flavors come to Chinatown

• A celebration of local food