Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards
Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards
Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards
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Jen B
Chicago, IL129 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
We had a last minute change of plans after the fires in Napa and found ourselves in Paso Robles. We arrived at our hotel at 3:30pm and were looking for a winery nearby that we could make it into before the day ended. We had both heard of Wild Horse and it was very close by so we popped in just before 4pm. The vineyard is beautiful and they have a great patio to enjoy the wine outside. I appreciated the "build your own tasting" option as very few other wineries allow this and it allows you to craft something to your own liking. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of wine and ended up purchasing a few bottles. The service was great - our hostess was super friendly and let us take our time even though we showed up towards the end of the day. I'd definitely recommend a visit here! The Dolly Llama red blend was our favorite.
Written October 22, 2017
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cahuita110 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
I love this place, I love the wine, I love the people, I love it! For me, it is hard to look at any other winery with an unbiased opinion because I'm always comparing the others to Wild Horse.
Written March 29, 2017
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palmdesertdog
Cave Creek, AZ83 contributions
Aug 2012 • Couples
This is an excellent winery whose wines (some of them) can be bought retail. But the really good wines are their "unbridled" (or estate) wines which are not available in many places. Try them. Uniformly excellent. I loved the Bien Nacido Pinot Noir and the first vintage Malbec.
Written August 29, 2012
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BearcatEd
Cincinnati51 contributions
Apr 2017
Wild Horse is a large producer with a tasting room south of the main drags in Paso Robles. I've been to Paso several times, but never made the time to visit Wild Horse since they were a little more out of the way.
The tasting room is relatively small. Nothing scenic or special to talk about, but OK. The tasting fee is $10, but you get comp'ed with a bottle purchase, so that's fair. They do provide crackers in the tasting room.
To be honest I just was not that impressed with the wine. Supposedly we were tasting their reserves, but I just expected more. Now we did not taste any Pinot Noirs. I get the impression that maybe that's what they specialize in, so maybe that's why we were underwhelmed.
Overall on OK visit, but nothing I feel the need to go back and do again.
The tasting room is relatively small. Nothing scenic or special to talk about, but OK. The tasting fee is $10, but you get comp'ed with a bottle purchase, so that's fair. They do provide crackers in the tasting room.
To be honest I just was not that impressed with the wine. Supposedly we were tasting their reserves, but I just expected more. Now we did not taste any Pinot Noirs. I get the impression that maybe that's what they specialize in, so maybe that's why we were underwhelmed.
Overall on OK visit, but nothing I feel the need to go back and do again.
Written May 2, 2017
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mini
Fremont, CA212,236 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
We enjoyed returning for a tasting at Wild Horse Winery and Vineyard. It was a delightful tasting with a knowledgeable staff member. There is also a nice outside patio area.
While I was looking around the store items in the winery, I noticed that there seemed to be more llamas than horses, which at first seemed odd to me as its Wild Horse Winery. I asked and in general the story is: Since wild horses are rare in this area, the winery owner first adopted a llama for protection of his other animals and property from the coyotes in the area. However as the llama got older, he got more "cranky", so they decided he might be lonely and so "adopted" also a female llama.
Well, the two llamas got along quite well and lo and behold, they had a baby llama. So now there is 3. The older male is still a bit cranky, but all in all a delightful llama family.
So with good wine, nice patio seating, and a llama story to be told (or two), its a fun winery to visit in the Templeton area of the Paso Robles Winery Area.
We purchased some wine here to enjoy and remember our delightful visit to Wild Horse Winery.
While I was looking around the store items in the winery, I noticed that there seemed to be more llamas than horses, which at first seemed odd to me as its Wild Horse Winery. I asked and in general the story is: Since wild horses are rare in this area, the winery owner first adopted a llama for protection of his other animals and property from the coyotes in the area. However as the llama got older, he got more "cranky", so they decided he might be lonely and so "adopted" also a female llama.
Well, the two llamas got along quite well and lo and behold, they had a baby llama. So now there is 3. The older male is still a bit cranky, but all in all a delightful llama family.
So with good wine, nice patio seating, and a llama story to be told (or two), its a fun winery to visit in the Templeton area of the Paso Robles Winery Area.
We purchased some wine here to enjoy and remember our delightful visit to Wild Horse Winery.
Written February 17, 2015
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Judy H
Centennial, Wyoming22 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
I have enjoyed Wild Horse wines for years. This was not our favorite winery and honestly, I felt let down from the moment we entered the gates. The property was mundane, as was the tasting room. I would say it is okay but not what I expected.
Written January 10, 2017
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Shelley W
Prescott, AZ306 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
This is a wonderful winery. Great wines, nice tasting room. It is one of the oldest in the area, I believe. Staff are all knowledgeable and friendly. While you are there you have to take time to visit the llamas. The staff gave us a cut up apple to feed them and it was so much fun. Mom is a little shy but her son is quite outgoing. The whole experience was wonderful and made our day.
Written December 28, 2018
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martinezcm
Kansas City, MO479 contributions
Feb 2018 • Couples
Traveling through central coast wine country one excellent light lunch option is a stopover on a winery that offers some food. Wild Horse is an excellent option. The tasting room personnel are very friendly and attentive. Their wine taste flights are cheaper than other places and the fee, as usual, is waved if a bottle purchase is made. They have many varietals, not only from this Templeton terroir but from other places and their taste can be enjoyed in a shaded patio with plenty of parking space outside. The wines (our was a selection of six)were good, not spectacular , and ended up buying a bottle of their signature Wild Horse brand as a souvenir. Their local cheese and charcuterie table was an excellent pairing to their wines
Written March 13, 2018
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LSUTraveller
Watson, LA1,937 contributions
Jan 2018 • Friends
Staff was wonderful and so friendly. They offer lots of tasting options (at a small price), and their merlot and varietals are wonderful. Enjoyed sir sitting area and bean bag toss game in their courtyard.
Written January 13, 2018
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69ashe69
186 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
We were heading for the main road from a B&B and decided to stop. Small shop and we were the only ones there. Wines were okay but nothing I was buying to take home. Countryside there is beautiful and we met one of the friendliest cats of our trip in the parking lot.
Written October 7, 2017
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We didn’t do the tour, but the wine tasting is usually $10 per person, and if you buy a bottle of wine you don’t pay for the tasting. Their wine very good!
Written November 9, 2017
how long is the tour? what is the cost and what does it include? do we need to make reservations? are you open Sat. May 16th?
Written April 30, 2015
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