February 19, 2015

Avila Beach, California: Alapay Cellars; things to do

Alapay Cellars  

415 1st St., (805) 595‐2632.  Daily 10:30am-6pm.  $10 tasting fee, free with purchase of one bottle. 

Set back a block from the beach, this colorful tasting room for Alapay Cellars features creative floor tiling and has several tasting areas with comfy upholstered high stools.  Doubling as a gift shop, a plethora of items is also displayed throughout the spacious room.  My tasting started with a buttery 2013 Central Coast Chardonnay that had rested in French oak for more than two years.  Then came an unusual 2013 Santa Barbara County 100% Cinsault Rhone varietal that makes for nice sipping.  An Old World-style 2013 Bien Nacido Reserve Pinot Noir from 40-year-old vines was nice and smooth, and a tasty silver medal-winning 2013 Central Coast Grenache displayed spicy black pepper notes.  I like dessert wines and so enjoyed ending with a jammy Paso Robles Zinfandel Port that had been in the barrel for four years and had pleasing berry notes. 

sign for Alapay Cellars in Avila Beach, California
sign for Alapay Cellars in Avila Beach, California


tasting bar at Alapay Cellars in Avila Beach, California
tasting bar at Alapay Cellars in Avila Beach, California



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images ©2015 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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