🍇 Where Wine Takes You – Episode Highlights 🍷

There’s Paso… and then there’s Paso during Wine Fest weekend. This episode captures it all — the energy, the people, and the pulse of a region at its most electric.

Recorded from the Ponderosa at the Paso Robles Event Center — nestled between In Bloom and Il Cortile — Adam sat down with a lineup of Paso’s most vibrant voices. In three stacked segments, we dive into what makes this festival weekend so special, and why Paso continues to punch above its weight in wine, food, and soul.

Segment 1 brings us Nicole Haisma of In Bloom and Nix Cellars, Anthony Yount of Royal Nonesuch Farm, and a surprise drop-in from Madeline Puckette of Wine Folly, fresh off leading her Paso 101 seminar.

Segment 2 turns up the heat with Riley Roddick of Hubba Wines, Maggie Tillman of Alta Colina, and Maggie Cameron — the firestarter behind both The Hatch and Della’s.

Segment 3 brings the closer with Cris Cherry of Villa Creek / MAHA Estate, Mary Ann Erdos of Cork & Cruise, Kit Kuyper of Hawks Hill Ranch, and Don Burns of Turtle Rock Vineyards — as they talk about their upcoming wine cruise to Portugal and Bordeaux (with two cabins left!).

🛵 Travel Paso Spotlight

We also meet Jaydy Gonzales, co-owner of Third Wheel Tours, offering one-of-a-kind motorcycle sidecar wine tours through the backroads of Paso — easily one of the coolest ways to sip, cruise, and experience wine country.

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🔗 Featured Guests + Links

Nicole Haisma – In Bloom / Nix Cellars

 

Anthony Yount – Royal Nonesuch Farm

 

Madeline Puckette – Wine Folly

 

Riley Roddick – Hubba Wines

 

Maggie Tillman – Alta Colina

 

Maggie Cameron – The Hatch / Della’s

 

Cris Cherry – Villa Creek / MAHA Estate

 

Mary Ann Erdos – Cork & Cruise

 

Kit Kuyper – Hawks Hill Ranch

 

Don Burns – Turtle Rock Vineyards

 

Travel Paso

 

Third Wheel Tours // @thirdwheeltours

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Where Wine Takes You (WWTY) is Executive Produced by Joel Peterson and Paso Wine.

 

Associate Producer: Krista Smith

WWTY is recorded, edited, produced, and hosted by Adam Montiel. Follow Adam on Instagram @AdamOnTheAir and check out his daily podcast Up + Adam as well as The Pour with Adam Montiel. 

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Original music on WWTY, “Good Company,” performed by Moonshiner Collective.

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