October 31, 2025

Ep 150: Wine Life at the Intersection of Collaboration & Community – Featuring Gravesend | Cairjn Wine Cellars

1 hour 32 minutes

🍇 Where Wine Takes You – Episode Highlights 🍷

Episode 150 turns a new page in Paso Robles. Adam sits down with the founders of Gravesend Paso, Matt Reese and Keith Robinson (also of Saint K Wines) along with Chef Amy Baer and rising winemaker Andy Neja of Cairjn Wine Cellars. We dig into why a name like Gravesend matters, how a kitchen is built entirely by women, how small lot winemaking finds new voice in Paso, and why hospitality is getting reimagined up and down Spring Street. Recorded at LoBro Studios in downtown Paso Robles.

This episode features:

• Matt Reese, Co-owner, Gravesend and Saint K Wines

• Keith Robinson, Co-owner, Gravesend and Saint K Wines

• Chef Amy Baer, Founder and Owner of Epicurean Santa Barbara and Executive Chef at Gravesend

• Andy Neja, Owner and Winemaker at Cairjn Wine Cellars

Links

• Gravesend Paso

• Saint K Wines

• Cairjn Wine Cellars

Follow on Instagram:

Cairjn Wine Cellars → @cairjnwines

Gravesend Wine Merchant & Eatery → @gravesendpaso

Saint K Wines → @saintkwines

We also spotlight our unique partnership with Engelbert Strauss, the official workwear partner of Paso Robles Wine Country, and why it matters in the vineyard, the cellar, and beyond. I picked up the phone and spoke with Cris Cherry of Villa Creek & MAHA Estate and Janell Dusi of J Dusi Wines – two makers who know that craft isn’t just what happens in the glass, but who shows up in the fields, in the hands, in the gear. Their insights on harvest, community, and what it takes to make it count in Paso bring context to a partnership that’s built for the people doing the work.

Paso Wine Wire

• Garagiste Wine Festival returns Nov 7-8, in Paso Robles for its 15th anniversary → garagistefestival.com

• Firestone Walker Brewing Company unveils a new CO2 recovery system in Paso Robles, expected to save four million pounds of emissions annually → firestonewalker.com

• Ancient Peaks Winery hosted the 4th Annual Walk for Cancer at Santa Margarita Ranch → pasoroblespress.com

Travel Paso Spotlight

Later in the show we spotlight Taste! Craft Eatery in downtown Paso Robles, the same concept featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. They offer over 60 mini dishes, sliders, mac and cheese, big flavor, and local wine pairing energy.

• tastepasorobles.com

🎯 Plan your next Paso Robles getaway at travelpaso.com

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Where Wine Takes You is Executive Produced by Joel Peterson and Paso Wine

Associate Producer: Krista Smith

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