I’ve been on the Highway 101 wine road for two days and gps mapped the wine towns of Paso Robles, Solvang, and Los Olivos.

We’ll soon add them to our online maps. I’ll also use this info to produce a video of wine towns next summer.

As usual I stopped into the Tastes of the Valleys wine bar in Solvang. This cozy and inviting basement hideout is always a great place to meet interesting people and taste local wines of very limited production. The staff is always engaging and friendly. I would be there often if I didn’t live 4 1/2 hours away. I left with three very interesting bottles to taste with Katya.

- jim