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  • EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY
    • Recipes
    • Pairings
    • Wine
      • Tasting
      • Vinification
      • Terroir
      • Aging
    • Beer
      • Brewing
      • Tasting
    • Cider
      • Tasting
      • Milling & Pressing
    • Spirits
      • Distilling
    • Feature Articles
    • Refund and Returns Policy
  • OUR FOUNDER, Robin Bogue
  • Tours & Tasting
  • Provisions & Libation Podcast
    • Provisions & Libations Podcast, Part II
  • California Wine Poppies
  • Online Streaming Platform
  • SHOP
  • PHOTO GALLERY

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  • French 75. Champagne Bubbles Sparkling Wine
    Eat, Drink and Be Merry,  Podcast

    1923 Iconic Food & Drinks

    merlebogue / May 4, 2025 / 0 Comments

    The roaring 20s was a period of significant change and innovation. The Roaring 20s, also known as, time of the Great Gatsby with poolside cocktail parties and ritzy restaurants. with a drink in…

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  • Gourmet S'Mores
    Eat, Drink and Be Merry,  Epicurean,  food and wine pairing,  Podcast

    Seeing Stars

    merlebogue / June 26, 2024

    What we discussed at dinner has now evolved into a podcast about Michelin Stars and had me seeing stars with the entree, wine, and dessert during our Father’s Day celebration in 2024. This…

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    Battle of the Bars

    merlebogue / April 17, 2024

    This was an epic fundraising event for Team Adam and Steve, who are preparing to ride 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles this summer for their AIDS Lifecycle ride. Friendly Competition…

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  • craft cocktails spirits vodka brandy gin whisky mixers
    Eat, Drink and Be Merry,  Podcast,  Spirits

    Taste Tempting Paso Robles Distillery Trail

    merlebogue / August 31, 2023

    Located in the heart of wine country is a trail of distilleries called Paso Robles Distillery Trail, creating delicious renditions of vodka, brandy, gin, whisky, and infused drink mixes for your favorite cocktail.…

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  • Epicurean,  food and wine pairing,  Podcast,  Spirits

    Mouth-Watering Signature Cocktails

    merlebogue / July 12, 2023

    It is a beautiful ‘thing’ when you are in the right place at the right time. That happened to me as I was able to participate in a signature cocktail tasting by an…

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    WINETINI

    merlebogue / July 7, 2023

    Also known as a Wine Cocktail. Whether you adorn your glass with embellishments or add your favorite sipping ingredient to a Sauvignon Blanc or a Cabernet Sauvignon, you have created a wine version…

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    Cocktail Week

    merlebogue / June 28, 2023

    June 23rd through July 4th on the Central Coast of California is all about cocktails. Cocktails of every kind are being made along the coast, from restaurants in Paso Robles to Camarillo. Using…

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    West Coast College & University Wine Festival

    merlebogue / June 14, 2023

    Friends & Wine get better with time! A true sentiment agreed to by most people, especially friends celebrating the day together tasting wine at Allan Hancock College’s inaugural Wine Festival. Allan Hancock Trustee…

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  • cinnamon orange citrus lemon lime chili
    Podcast,  Spirits

    Kuzca Mezcal Tasting

    merlebogue / April 12, 2023

    With a Spanish-to-English translator, we listened intently to each step in tasting three different samples of Mezcal from Mexico. We were instructed to smell the bottom rim, then the top of the glass,…

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  • Eat, Drink and Be Merry,  Podcast

    Scotch Whisky

    merlebogue / March 16, 2023

    In honor of #internationalscotchday on February 8, 2023, Steve Kirwan and I met up to discuss Scotch Whisky, and all that entails. Deriving information from Steve was a sheer delight as his background…

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