Riverstar Vineyards

We rented the vacation home at Riverstar Wineries for the long weekend. We were a group of 10 people and we absolutely loved the place. Rob and Angela who were the owners greeted us and provided us with extra comforters for our stay. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a weekend stay with a big group. We had the whole house to ourselves and we enjoyed the pool, did some bbq and also could make breakfast in the kitchen.
We also did some wine tasting and got a complimentary bottle of wine for our stay. They have some good selection of wines. We also bought some wines when we left.
I would go there again and recommend anyone to check out the winery and the rentals.

We stayed here in their great vineyard property and enjoyed some wine tasting. The red zin was delicious and reasonably priced and my girlfriend enjoyed all of their dessert wines but in particular the Solara which had a chocolate finish. I highly recommend including these folks on your wine tasting safari for affordable and tasty wines.

Recently I moved to the central coast and haven’t had a chance to go exploring, yet when a friend asked me to plan his wedding I was able to. A friend suggested this location as a venue and so I contacted the vineyard and made an appointment to be seen to discuss the options.
I have never been treated so kindly by any establishment like i was treated here at Riverstar. Betty is the best! She was highly organized had all the answers I needed to hear and the ones I didn’t. The friendly family owned and functioning vineyard is so very central coast. The Wedding was a hit and a big part was to the staff and family of this business.
The venue provided the meal which was a santa maria style tri tip with a ranch or country style feel. If you want to have a wedding, party, family reunion or any event where you want it to be intimate, loving, friendly and true to the event then come here for it.
The wine is fantastic too! Their Merlot, zin, Cab blend was legit but if you get a chance inquire about their Petite Syrah as they only made a few barrells and are down to a few cases if not bottles but I promise you that you might have to arm wrestle betty for it since it is her favorite.
All in all this place is what the central coast is for vineyards. A business that stays true to tradtion, family, keeping good company and honestly setting the standard on what a good human being should be.
MERRICA’

They have two beautiful places for rent where you can see a beautiful sunset while sipping on wine. And they have the BEST port of all of Paso. Yummy! You’ve got to try it!

We were able to taste the 2012 Chardonnay from tank and some very nice red blends poured by the winemaker on Zinfandel Festival Weekend. They have two roomy vacation rentals too. Worth the stop.

We came to Riverstar for our February 2010 trip and stopped in on Friday night right before they closed. We were the only ones there and what a lovely surprise. While the wines there aren’t knock-​your-​socks-​off amazing, for their price point they are very good, solid, and easy drinking.
We found that the 07 Sauv Blanc was much more our style than the 06; the 07 Entice (White Merlot) was ok and fruity. The 07 Merlot and 07 Zinfandel, and 05 Cab Sauv were a little edgy (usually that means «young» for me).
But the winners in our books were by far the Sunset Red (Syrah & Merlot), the 07 Affinity, 07 Allure, and 04 Syrah. The least expensive of those (Sunset Red at $ 12/​bottle) and most expensive (Syrah at $ 16) were easily within our price range. We bought a bottle of the Sunset and Syrah for our group to share that night and they went over well!
Overall, I’d give Riverstar 3.5 rounded up to four because quite simply, they’re a smaller winery with some of the most reasonably priced wines I’ve seen in Paso. I’d recommend a visit here; and would also like to note that they are part of the Pleasant Valley wine trail around the San Miguel area that looks like it might be fun to explore someday, too!

I passed this vineyard for years before I stopped in. What a welcome surprise. The Syrahs are typical Paso, jammy, heavy on the berries and slightly tannic, the Cab is well balanced and slightly sweet and the 2005 AFFINITY should be excellent in 2010.
The staff is helpful and friendly, the tasting room while sparse is open and airy.