Cellar360

Nestled along a vineyard-​lined road lies Cellar360, the site of a leisurely Sunday afternoon girls lunch and wine tasting. Emily greeted us like old friends (of course, one of my friends is in the wine industry, so she was an old friend already!). She guided us through the tasting. We had a great chat over wines and life in general. Then we chose a bottle of wine and sat in the warm sun, lingering over conversation and delicious liquid grapes. The setting is stunning, sweeping views of the rolling hills of Paso and the vines that are growing the grapes destined for vino.
This is a beautiful place to buy a bottle of wine, bring a picnic, and enjoy the moment.

This was our first stop into town and it was a great place to begin. This vineyard is beautiful! My fiancé and I had two separate flights and I loved every single wine in the fresh and flirty flight, I even ended up buying each one. The wine they have is extremely affordable and delicious. Plus Emily was so friendly and helpful. She even gave us a map of the entire wine country and gave use suggestions for our stay. Great place and we will be coming back again in the future!

Meridian wines in the grocery store used to be a great buy with great body and flavor, longevity and reliability… unfortunately. new label.new company and it’s not even worth the $ 5.99 on sale… I used to buy Meridian by the case and give it as gifts… this change was not good… and such a disappointment!

If you ever went to Meridian Vineyards before it was bought by Cellar360, you’re in for a rude awakening. The wines at the old Meridian were worth the visit. Their standard fare wasn’t anything special, but the reserves were really good, especially the limited release Zinfandel. That’s all gone.
I’m giving this place two stars because the ambiance is still good and the staff was friendly. The wines for tasting are not unique to the vineyard. They served Château St Jean, which makes decent wine, but you can get it at any market and the original vineyard is in Sonoma. They also had Pink (sparkling) which is on display at BevMo. If you’re driving by on route 46 and stop, it’s not a bad experience, but it’s nothing special. Meh.

Terrible experience. Stay away.
2 brides + 2 grooms with an apt to tour facility for our weddings we were brushed off. Waited 20 min for meeting and nothing. No info was provided. No water or wine offered. To top it all off we were the only 4 people there. So freakin sad. They lost out on so much revenue and lost customers.

I had set up an appointment about one month ago to tour Cellar 360 for a potential site for our upcoming wedding. I brought another couple with me who are also engaged in the event that they liked the site at well. I had had great experiences at Cellar 360 in the past and looked forward to seeing what they had in store for special events.
We arrived at the venue about 15 minutes early for our appointment. The woman that I had made the appointment with greeted us on the lawn, but explained that she was actually not working and that the woman who would be helping us was on her lunch break. She asked if we would be willing to wait about 10 – 15 minutes until she was finished. Since we were early, we were happy to wait and enjoyed taking some pictures on their beautiful property.
About 20 minutes later we decided to go into the tasting room to see if we could get started. The woman who was supposed to help us was still sitting on the patio having her lunch. The woman, Liv greeted us when we walked in and asked what we were there for. We explained that we had an appointment to tour the venue for our wedding. She said, ok and that the woman to show us around was still on her lunch but that she could show us the barrel room. She opened a window that overlooked the barrel room, but could not figure out the lights and so basically we were looking into a big black hole. I then asked her a basic pricing question about their venue and she said, «I will just get you an information form.» She then led me to a photo album of someone’s wedding, which basically just had reception pictures of strangers dancing. At no time did she offer us anything to drink and here we were in a tasting room! She then walked away and left us for another five minutes to stand around. Finally, the woman came in for her lunch, and rather than come right over, given by this time she was over 20 minutes late to our appointment, she stood at the other end of the tasting room and chatted with Liv. Here we are, two brides and grooms, with the potential of having two large events at your winery and you are not even going to help us?!
At this, we decided to leave, especially since the wait was now pushing into our time for other appointments. Liv then asked if I still wanted a brochure. She began shuffling papers together and put them in a binder. Once I was in the car, all I could do was laugh when I realized she gave me 10 copies of the front page of the brochure and no other information! Needless to say, I will not be getting married here and I do not recommend this venue to brides out there… Too bad because I’ve had such good experiences in the past.

At first I thought this was part of the great upheaval happening in the area, another new brand, but I was surprised to see that it was merely the phasing out of a label in favor of another. The estate and tasting room are as beautiful as ever, with a large flower and tree garden where lots of lizards bask overlooking vast vineyards and a room full of art exhibits. To my surprise, the wine was MUCH better.
Three years ago all of the «premium» labels were thin and often too fruity, more Central Valley than Central Coast. Now as Cellar360, they seem to have really brought the local quality in, with better fruit and better winemaking giving much bolder wines, worthy of the location. Unfortunately, prices have risen with the quality, but that’s life. Plus, Trudy was absolutely off the hook in a good way, making our first stop awesome fun, and she talked shop with my lady for a while about makeup.
The cheese tray was worth it, despite being a bit steep at $ 10 — if nothing else, you get to keep the wood cutting board it comes on. Each cheese really did go with the wines, especially the sharper goat cheeses with the whites. The reds didn’t have the same effect — a slice of meat with the cheese might have made the difference.
Some hipsters rating the winery one star for «selling out» don’t seem to realize this has been a corporate multinational-​owned winery from the start; it was founded by Nestlé, which owned Beringer and many other brands, all bought by Foster’s back in 2000 and spun off as Treasury. Meridian has always been the Gallo of Paso, they had to change the name to get over that stigma when the wine improved. Stop embarrassing yourselves and rate it on its merits.

Attended the July 4 fireworks show last week. This will be the last time. We have been to July 4 show 3 previous times when it was Meridian and they were well done. The music was fun. The food was from Cahoots Catering. It was tasty and reasonably priced. This recent purchase by Cellar 360 seems to have profits over customer. They took up most of the room with Adirondack Chairs and VIP seating. $$ Shrank the area for families and dancing. Food was $ 15 each and the choices were hamburger and fries or 2 ribs an ear of corn and 2 biscuits or burritos or tacos. $$ Most expensive tacos I ever ate. Not a vegetable to be found. And no salsa does not count as a vegetable. A positive — the Firestone beer was priced right and tasted good.
It used to be fun and for families and not a profit machine. We won’t be back.

They have recently renamed this beautiful winery. Another corporate take over. Look for signs to 360 Cellars.
This was our first stop today in the Paso Robles area. And what a nice place to start. The grounds — beautiful, natural, with lots of old oaks, tastefully landscaped with drought tolerant plants. Yet a beautiful setting for a special event, like a wedding. You could see a large pond and the vineyards in the distance.
Tastings are not free, and for another $ 10, you can add samples of cheese or chocolate to enhance your experience. We did not try this so I do not know if it is worth the extra $$.
Nice wines but nothing that Mr. B was inclined to bring home. But the experience was great. Staff were super friendly.

We always look forward to visiting Meridian. It’s a reasonable drive from San Simeon if you are visiting Hearst Castle.
If they don’t have an event scheduled, you can have a private tasting in their barrel room. If you plan ahead, they will have a simple but tasty picnic lunch for you. (Not sure if this is just for club members). The grounds are quite pretty, and have picnic tables where you can sit and enjoy wines and lunch. It is big enough that we walk our dog a bit.
We are not wine snobs, but really enjoy their offerings and think they are a great value. We favor their reds. White Cabernet (similar to rosé) is great for summer evenings. We buy a case when we stop, as you can’t normally get it anywhere else.

The best 4^th of July celebration that I’ve had in years.
Great venue, great wine, great music and great food. Fabulous fireworks. Could not have been better.

Didn’t end up buying from them but I definitely would go back.
Staff was awesome, very attentive even though she was the only one pouring. Great first stop, tastings went steadily downhill from this place’s great choices and ambiance.

Okay, I’ve to agree that I had learned about the Chocolate & Wine paring which I didn’t know before. Their staffs are very friendly and you can get to know about different kind of wines.
They can be better if they’re willing to offer Free wine tasting. It sounds crazy to pay $ 10 for the 6 chocolate pieces.

Meridian is one of the nicest estates in Paso Robles. Their manicured grounds are very picturesque and great for Weddings and events. As for their wines, I was not very impressed. I’m not a wine snob by any stretch, but I was expecting a little more from their local selection.
I do recommend stopping by checking the place out, the staff is very friendly and helpful. Definitely try the CHOCOLATE & WINE pairing, somehow that combination were phenomenal!

Meridian was stop number 2 on our wine tasting weekend and on the whole, it was quite well liked.
They have four different tastings: a regular (5 $), two pairings (cheese/​wine or chocolate/​wine) (10 $), and a reserve list ($ 15). We tried the cheese and wine pairing and the chocolate/​wine pairing. You get to keep your little cheese/​chocolate board which is a nice souvenir (instead of one more glass)
Our pourer, Liv, was very nice and pleasant to talk to and the atmosphere on the whole was very nice but a bit conservative/​corporate. Their gardens are gorgeous however, and if we had gone later in the day we would have been tempted to picnic there.
This reviewer did the chocolate tasting and the Dagoba lavender blueberry chocolate kind of blew my mind. (And was tasty with the wine). The sage cheddar and mango/​ginger/​stilton were popular with the cheese tasters.
We didn’t end up taking any wines, but the experience was well worth the visit.
If you’re planning a Paso visit, check out the list for other relevant recommendations from our trip!

I thought I new Meridian wines, but after visiting the winery, I learned about their reserve wines that are quite good and not much more expensive than the affordable Meridian «regular» chardonnay I often buy at my local Safeway.
We tried their wine and cheese pairing. For $ 10, we got to taste several wines with little bites of delicious cheeses. I thought the experience was well worth the price. Our pourer was a bit harried and rather serious, but she was also very nice.
The gardens here are beautiful, as is the view. Definitely a great place for a picnic.

I don’t really have much to say about wineries, but this place was nice. From the long rolling drive up to the parking lot to the picnic and garden area right outside the tasting room, this place had a Sonoma/​Napa feel to it. Although we’re red fans, we walked out with a bottle of their caramel toffee Chard. They say they’re known for their Chardonnays and I can see why. I would say this place is a must visit if you’re in Paso Robles.

Our first stop during the Paso Robles Harvest Wine Weekend.
This is the winery that a Hollywood producer would envision for his soap opera — stately imposing gates, carefully manicured lawns, a tasting room fit for a wooing Romeo.
Too bad the wine wasn’t memorable. Nothing was bad. It was just the wines were just samey.
The best part of our visit was with our $ 10 tasting we were able to get a delicious bbq tri-​tip sandwich and cool live jazz music during the Harvest Fest weekend.
So go for the photo-​ops but plan on getting better wine elsewhere.

My 2^nd time here during the harvest festival & i really like meridian. The only downfall is that i didnt like any of the wines. They have a beautiful winery! We paid $ 10/​person & got some tri tip sandwiches, wine tastings, & syrah chocolate rasberry ice cream & pumpkin pie flavored ice cream (those were from doc burnsteins) i wuz the 1^st 1 to stomp on grapes! I had so much fun!!! I would recommend this place during the harvest festival.

Really good wine although most of the grapes aren’t actually grown at that location. Tastings are wonderful and the service is as good as it gets even comparative to very high end tastings in Napa. It’s a very beautiful building and property and would be great to get some cheese, buy some wine and have a wonderful little picnic outside. They actually have an area of the property just for that and it’s beautiful. I will definitely come back here every time I come back to Paso. I always leave here with atleast a couple bottles.