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Paso Robles: Deborah's Room at Justin Winery

11680 Chimney Rock Road , Phone: 805.238.6932
www.justinwine.com

Reviewed by: Chiocciola from DC, review #3130

When: 2008

Wonderful food in a beautiful setting.

I had lunch at Justin Winery outside of Paso Robles. Paso has lots of vineyards and Justin is one of the more famous ones. We took back roads coming from the south, and it took a long time! However, the winery is so beautiful that any car sickness from the windy roads is quickly forgotten!

It was a wonderfully sunny day and the vines were a gorgeous yellow-red color. The place is the epitome of picturesque and all I wanted to do was to grab a chair, a book, and sit there forever. But I wasn’t opposed to eating lunch either. We sat in an outside patio, looking out on the front of the winery. We had a wonderful white wine to start with, a Viognier, which was a new type to me; very nice and refreshing.

For a starter, I had a salad with beets, blue cheese, and walnuts. It is a classic salad, but it was sooo good. There were a few pieces of fried onion on top that made it extra delicious and gave additional crunch – my favorite texture. My entrée was a smoked salmon tartine, also delicious. It came with fries, which were really good. For dessert, we shared (which I now regret!) an apple cake with cinnamon ice cream. It didn’t sound good to me – I was thinking apple pie and fake cinnamon taste, two things I don’t care for, but it was amazing! The cake was dense but light at the same time, and the ice cream had just a hint of natural cinnamon flavor. There was even an eggnog foam on top. Yum yum!

While the food was fantastic, the surroundings are amazing too. Sitting outside made it even better. Very much recommended!

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