Not all roads lead to Paso Robles wine country in California’s Central Coast. But in 2015, two events would lure me back to the Golden State’s rising star.
In May of that year, a visit to then-new Bristols Cider House, in the town of Atascadero next door to Paso (the shortened moniker for Paso Robles), introduced me to hard cider made by Neil and Jackie, a brother-and-sister team from Bristol, England, aka cider country, because they couldn’t find the refreshing fermented beverage made from apples that they so loved back home.
Today, their operation thrives with a loyal following.
