Lone Madrone

Beautiful views and even better wine! The «Top Hat» was incredible. Very friendly and accommodating. A must visit on your tour of Paso Robles Wine Country!

Margaurete is incredible! We have been in a few times before but this last visit was special for my mother in laws 60^th birthday. She has never been wine tasting and Margaurete without even knowing that treated us like private guests– like family. She is so knowledgeable! She taught my mother in law how to use her nose to determine the alcohol content in the wine and for the rest of our trip my mother in law was spot on! We will now make Lone Madrone a favorite place here in Paso.
Thank you so much Margaurete for helping to create such a wonderful memory for my family.
The wine is so delicious too!

We experienced the Pure Expression Private Tasting of Lone Madrone wines on March 24. Ryan is passionate about wine as well as knowledgeable and personable.
There’s also a wine bar for tasting. The people who came in while we were there were happy and smiling as they tasted the wines.
Neil Collins, his wife Marci and sister Jackie have created a unique brand based on dry-​farmed vineyards, eclectic varieties and site-​driven wines.
The wines are amazing. I can’t wait to get our wine in to try the Cab with barbecue. (This is Neil’s go-​to-​wine when he barbecues.)
If you can’t visit the winery, visit their website. The descriptions of the wines accompanied by the foods that would compliment them are some of the best descriptions that I’ve seen.
Lone Madrone was Wine of the Week in Food and Beverage World Magazine during March 2016.

This is one of the best experiences of the trip! We walked in as the first stop in our day and were greeted immediately by the wine marker, Neil’s, sister. She was so informative and really guided our experience. We learned so much about Neil, his vision, and philosophy. The takeaway is that Neil is incredibly creative and brave, and Lone Madrone wines benefit immensely from this! The wines are unique and incredibly good. The price point makes these such a value! We loved our experience and are looking at joining their club!

Steve, our somm, was excellent. Didn’t care for the varietals, but enjoyed our somm so much, we’ll be back.

Some of the best wines of the area!!! Big reds! Interesting white blends… Excellent extended tasting list! A fabulous dry Cider on tap for those who need a variation from just wine… Beautiful renovated horse barn tasting room. Lovely staff and delicious gourmet burgers served on some weekends.

Lone Madrone is a small but new winery that has plenty of potential to grow into a very strong following of wine drinkers with their great selection of delicious wines. The atmosphere is laid back, easy going & comfortable. Picnic areas, patio, indoor and outdoor tasting bars, this is a really nice place to visit on your winery trip list.

The Picpoul Blanc for close to $ 40 was the first wine we tasted at Lone Madrone. My cabernet sauvignon loving son-​in-​law thought it was awful. I agreed. It might have destroyed our taste buds for the other wines we tasted. Unfortunately for my son-​in-​law, they were not pouring their Cabernet Sauvignon. The final blow was when my son-​in-​law went to pay the $ 10 tasting fee and they informed him that they did not take American Express. Since going to Lone Madrone was my son-in-law’s suggestion, he paid for his and my tasting fee with cash. It does have a nice view of the surrounding vineyards, but not a lot of shade on a hot day. I did like some of their wines when I visited their old tasting room on Highway 46 West some years ago.

We started our tasting for the day a few miles away from Lone Madrone but soon found that a lot of locals were recommending this place as well as some other travelers we met at the wineries. Once we arrived we were greeted with live music outside and a grill station on the other side of the building. The lady that took our order was extremely friendly and got us on our way to one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. However, the lady behind her with the backwards hat was pretty abrasive when she was yelling out that they were out of tomatoes. We understand, its hot outside like we might melt but lets just calm down, you signed up to cook there right?
The wine was good, we tasted at a table inside so we didn’t really get a lot of knowledge on the wine like we did at Tablas. That’s our fault though, no harm done on their end!
This place was much more inviting I’d say than Tablas. Tablas just reminds me of wineries that market their location and building more than the wine itself.
I couldn’t recommend this place more, especially if its burger and live music day, I will definitely come back.

Nice little tasting room along Adelaida road. Really liked the inside-​outside bar option. We liked most everything we tried. A contrast to Tablas Creek in style for sure. These wines tend to be bolder, and more fruit forward as compared to Tablas. Sometimes wild blends of varietals such as the Barbara+Zinfandel named Barfandel. It tastes better than it sounds. Seemed liked several of the wines offered in the tasting room were blends which is what I do expect in Paso.
There is no vineyard here. They source fruit from a variety of vineyards in and around Paso, as do some other wineries. So there would be no Estate wines made here.
I was surprised to see the prices have gone up quite a bit since my last visit. One of my favorites Bailey Ranch Zin was unavailable. They’re also requiring a purchase of 2 bottles to waive the tasting fee. I see this policy becoming more popular and I find myself buying less wine in the tasting rooms.

A true highlight of our trip to Paso. If you are fortunate enough to visit when Steve is there, you’re in for fantastic conversation as well as delicious wine. We biked to the vineyard from town and the tasting room was a welcome site after the hill up Adelaida Rd. The vineyard stocks big, flavorful reds (and crisp whites). But getting to talk with Steve elevated the experience past simply tasting the delicious wines that are plentiful in this region. We covered everything from the origin of the Zinfandel and Picpoul grapes to the derivation of Plavic Mali from the wine tome behind the bar. Don’t miss this one (ask for Steve).
PS they make some nice cider too.

Great experience overall! Can’t miss stop if you’re in the area and ask for Michael. Amazing wines, service and jewelry!

Beautiful tasting room! The live music outside was very nice, a great place to relax and buy a burger with your glass of wine. Unfortunately our tasting room attendant Michael was snobby, rude, and grumpy. Tasting wine should be fun, relaxing, and educational but he made us feel like peons and turned his nose up at us. And then asking to taste the cider was just asking way too much of him. Huge bummer.

We visited on a Saturday, was fairly slow with only one other couple tasting. Service was nothing special which made the tasting rather poor. We enjoy learning about what we are tasting. Instead, we got each pour and the staff member simply walked away. We had high hopes after coming from Tablas creek (same wine maker). Most likely won’t return because of this.
The property is beautiful. Overlooks quite a bit being up on a hill. The tasting room is an old horse barn that has been redone. Looks great.

A bit off the beaten path but well worth it. Beautiful grounds, well polished wines. Everything was well done — we tend to like pinots and reds in general, and the cab, tannet, dodd, will, syrah were all well balanced and just-​right. There was also a zin that is all steel and served cold; very unique. All their wines are dry farmed, which has a certain taste to it. We also got to try the original cider, which was great because we were originally sad we missed the cider room in atascadero (it’s only open thurs-​sun). That was fantastic as well.

This place is awesome and their wines are beyond awesome. There is a huge variety if you’re either a lover of white or red wines. We love the new location as well. The people there are friendly and knowledgeable and often will let you revisit a taste to get the right bottle. My favorite is the Tannet, but the Will, Syrah is great as well. My husband and I also love their Cab Sauvignon. Our favorite white was the Mezcla. It is dry, crisp and a perfect summer porch wine! They also serve crackers to help you cleanse your pallet between tastings.
It is also situated in a beautiful location with lots of tables to sit outside, so you can bring the whole family.
Everytime we have come here we have bought 4 – 6 bottles, which is a first for us. Our next goal is to join their wine club. Don’t miss it.

If you’re looking for some great quality reds, this is definitely the place for you. All the ones from the tasting were delicious. The workers there were so friendly and offered us try 5 more drinks that were not even on the tasting list. The Cabernet Sauvignon was so unique and far from your typical sweet red. Also, if white ports are your thing, you MUST try Sweet Cheeks. Unlike many ports that can be almost too sweet and overwhelming, Sweet Cheeks is SO smooth has the perfect amount of sweetness and you can taste almost no alcohol. I seriously think that I can drink it all in one sitting. That says a lot about this port. If you get a chance, be sure to try their hard ciders. It’s very dry and has a hint of tartness. I will be coming back to Lone Madrone when I pass through Paso.

Great wine tasting for the price point… recommended by many of the other vineyards I visited. Nothing majorly notable but worth a second visit. Wish they grew their own grapes.

While the same winemaker as Tablas Creek, I am much more the fan of Lone Madrone wines! They offer a huge variety of both red and white wines and I’m a big fan of the «Barfendel», not just for its name, but also the wine… absolutely fantastic!

Unplanned stop at Lone Madrone, one of those «Hey, let’s check this out» and it ended up being the best stop on the trip. Wines were great as everything we tasted was top notch. Some of the wines we got in Paso did not seem to hold up as well once we got home, this one did. Highly recommend.

Been a fan of Lone Madrone for some time. New facility and tasting room manager Ryan Hofmann made our experience fantastic. I’ve sent many folks to the new location and have been thanked for the recommendation. Dodd is fantastic and my favorite. The other blends they specialize in are equally as good. Definitely a must stop and a compliment to the wineries on Adelaida rd. The address is
5800 Adelaida Rd, Paso Robles, CA

What a great new tasting room and location! Lone Madrone has really stepped it up with the new location. These are some of the best wines in the region and the wine maker is one of the best also. I would recommend anyone tasting in the Paso area should make this stop. The wines are fabulous and they have cider also. What a treat. Put this one on you must do list.

This is one of the best wineries I’ve tasted at in Paso. You couldn’t ask for a better location on Adelaida Road. The winery is a very fun atmosphere and the staff definitely knows their wine. You can’t go wrong with any wine you taste/​buy at Lone Madrone. They also make phenomenal hard cider’s!