46 East
Featuring a world-famous art installation, amazing wine, a luxury resort that provides a Zen-influenced respite, there’s beauty, inspiration and fun on Route 46 east.
The Zen of the Staying + Playing
The Allegretto Vineyard Resort boasts a luxurious experience with the sole aim of bringing guests calm, inspiration and smiles. The hotel is filled with rare art and artifacts handpicked from the private collection of the owner, Doug Ayres. The resort also boasts the world’s first Sonic Labyrinth ‘Sound Circle,’ designed to utilize space and wind instrument sounds as a way to compel guests to slow their pace and become more mindful. The resort also has a spa and a cabana-lined pool for those looking for more traditional ways to relax.
What’s more, as the name says, the resort is home to vineyards – and the delicious Allegretto Wines, which you can sample in the Resort’s Tasting Room. Both estate and single vineyard wines are available from the Allegretto vineyards that surround the tasting room and the nearby Willow Creek District Wine tasting at Allegreto Tasting room gets you a fresh glass after each tasting and explanations about the wine.
Begin Your Road Trip to Paso Robles
Over 100 hotel and vacation rental options to choose
HIGHWAY 46 EAST WINE TRAIL
Coming off I-5 and driving west along Highway 46 the first winery you’ll find is the famed Tobin James. Tobin James epitomizes a Paso mantra: Make serious wines, but don’t take yourself too seriously. Put another way, Tobin James is all about drinking well and having a ball doing it. As you continue down highway 46 towards Paso Robles, stop and explore the cave tours at Eberle, whose founder, Gary Eberle, is known world over as the Godfather of California Syrah. (Tip: try the Syrah. Duh.)
JUST ADD MUSIC
At Robert Hall Winery there’s award-winning wines and hands-down the best bocce court in the Central Coast. To drink in some history, stop in at San Antonio Winery, where the tasting room is modern, but the winemaking tradition stretches back more than 100 years. Vina Robles Winery features not only incredible wines and delicious food, but also one of the most intimate concert-going experiences on the Central Coast at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre. Also, don’t miss a stop at The Riboli Family, which owns San Antonio, one of the first wineries in Los Angeles — opened in 1917.
FIELD OF LIGHT AT SENSORIO
Created by acclaimed British artist, Bruce Munro, Sensorio is the perfect nighttime spectacular featuring a sea of lights spread across multiple rolling acres. Designed with 100,000 stemmed glass spheres lit by fiber optic, solar-powered cables, the massive experiential art installation creates a stunning and walkable experience. At Sensorio, you can walk the exhibit, have a cocktail of glass of wine, or treat yourself to the Terrace Experience, which gives you access to a terrace lined with cozy couches and fire pits that overlook the Field of Light. Due to an overwhelming demand, the art installation has been extended and will continue in residence. Other exhibits at Sensorio include Light Towers, Fireflies, and Gone Fishing – all created by Munro.
FORE THE LOVE OF GOLF
And golf is never a good walk spoiled at the acclaimed Hunter Ranch Golf Club. The serenity-inducing course is perfect for wannabe pros and novices alike. Just remember: be the ball. And while Hunter is known for its slick greens and notoriously tough back nine, here’s a super local secret: Hunter Ranch Bar & Grill has THE best bacon in all of Paso. Locally sourced, the thick-cut maple-cured bacon is good enough to skip the swinging and sidle up in the clubhouse for an epic, bacon-tastic brunch.