About Gli Occhi Wines
Gli Occhi Wines is named for the eyes in Italian — gli occhi, the organs of visual perception, the first point of contact between a person and the world around them. The Italian name declares wine as a visual experience before it is a sensory one: the color in the glass, the legs on the side, the clarity or depth that tells you something before the nose confirms it.
The Adelaida District boutique produces Grenache and Syrah from calcareous limestone west-side Paso Robles vineyard sources with the eyes-first philosophy the name implies. Each wine is something to look at carefully before approaching it with the nose and palate — the Italian naming tradition of sensory prioritization applied to wine.
The appointment-only format keeps the perceptual philosophy focused and the visual engagement present.