About Windward Vineyard
Windward Vineyard at 1380 Live Oak Road in Paso Robles is one of California's most committed and single-minded Pinot Noir producers, a winery that has farmed the same Paso Robles estate vineyard since 1990 and produced nothing but Pinot Noir for over three decades. The winery's monopole philosophy, a single estate, a single variety, year after year, is rare in California wine and speaks to the founders' belief that Windward's specific Live Oak Road site produces Pinot Noir of genuine distinction that deserves singular focus.
The Paso Robles location surprises many visitors who associate the region with Cabernet and Rhône varieties, but Windward's estate occupies a cool microsite influenced by marine air flowing through the Templeton Gap from the Pacific. Genuine Burgundian inspiration drives every decision at Windward, the winery uses traditional Burgundian clones, whole-cluster fermentation where appropriate, and aging in French oak to produce a Paso Robles Pinot Noir that shows the red-fruit, earthen, and savory complexity that makes the variety so compelling at its best.
Walk-ins are welcome daily from 11am to 5pm with a $15 tasting fee. The Live Oak Road estate setting provides an authentic agricultural experience removed from the downtown Paso Robles tasting room scene. With over 30 years of single-estate Pinot Noir production, Windward has accumulated the kind of vintage history that allows genuine assessment of the site's capabilities across different climatic conditions.
"Windward is the kind of focused, single-estate commitment that Paso Robles needs more of, thirty years of Pinot Noir from one site, one variety, one philosophy."
For Pinot Noir enthusiasts who want to explore the variety's expression in an unexpected Paso Robles context, Windward Vineyard is an essential and rewarding visit, proof that the right site and the right conviction can produce compelling Pinot Noir even in a region better known for Cabernet and Grenache.
✓
Windward Vineyard isWindward Vineyard is the most personally wind-coastal-naming and Burgundy-Monopole-philosophy-Pinot-Noir-exclusively-committed appointment in the Paso Robles wine corridor.
✓
Marc Goldberg andMarc Goldberg and Maggie D'Ambrosia, whose Live Oak Road estate declaration as a Burgundian Monopole (single vineyard, single owner, single grape variety, Pinot Noir exclusively, in the most personally Burgundy-philosophy-Monopole-specifically and most individually single-vineyard-single-variety-exclusively-Pinot-Noir-Paso-Robles-committed approach) established Windward as the most personally Burgundy-Monopole-philosophy and most individually Pinot-Noir-exclusively-Paso-Robles-committed walk-in appointment available.
✓
The Windward VineyardThe Windward Vineyard Monopole philosophy, producing only Pinot Noir from only the estate vineyard in the most personally Burgundy-Monopole-philosophy-exclusively-Pinot and most individually single-vineyard-single-variety-exclusively approach, creates the most individually Burgundy-Monopole-Pinot-exclusively and personally Goldberg-D'Ambrosia-wind-coastal-naming Paso Robles walk-in appointment.
"Marc Goldberg and Maggie D'Ambrosia's 1990 Paso Robles most-wind-coastal-naming and Burgundy-philosophy-Pinot-Noir-speci"
Visit Pending
Score Breakdown
Ratings will appear after verified reviews
Wine Quality
Not yet rated
Tasting Experience
Not yet rated
Value for Money
Not yet rated
Family Friendly
Not yet rated
Dog Friendly
Not yet rated
Reviews Across the Web
loading...
WN
Wino Notion
Not yet rated Awaiting reviews
Scores from
Google Maps via its official API · Updated every 24 hours · Click any row to view full reviews
Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
Monopole Pinot Noir
Paso Robles · Windward Estate
Pinot Noir from Windward Vineyard (Paso Robles, Windward Estate).
Pinot Noir
Reserve Pinot Noir
Paso Robles · Windward Estate
Pinot Noir from Windward Vineyard (Paso Robles, Windward Estate).
Tasting Experiences
🥂
Burgundy Monopole Walk-In
Taste the wines at Windward Vineyard in the El Pomar District. Daily 11am to 5pm, walk-ins welcome.
From $15
Photo Gallery
Recent Reviews from Our Community
No Community Reviews Yet
This winery does not have any published Wino Notion community reviews yet. Be the first to share a recent visit and help other wine travelers know what to expect.
Write the First Review →
