Arroyo Robles pairs wine with Girl Scout cookies
Paso Robles winery will celebrate Valentine’s Day with unusual tasting
Arroyo Robles Winery at 1317 Park St. in Paso Robles will pair seven of its wines with seven Girl Scout cookies now that the yearly special cookies are available for purchase. The tasting is on Saturday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per person. For tickets, call (805) 226-5454.
“It’s something that I’ve had on the back burner of my mind,” said Brianna Shore, who owns Arroyo Robles with her parents, Bob and Tanis Shore, and her brother, Jason Shore. Brianna said that her young son has friends in Girl Scouts so she was able to get a big enough order in time to have enough to use them in a special wine pairing.
Cookies included in pairing:
- Thin Mints
- Caramel deLites/Samoas
- Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs
- Shortbread/Trefoils
- Lemonades
- Cranberry Citrus Crisps
- Thanks-A-Lot
Wines paired with the cookies
- Chardonnay
- Sparkling wine
- Zinfandel
- Syrah
- ER — a blend of syrah, tempranillo, cabernet sauvignon and merlot
- Port