Rio Seco Vineyard and Winery

03/22/2022

The first 15 lucky callers can get their hands on the final 15 cases of our 2017 Zin! This won’t last long, call today!

03/19/2022

FINAL SALE!

As we wrap up some loose ends in our final 2 days, we wanted to extend to you the LAST EVER opportunity to get your favorite Rio Seco wines!

BASEBALL BLENDS ~ $75/case!

Sorry Folks! IN PERSON sales only, NO shipping.

We want to thank each any every one of you for all the adventures over the past 26 years & you will forever be a part of our family!

Cheers,
The Hinkle Family

01/09/2022

Dearest Club RIO Family,

We are sending our warmest wishes to you for a wonderful, healthy, and prosperous 2022! It’s been a little rough this past year for everyone but we thankfully thrived surrounded by the love and support of all our many, many loyal friends. We are so grateful and we know we are truly blessed! Thank you, ALL!

The New Year always seems to bring excitement and hopefulness, new energy, and a look forward to new goals in the upcoming months. This year especially we have had an opportunity come our way to change directions and give us a chance for new chapters to explore. I know you are asking yourself, “what exactly is Carol talking about?” After much back & forth and soul searching, it became very clear that we had a wonderful opportunity to share the legacy of RIO SECO, pass on our joy in accomplishments and hard work, to a new family, Bill and Kathy Kuiper from Southern California. Tom would have been so proud of his girls carrying on his dream ~ Carol, Cait, Emily, Quinn, and the boys, Jacob, Liam, Brennan, and most of all, Marcial! The time has come, however, to embrace our memories from humble beginnings starting with a seized property, to 26 years challenged by this amazing wine industry and achieving a working and respectable family winery! We hope excitement and enthusiasm surrounds them as they take this beautiful little ranch, home to so many cherished gatherings, to their new hopes and dreams!

RIO SECO will officially pass into our hearts and minds on March 28th. Carol will finally get to retire!

All our best wishes to the Kuiper family for their expected success! May they always feel the love that has surrounded us here at RIO SECO!

In true Hinkle Family tradition, we invite you to participate in our last few events here at the winery!

One Last Fantastic
FRIDAY FUN NIGHT!
Where it all started, Superbowl Weekend, Y2K! Hope you will join us on Friday February 11th 5-9 pm. Food, Music, Wine, Fun and Friends! RSVPs, please!


Movie Night
featuring the showing of the classic movie, “The Junkman” filmed on this ranch in 1980! 6 pm. Saturday, Feb. 12th. More details to follow!


Industry Estate Sale
Feb. 18-19th Tasting Room Hours, 11-5 pm. Reaching out to caterers, winemakers, home wine makers, and other party people. Lots of goodies available!


Zinfandel Festival Weekend
Stop in for our final Zin Fest Weekend, March 18-19-20th. Doors will officially close on Sunday, March 20th, the First Day of Spring and New Beginnings!


BARRELS FOR SALE!
All ready for your Spring and Summer Projects! Nice condition, $40 each

We've been through a lot together, friends! We’ve shared smiles & tears watching kids grow up, celebrations of marriage, babies arriving, harvesting, bottling, building a business, even the passing of loved ones. We’ve hosted your events, anniversaries, and fundraisers… a 2-way street supporting each other through thick and thin. We get it! This is hard! Our motto has been for a very long time, “Come as a friend, Leave as family” – it’s not just the motto, we truly believe the words! Hope you will always consider us family and that we will stay in touch with the joys of life!

NEVER say Goodbye, only, See You Next Time!
Until then, with Love…
The Hinkle Family
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Emily Hinkle

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving Rio family!

09/30/2021

Wine Wednesday! Episode 26! Hang time and Harvest means it's fall in Paso Robles!

Join us for our Open House on October 17 for food, wine and FRIENDS!

09/23/2021

Signs of the Season, 🍂Happy HARVEST from RIO SECO 🍇

09/21/2021

Goodbye Summer 2021! 😢

As we head into our harvest season, we want to take a moment to enjoy the last few moments of the summer. What did you love about Summer 2021?

08/19/2021

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WINE WEDNESDAY! Episode 24 - Summer Updates, Live Music and more!

Hear about this summer in Paso Robles including some summer fun as we start to welcome guests back! Plus, hear about the recent The Mavericks concert in town!

07/29/2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carol! Celebrating your day with a glass of Cab Franc 🎉🍷

06/10/2021

WINE WEDNESDAY! Episode 23: Aloha Rio Seco Family!

Thanks to everyone that made our Wine Festival Sunday Brunch a success! We loved seeing all of your smiling faces & can't wait to see you again soon!

Club shipments will be sent out soon so keep an eye out for all the goodies coming your way!

Mahalo!

Thanks to everyone that made our Wine Festival Sunday Brunch a success! We loved seeing all of your smiling faces & can't wait to see you again soon!Club shi...

05/24/2021

Grateful to be celebrating with friends this Wine Festival weekend. Thank you for the great support for Breast Cancer Warrior families.

05/22/2021

Happy Saturday Rio Seco family!