Fratelli Perata Winery

Fratelli Perata Winery A family owned & operated winery focused on making heavy, full-bodied, food friendly wines. The winery uses only its own grapes in order to ensure top quality.
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Located off of Highway 46 West in Paso Robles, the winery sits on forty acres and is surrounded by the winery's dry farmed grapevines. These vines produce very low tonnage and extremely high quality fruit. Total annual case production is approximately 2000 cases, although production varies based on rainfall.

On this last weekend of May, we pulled out the 2013 Charbono. This wine still has lots of fruit and a full but smooth bo...
05/29/2026

On this last weekend of May, we pulled out the 2013 Charbono.

This wine still has lots of fruit and a full but smooth body. While it could probably age a little longer, it was delicious as soon as it was opened so no one but Carol would say you should age it more.

Come by and try it if you're in the area!

We're getting ready to rack the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva and Tre Sorelle into tanks. We needed to decide which Ca...
05/27/2026

We're getting ready to rack the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva and Tre Sorelle into tanks. We needed to decide which Cabernet Sauvignon barrels to put in the Riserva and which to put in the Tre Sorelle. That was a fairly easy decision considering there are only 6 barrels.

Then there was a long consideration of adjusting the blend of the Tre Sorelle since we're making half our normal amount. We needed to decide if we should stick with the usual 11% Cabernet Franc, which means using half a barrel, or to use the whole barrel and increase the Cabernet Franc to 20%.

After getting out the graduated cylinder for precise measurements, we decided we preferred the higher Cabernet Franc percent since it made the wine richer and more full bodied. The 2022 Cabernet Franc is still really tannic!

The 2022 Tre Sorelle and Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva will both be released this fall to our wine club, so members, be on the lookout for them!

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day!

We hope everyone enjoys their day off and takes a moment to thank those that served.

We offer a 20% discount to all active and former military members. It's a small way we can say thank you for your service.

It's Barbera-palooza here this weekend!We'll be pouring four of our Barberas for you to try. 2012 Barbera is mellow and ...
05/22/2026

It's Barbera-palooza here this weekend!

We'll be pouring four of our Barberas for you to try.

2012 Barbera is mellow and smooth with rich cherry and mushroom notes.

2017 Barbera is still a little young, so slightly tannic with lots of cherry.

2019 Barbera is young and very robust with lots of sweet cherry.

2022 Barbera is the baby of the group, having just been bottled this past February. It is heavy, tannnic and in need of several years of bottle age.

Come give them all a try and see which you like the best!

Vineyard check: berry setNot every flower that blooms makes a grape berry. These photos show the Cabernet Sauvignon grap...
05/20/2026

Vineyard check: berry set

Not every flower that blooms makes a grape berry. These photos show the Cabernet Sauvignon grape clusters and how few of the flowers made berries. This is very common for Cab.

The very different looking cluster is Barbera. You can see that there are very few missing berries and that the berries are already much larger than the Cabernet Sauvignon.

While out in the vineyard I frequently play the game of "where's my coffee cup?" This time I was smart and left it up high on the end post so it only took me 10 minutes to find instead of half an hour.

Another weekend, another library wine!This weekend we're revisiting the 2011 Bel'Bruzzo. Everything about this wine make...
05/15/2026

Another weekend, another library wine!

This weekend we're revisiting the 2011 Bel'Bruzzo. Everything about this wine makes it seem like it shouldn't age well: low acidity, soft tannins, fruit forward without a lot of other strong notes.

However, all the literature from Italy about the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo says it ages beautifully for 15 to 20 years.

This wine definitely reflects that potential. At almost 15 years old it still has a full, rich mouth feel, lots of fruit and silky tannins. Since 2011 was a cooler year, it has a bright acidity that makes this wine a great pairing for any tomato-based dish.

Come in this weekend to give it a try!

Look what just arrived! Time to check out what's new with the area this year and what hasn't changed. It's always fun to...
05/13/2026

Look what just arrived!

Time to check out what's new with the area this year and what hasn't changed.

It's always fun to look at the new guide and plan a tasting itinerary.

Are you in need of a new map or guide? Stop by and pick one up in our tasting room or at the office downtown.

Happy tasting!

Happy Mother's Day!From the moms at Fratelli Perata to all the moms celebrating today, we wish you a happy and joyous da...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day!

From the moms at Fratelli Perata to all the moms celebrating today, we wish you a happy and joyous day. And a full wine glass at the end of it!

It's the weekend again and Cathy found another tasty one!This weekend we're pouring our 2006 Merlot. 2006 was a heavy ra...
05/08/2026

It's the weekend again and Cathy found another tasty one!

This weekend we're pouring our 2006 Merlot. 2006 was a heavy rain year, so this wine has lots of tart cherry and very smooth tannins. It's still a rich, flavorful wine, even at 20 years old.

05/06/2026

Listen and learn as Cathy explains the parts of a grapevine shoot. These shoots produce the leaves and grape clusters so it's important to understand which parts do what.

This time of year is when we shoot thin, or remove shoots from the vine so the vine will focus its energy on the right things so we'll get delicious grapes at the end of the season.

The number of shoots, where on the vine each shoot is, and how big the shoot is all affect the decisions of which stay and which are removed. The age and vigor of the vine also affects these decisions.

Questions about the shoot or shoot thinning? Let us know in the comments and Cathy might go into it in another video!

It's May, which means it's Paso Wine Month. To celebrate Paso Wine we're opening a different library wine each weekend t...
05/01/2026

It's May, which means it's Paso Wine Month.

To celebrate Paso Wine we're opening a different library wine each weekend this month. This weekend, it's our 2012 Petit Verdot.

Curious how Petit Verdot ages? Now's your chance to find out!

We look forward to seeing you!

Address

1595 Arbor Road
Paso Robles, CA
93446

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+18058359117

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