San Luis Obispo – 86 Stephen Ross Wine Cellarsĥ828 Orcutt Road San Luis Obispo – 80 Tolosa Wineryĥ828 Orcutt Rd. Tasting Available: By appointment only Saucelito Canyon Vineyard Tasting Roomģ080 Biddle Ranch Road San Luis Obispo – 80 Sextant Winesġ653 Old Price Canyon Rd. Winery Tasting by Appointment Piedra Creek WineryĦ425 Mira Cielo Dr.
San Luis Obispo – 80 Filipponi Ranch Cellars Tasting Available: No Edna Valley VineyardĢ585 Biddle Ranch Rd. San Luis Obispo – 80 Clesi Winesġ284 Chaparral Circle San Luis Obispo – 80Ģ177 Florence Avenue San Luis Obispo – 80 San Luis Obispo – 80 Claiborne & Churchill VintnersĢ649 Carpenter Canyon Rd. Tasting Available: Yes Chamisal Vineyardsħ525 Orcutt Rd. San Luis Obispo – 80 Biddle Ranch VineyardĢ060 Biddle Ranch Rd, San Luis Obispo – 80 San Luis Obispo – 80 Baileyanaĥ828 Orcutt Rd. Most of Edna Valley wineries are small boutique operations, often family-owned and operated.įor additional information on Wineries and Wine Tasting in Edna Valley, visit SLO Coast Wine.ĥ450 Edna Rd. With wine tasting rooms open year-round, a pleasurable, unpretentious experience is guaranteed. Swirl, sip and savor exquisitely handcrafted wines of the noble Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and other cherished varieties. From Pismo Beach, you can meander down rural Price Canyon Road through the Edna Valley, taking in rich farmland and vibrant vineyards against a backdrop of oak-studded verdant hills and stroll through lush rows of grapes. Home to fewer than three dozen wineries, you will enjoy a friendly atmosphere, where you very well may end up chatting with the winemaker over a glass of wine. Today, Edna Valley vintners have grown in both production and recognition however, the region remains unadulterated, maintaining its intimate nature. Government made Edna Valley an official AVA. The success of these early plantings garnered worldwide recognition marking the Edna Valley as a notable wine-growing region for Burgundian varietals, and in 1982, the U.S. Albeit, the Edna Valley Renaissance only began about 40 years ago when Paragon and Chamisal Vintners planted new vineyards of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the early 1970s.
Here, in this historic land of sacramental grapes, the roots of winemaking date back to the late 18th century when Spanish missionaries originally planted grapes in the Edna Valley. With these optimal growing conditions of moderate climate and an extremely long growing season, winemakers craft wines of great distinction of California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and Syrah, Viognier and Roussanne. These vineyards are blanketed by soft morning ocean mist, and then nurtured by midday sun a number of significant hills create different microclimates. The subsoil is made of calcareous materials deposited by ancient sea-life, resembling the subsoil of some of Burgundy’s most famous vineyards. Grown in uplifted, sedimentary terrain, formerly part of the ocean floor, soils consist of chalk, loam, clay and dark humus. Running east to west and bounded to the west, the valley is both sheltered and shadowed by the Santa Lucia Mountains. Located south of the city of San Luis Obispo and north of the town of Arroyo Grande, the Edna Valley is bounded by Lake Lopez to the south and Islay Hill to the north. Only five miles off the Pacific Coast, expertly managed vineyards of the Edna Valley AVA thrive.
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