Central California
San Luis Obispo Coast & Edna Valley
A curated guide to cool-coast wineries
38 featured wineries · 12-page PDF guide
Download the free PDF guideOcean breezes, easygoing towns
San Luis Obispo pairs a lively college-town downtown with beaches at Avila, Pismo and Cambria, all within easy reach. Just outside town, the Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande Valley open toward the Pacific.
Those valleys sit within the San Luis Obispo Coast appellation, where the ocean's cooling influence produces elegant Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and other cool-climate wines. It is a laid-back region where wine, beaches and small towns blend naturally.
At a glance
- Signature wines
- Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, plus other cool-climate varieties
- Getting there
- US-101 along the Central Coast; San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- When to go
- Year-round; late summer and autumn often bring the clearest coastal weather
- Plan ahead
- Weekends are busiest; reserve ahead for groups
The 38 featured wineries
- Absolution CellarsMorro Bay
- Alapay CellarsAvila Beach
- Ancient Peaks WineryCambria
- Autry CellarsSan Luis Obispo
- Baileyana WinerySan Luis Obispo
- Biddle Ranch VineyardSan Luis Obispo
- Calipaso WinerySan Luis Obispo
- Cayucos CellarsCayucos
- Cayucos CellarsCambria
- Center of EffortArroyo Grande
- Center of EffortSan Luis Obispo
- Chamisal VineyardsSan Luis Obispo
- Couch Family WinesSan Luis Obispo
- Croma Vera WinesSan Luis Obispo
- Cutruzzola VineyardsCambria
- DAOU VineyardsSan Luis Obispo
- Deovlet WinesLos Osos
- Deovlet WinesSan Luis Obispo
- El LugarSan Luis Obispo
- Harmony CellarsHarmony
- Hearst Ranch WinerySan Simeon
- Kelsey See Canyon VineyardsSan Luis Obispo
- Kynsi WineryArroyo Grande
- Laetitia Vineyards & WineryArroyo Grande
- Malene WinesSan Luis Obispo
- Monarch Grove WineryGrover Beach
- Moonstone CellarsCambria
- Outward WinesGrover Beach
- Parr CollectiveCambria
- Peacock CellarsArroyo Grande
- Sans Liege WinesPismo Beach
- Saucelito Canyon VineyardArroyo Grande
- Saucelito Canyon VineyardSan Luis Obispo
- Sextant WinesSan Luis Obispo
- Sinor-La Vallee Wine CoAvila Beach
- Stephen Ross Wine CellarsSan Luis Obispo
- Tolosa WinerySan Luis Obispo
- Wolff VineyardsSan Luis Obispo
Full details for each winery are in the free PDF guide.
Data: California ABC & TTB public records
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