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Wine barEdna Valley
Wolff Vineyards pours estate Pinot Noir and rare Teroldego from a family-run hillside tasting deck on Orcutt Road just outside San Luis Obispo.
PourOld-vine Teroldego
WineEstate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and old-vine Teroldego
TipThe Teroldego is one of very few Californian plantings of the grape; taste it against the Petite Sirah.
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Wine barEdna Valley
Saucelito Canyon pours Zinfandel grown on dry-farmed 1880 vines at its Biddle Ranch Road tasting room in Edna Valley, San Luis Obispo wine at its oldest.
PourOld-vine Zinfandel
WineDry-farmed Zinfandel from 1880 vines
TipThe original vineyard hides up Arroyo Grande's canyon; the tasting room saves you the dirt road.
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Wine barDowntown
Dunites Wine Co. pours its coastal Syrah-led wines in a small Garden Street tasting room, one of the quieter serious stops in San Luis Obispo.
PourEstate Syrah by the glass
WineCoastal Syrah and cool-climate SLO Coast bottlings
TipThe label is named for the Oceano dunes bohemians; ask for the story with the first pour.
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Wine barDowntown
Central Coast Wines runs a bottle shop and pour-by-the-glass bar on Higuera Street, mapping San Luis Obispo wine country one small producer at a time.
PourRotating SLO Coast flights
WineBottle shop and bar for Central Coast producers
TipBuy any bottle off the shelf and drink it in-house; staff steer you to producers without tasting rooms.
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Wine barDowntown
Couch Family Wines pours current and library vintages in an evening-hours tasting room on Higuera Street, next door to Woodstock's in San Luis Obispo.
PourLibrary flight
WineSmall-lot current and library releases
TipEvening hours make it the natural stop between dinner and a show at the Fremont.
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Wine barDowntown
Club Bubbly pours nothing but sparkling wine in the Creamery Marketplace, from Cava and Prosecco to Sekt and Cap Classique, unique in San Luis Obispo.
PourGrower Champagne and Cava by the glass
WineSparkling wines from around the world
TipThe rotating list means last month's Franciacorta may be gone; ask what just landed.