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Wine barEdna Valley
Biddle Ranch Vineyard pours estate Chardonnay and sparkling in a glass barn ringed by Edna Valley vines, a short drive from San Luis Obispo proper.
PourEstate sparkling
WineEstate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling
TipThe last tasting starts at 16:15; time it for the late-afternoon light on the Santa Lucia foothills.
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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.