Tolosa Winery is a wine bar in Edna Valley, San Luis Obispo.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Book the terrace tasting through Tock; the last seating leaves at 15:30.
Address: 4910 Edna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Chamisal Vineyards has farmed Edna Valley vines since 1973, and its oak-shaded patio tastings sit fifteen minutes from downtown San Luis Obispo.
Signature pour: Estate Chardonnay
Wine focus: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the valley's oldest plantings
Tip: Ask for the Rhone-variety pours alongside the Chardonnay; they rarely leave the wine club otherwise.
Claiborne & Churchill has made dry Alsatian-style Riesling and Gewurztraminer since 1983 in a pioneering straw-bale winery south of San Luis Obispo.
Signature pour: Dry Riesling
Wine focus: Dry Alsatian-style Riesling and Gewurztraminer
Tip: The straw-bale building is one of California's first; ask about it while tasting the Pinot Gris.
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.
Signature pour: Estate sparkling
Wine focus: Estate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling
Tip: The last tasting starts at 16:15; time it for the late-afternoon light on the Santa Lucia foothills.
Wolff Vineyards pours estate Pinot Noir and rare Teroldego from a family-run hillside tasting deck on Orcutt Road just outside San Luis Obispo.
Signature pour: Old-vine Teroldego
Wine focus: Estate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and old-vine Teroldego
Tip: The Teroldego is one of very few Californian plantings of the grape; taste it against the Petite Sirah.
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.
Signature pour: Old-vine Zinfandel
Wine focus: Dry-farmed Zinfandel from 1880 vines
Tip: The original vineyard hides up Arroyo Grande's canyon; the tasting room saves you the dirt road.
Chamisal Vineyards has farmed Edna Valley vines since 1973, and its oak-shaded patio tastings sit fifteen minutes from downtown San Luis Obispo.
Signature pour: Estate Chardonnay
Wine focus: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the valley's oldest plantings
Tip: Ask for the Rhone-variety pours alongside the Chardonnay; they rarely leave the wine club otherwise.
Claiborne & Churchill has made dry Alsatian-style Riesling and Gewurztraminer since 1983 in a pioneering straw-bale winery south of San Luis Obispo.
Signature pour: Dry Riesling
Wine focus: Dry Alsatian-style Riesling and Gewurztraminer
Tip: The straw-bale building is one of California's first; ask about it while tasting the Pinot Gris.
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.
Signature pour: Estate sparkling
Wine focus: Estate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling
Tip: The last tasting starts at 16:15; time it for the late-afternoon light on the Santa Lucia foothills.
Wolff Vineyards pours estate Pinot Noir and rare Teroldego from a family-run hillside tasting deck on Orcutt Road just outside San Luis Obispo.
Signature pour: Old-vine Teroldego
Wine focus: Estate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and old-vine Teroldego
Tip: The Teroldego is one of very few Californian plantings of the grape; taste it against the Petite Sirah.
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.
Signature pour: Old-vine Zinfandel
Wine focus: Dry-farmed Zinfandel from 1880 vines
Tip: The original vineyard hides up Arroyo Grande's canyon; the tasting room saves you the dirt road.
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.
Signature pour: Estate Syrah by the glass
Wine focus: Coastal Syrah and cool-climate SLO Coast bottlings
Tip: The label is named for the Oceano dunes bohemians; ask for the story with the first pour.
