Inside a wine shop stacked floor to ceiling with hand-picked vintages from around California and beyond, ask for a taste of anything they’ve got open, or sample from a quite astounding list of more than 1000 wines poured by the glass.
Taste of the Valleys
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
24.64 MILES
Come for the wine, stay for the architecture, the views and the (occasional) live music. The sweeping panorama across this relative newcomer's vineyard to…
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
9.57 MILES
Those reverberatory bells heard around downtown emanate from this fifth California mission, founded by Padre Junípero Serra in 1772 and named for a 13th…
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29.68 MILES
Riverbench has been creating prized Pinot Noir and Chardonnay since the early 1970s, and sparkling wines more recently. The rural tasting room is inside a…
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16.65 MILES
Wind-tossed coastal bluffs with wild, wide-open sea views make this park a favorite spot with hikers and mountain bikers. The northern half of the park…
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20.09 MILES
Chumash tribespeople are the only people legally allowed to climb this volcanic rock, now the protected nesting ground of peregrine falcons. You can laze…
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4.58 MILES
At this rural farm stand and pick-your-own berry farm, you can park alongside the sheep and goat pens, lick an ice-cream cone, then grab a basket and walk…
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19.38 MILES
With exhibits, posters and more than 200 skateboards from the 1930s to the 21st century, this excellent privately operated museum is essential for anyone…
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29.26 MILES
Only an established cult winemaker could convince oenophiles to drive so far out of their way to taste rare heritage varietals such as floral-scented…
Nearby attractions
1. Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove
1.12 MILES
Numbers have been dwindling but, for now, thousands of black-and-orange monarch butterflies still make their winter home in this eucalyptus grove just…
4.42 MILES
Boisterous tasting room pours different varietals from Edna Valley and Paso Robles, with a tiny gourmet deli.
4.58 MILES
At this rural farm stand and pick-your-own berry farm, you can park alongside the sheep and goat pens, lick an ice-cream cone, then grab a basket and walk…
4.69 MILES
Small, family-run vineyard pours cult-worthy Pinot Noir inside a cozy brick tasting room.
5.45 MILES
Sip Paragon Vineyard estate Chardonnay by panoramic windows overlooking fields of grapes.
5.59 MILES
In a rust-colored barn tasting room, tipple hand-crafted, small-lot wines grown mostly organically.
6.16 MILES
No-oak Chardonnay, barrel-selected Pinot Noir and bold estate Syrah, with artisanal cheese, charcuterie and chocolate pairings on weekends.
6.29 MILES
Samples from six different labels inside an early-20th-century wooden schoolhouse, with two bocce ball courts outside.