Coast Wine Trail

Edna Valley Wine Map | Arroyo Grande Wine Map

The Wine Makers is an exciting new reality television show for PBS that follows 12 candidates as they learn the wine industry, and compete to win their own wine label.

Pismo Beach’s very own winery – Pismo Beach Winery

The following is from the San Luis Obispo Vintners

“South San Luis Obispo County, located halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, has earned worldwide recognition and respect for the exceptional quality of wine grapes produced in this ideal viticultural area. The area includes the Edna Valley, the Arroyo Grande Valley, each a designated American Viticultural Area, the Avila Valley and Nipomo.

Wine growing in San Luis Obispo County stretches back to the missionary days of California viticulture, when the first grapevines were planted by the Franciscan padres who settled California in the 1880s. Today, because of this region’s ideal world-class microclimate and soils, wine grapes are the leading crop in San Luis Obispo County.

There are over 3000 acres of vines in South San Luis Obispo County, and more vineyards are being planted. The climate and soils have been proven to provide the perfect environment for growing and producing ultra premium quality wines.

Due to the unique geography of the South Central Coast, the valleys have east-west orientations and are distinguished by the extensive maritime influence on the climate and soil. The soils are dominated by marine deposits left millions of years ago when the valleys were under water. Loam and clay topsoil overlay calcareous marine deposits promoting complex flavors.

The climate is tempered by marine air flowing directly into the valley from the Pacific Ocean. This cooling influence creates an unusually long growing season resulting in greatly intensified varietal flavors. All of these elements produce wine grapes and wines of complex flavors and intensity found only in the world’s greatest wine regions.”

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  1. Ash Mehta says:
    May 28, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    There is another option for wine tasting in Pismo Beach. Tastes of the Valleys Wine Bar in Solvang just opened a second location at 911 Price Street in the beautiful Valentina Inn, next to Guiseppe’s. We are the primary tasting room for Au Bon Climat, Margerum, and Arcadian but also carry wines from 25 plus other labels. With 40 wines open daily you can enjoy a taste, a flight, a glass, or a bottle. We are also a full service wine shop with shipping to most States.

    Come check us out. http://www.tastesofthevalleys.com