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San Luis Obispo & South County Wine Tasting
A Tiny (But Mighty) Winery Making Damn Good Wine
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Tasty
Spanish-Inspired Wine
and Friendly Hospitality
Discovering the diverse wines
of the San Luis Obispo area
The San Luis Obispo region
includes the Edna Valley and
Arroyo Grande AVAs, two of
California’s leading AVAs. Edna
Valley was the first AVA granted in
San Luis Obispo County in 1982
and has been producing wine since
1968. The two AVAs first attracted
attention in the early 1980s when
the California branch of the Cham-
pagne house Deutz, acquired land
in the area. Sparkling wine is still
made in the area.
The gentle sunshine and
moderate Pacific Ocean maritime
Unwind on a
unique wine-
tasting adventure
climate combine with the fertile
soil to produce incredible wines.
Bring a camera and plan on a day
of adventure sipping great wine,
sampling some apple brandy, hav-
ing lunch, and playing some bocce
ball.
Sip wine among the barrels
at Claiborne and Churchill
Winery
Claiborne & Churchill Winery,
still run by original owners Clai-
borne and Fredericka Churchill
Thompson, has been producing
Alsatian-style whites since 1983.
In 1995, the couple built their pio-
neering, eco-friendly straw bale-
constructed winery and opened
their tasting room in the Edna
Valley. Over the years, they have
expanded their picturesque garden
area to accommodate more guests