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San Luis Obispo & South County Wine Tasting
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(805) 544-4066
www.claibornechurchill.com
OPEN DAILY 11AM - 5PM
In San Luis Obispo Wine Country
and larger parties for tastings and
seasonal events.
The upscale, welcoming tast-
ing room is located in the barrel
room, allowing the popular pro-
ducer to accommodate more visi-
tors comfortably. Reservations are
available for small private events
such as birthdays, anniversaries,
and graduation parties.
Centrally located in SLO Wine
Country, Claiborne & Churchill’s
vacation property is only a ten-
minute drive from Pismo Beach,
San Luis Obispo, or Arroyo
Grande, and a fifteen-minute
drive to Cal Poly. Their guest cot-
tage is perfect for a weekend, for
visiting students at Cal Poly, or
for anyone just looking for a re-
laxing getaway. Rental is available
through VRBO/Homeaway, or
by emailing elizabeth@claiborne-
churchill.com.
Visit the tasting room at 2649
Carpenter Canyon Rd, in San
Luis Obispo’s Edna Valley; open
every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(except major holidays), claiborne-
churchill.com, (805) 544-4066.
Baileyana Tasting Room, get a
history lesson in a glass
The Baileyana Tasting Room
is the first you encounter upon
entering the Edna Valley from
Orcutt Road and San Luis Obispo.
Housed in the historic 1909 Inde-
pendence Schoolhouse, the tasting
room is the home of Baileyana,
Tangent, True Myth, and Zocker
brands.
This charming schoolhouse
offers wine-tasting experiences to
accommodate all visitors. With
around 35 different white, red, and
rosé wines to choose from, there
are wines for every guest from the
first-time wine taster to the expert.
With extensive picnic grounds and
views, the family-friendly tasting
room provides a memorable and
fun experience.
Veteran winemaker Rob
Takigawa focuses on bringing
elegant chardonnays, aromatic
whites, and pinot noir wines from
the cool Edna Valley and powerful
reds from the warmer Paso Robles
to Baileyana visitors. These wines
are rich in stories, well told by the
engaging tasting room team.
The Baileyana Tasting Room is
located at 5828 Orcutt Road, San
Luis Obispo. It is open from 10
a.m.- 5 p.m. daily, excluding major
holidays. Reservations are required.
Please book on Tock or call
(805) 269-8200.
Award-winning wine, grappa,
and brandy at Autry Cellars
Overlooking vineyards and 40
miles of the Santa Lucia mountain
range is Autry Cellars. Owner
and artisan winemaker Steve
Autry and his tasting room staff
pour wine varietals, grappa, and
his signature apple brandy from
some of the best grapes selected
from across the region.
Autry Cellars’ unpretentious
tasting room is “styled in early
American warehouse,” jokes
Autry. But don’t be deceived by
the modest décor. Here is where
visitors experience superb wine
varietals along with gold medal
best-in-class grappa and silver
medal American oak and Hun-
garian oak brandies.
Inspired by a spectacular
zinfandel tasting experience,
Autry became a full-time arti-
san winemaker in 2001 and a
fully licensed brandy distiller in
2012. He says people who visit
his tasting room, “come for the
wine and discover the brandy,”
and gain access to impressive
small lot wines and brandies
that are available exclusively in
the tasting room.
Visit Autry Cellars tasting
room at 5450-B Edna Road in
San Luis Obispo; open 11 a.m.- 5
p.m. Tuesday-Saturday (last res-
ervation at 4 p.m.) and 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sunday (last reservation at
3 p.m.), autrycellars.com. For
reservations, call (805) 546-8669.