Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande Valley are what Napa was thirty years ago: world-class pinot noir and chardonnay, tasting rooms where the winemaker might pour your flight, and none of the crowds. Here's where to stay and where to taste.
The Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande Valley AVAs sit in a rare east-west corridor that funnels ocean air inland, giving the region one of the longest growing seasons in California. The result is exceptional cool-climate pinot noir, chardonnay, and albariño, all 10 minutes from the beach. Tastings here still cost a fraction of Napa's, and reservations are usually easy.
Our flagship Arroyo Grande property: a main house and 4 guest casitas on 13 private acres with a solar-heated pool, hot tub, and bocce court. Booked whole-estate only, so it's yours alone. This is the wine-trip base for a group: taste all afternoon, cook long dinners, and never worry about who's driving far.
The intimate option: a 2-bedroom cottage on a working Arroyo Grande farm, with a hot tub, a creek, and fresh eggs in the morning. It's the kind of stay the region does better than anywhere: agricultural, quiet, and genuinely local. Perfect for couples doing a tasting weekend.
Morning coffee on the farm or by the pool. Two tastings in Edna Valley before lunch in the village of Edna. One more tasting at Talley in the afternoon. Then 15 minutes to Pismo or 20-25 to Avila Beach for sunset on the sand. Here, unlike Napa, the beach is part of the wine trip.
See both wine country properties, browse the full collection, or contact us to match the right property to your group.