Dreaming of a wine-tasting getaway to Los Olivos wineries? In this guide, I’m sharing all the details you need to plan your wine-filled adventure on California’s Central Coast.
Downtown Los Olivos is a wine lover’s paradise, with more than two dozen tasting rooms just steps from each other.
Don’t miss the Radian Pinot Noir. This steep, windy vineyard produces tiny clusters that make intensely flavored berries. The wine is deep and complex, with loads of black cherries, herbs, and earth.
Stolpman’s Viognier is delicious, with great acidity, luscious peach, and a lingering finish. For red wine lovers, try the Hilltops Syrah, a concentrated wine made from the oldest vines.
The Chardonnays are outstanding. They have almost a salty quality from the influence of the Pacific ocean.. Plus, bright acidity, stone fruit, and citrus flavors.
I loved their rosé of Pinot Noir, a light pink, fresh wine from the Gold Coast Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley. The Pinot Noir from Ampelos Vineyard in Santa Rita Hills was a standout too.
Their sparkling rosé bursts with lively bubbles and flavors of lemon, strawberry, and raspberry.