Unpretentious, value-priced wines set among rolling hillsides, with vineyard tours ($10, including wine-tasting flight $20 to $40) by appointment.


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1. Chamisal Vineyards

3.02 MILES

In a rust-colored barn tasting room, tipple hand-crafted, small-lot wines grown mostly organically.

2. Kynsi Winery

3.33 MILES

Small, family-run vineyard pours cult-worthy Pinot Noir inside a cozy brick tasting room.

3. Sextant Wines

5.23 MILES

Boisterous tasting room pours different varietals from Edna Valley and Paso Robles, with a tiny gourmet deli.

4. Edna Valley Vineyard

5.41 MILES

Sip Paragon Vineyard estate Chardonnay by panoramic windows overlooking fields of grapes.

5. Niven Family Wine Estates

5.42 MILES

Samples from six different labels inside an early-20th-century wooden schoolhouse, with two bocce ball courts outside.

6. Tolosa Winery

6.73 MILES

No-oak Chardonnay, barrel-selected Pinot Noir and bold estate Syrah, with artisanal cheese, charcuterie and chocolate pairings on weekends.

7. Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove

7.04 MILES

Numbers have been dwindling but, for now, thousands of black-and-orange monarch butterflies still make their winter home in this eucalyptus grove just…

8. Avila Valley Barn

10.33 MILES

At this rural farm stand and pick-your-own berry farm, you can park alongside the sheep and goat pens, lick an ice-cream cone, then grab a basket and walk…