Niven Family Wine Estates


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


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

2. Tolosa Winery

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

3. Sextant Wines

1.87 MILES

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

4. Chamisal Vineyards

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

5. Kynsi Winery

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

6. Bubblegum Alley

5.07 MILES

SLO’s weirdest sight is colorfully plastered with thousands of wads of ABC (‘already been chewed’) gum. Watch where you step!

7. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

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8. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

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Those reverberatory bells heard around downtown emanate from this fifth California mission, founded by Padre Junípero Serra in 1772 and named for a 13th…