Laetitia Vineyard & Winery Open in Arroyo Grande

Laetitia’s tasting room in Arroyo Grande is open!

Laetitia Vineyards & Winery in Arroyo Grande has a sparkling wine heritage going back to the early 80s, when it was produced at the same location by Maison Deutz, a Champagne maker in France. Since taking it over in 1997, Laetitia has been the Grande Dame of sparkling wine on the central coast, with 7 different sparkling bottlings at various times of the year.

Laetitia Vineyard Sparkling Wine in San Luis Obispo County

Méthode Champenoise is how sparkling wine is made in the Champagne region of France, also called méthode traditionnelle or classique. This is the highest-quality and most labor-intensive way to make sparkling wine. It involves bottling the still wine with additions of sugar and yeast after a first fermentation, ensuring a second fermentation happens in the bottle, trapping the bubbles inside. It then goes through aging (and periodic turning of the bottles to force the lees to the neck of the bottle), until it’s ready for dégorgement (to get these lees out) and dosage (to finish the wine).

In late 2024, Laetitia sold to new owners, Ejnar Knudsen, managing partner of AGR Partners. We can’t wait to see what the upgrades will look like, and what kind of Sparkling Wine Flight we will be tasting.

See more! There are over 80 sparkling wine producers in San Luis Obispo County.

Here are the Bubblies available now:

Late Disgorged Reserve Brut
Cuvée M
Brut De Blancs
Brut De Noirs
Brut Rosé
Brut Cuvée
Xd Sparkling Wine – Slightly Sweet
Brut Coquard – Online Only

Some have notes of fruit, some lemon zest, hazelnuts, toasty and brioche-ey, though nearly all the sparkling wine here is dry, or Brut. (The Cuvée XD has some sweetness, but the other 5 varieties of sparkling wine are gloriously dry and zesty). Perfect for the quintessential sparkling-wine lover and her quintessential holiday: New Year’s Eve.

So pop those bottles carefully, and share some bubbles with those you love tonight. Or every night!