Sparkling Wine in Edna Valley & Arroyo Grande

The Edna Valley and Arroyo Grande Valley American Viticulture Areas (AVAs) are located in one of California’s coolest wine growing regions, the San Luis Obispo Coast. The wineries in this area are an average of only 5 miles from the ocean! Coastal fog, wind, soil, and sun create wines refined by the Pacific’s influence. This makes for energetically acidic and complex wines, with a large number of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir producers, cool-climate Syrah, plus the Spanish white grape Albariño.

They also have 12 Sparkling Wine and local champagne producers in on the Edna Valley & Arroyo Grande Sparkling Trail!

Plus a few more wineries offer sparkling wine online or for members only:

1. Cadre Sparkling Albariño
2. Saucelito Canyon

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

In Edna Valley

1. Baileyana Brut Rosé

Baileyana Wines in Edna Valley near San Luis Obispo has a lovely pink sparkler out in limited release: Baileyana Brut Rosé – a traditional méthode champenoise.

2. Biddle Ranch Vineyard

Biddle Ranch also has traditional-style non-vintage sparkling wine, made entirely from Chardonnay grown in Edna Valley, year-round. This wine could easily be called a Blanc de Blancs: the classic Champagne style made only from white wine grapes in the Champagne region of France. This wine should satisfy any Champagne lover with its yeasty notes, flavors of tart green apple, fine bubbles, and crisp, elegant finish. It’s clean, with just a hint of almond, and absolutely delicious.

Read more about Biddle Ranch Sparkling Wine.

3. Center of Effort

Center of Effort has just released a Sparkling Rosé from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir called EFFORTVESENCE – the first Méthode Traditionelle sparkling wine from Center of Effort. This exceptional wine, over two years in the making, perfectly highlights our estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes and continues our commitment to quality wines and sustainable farming here in the Edna Valley.

4. Chamisal

Chamisal Vineyards is located just outside the city of San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast and they specialize in Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Rhône varieties. Chamisal also produced their own Sparkling Wine for members, grown on the estate and made in the méthode champenoise.

You can also get Bubbles and Caviar service at Chamisal’s estate in Edna Valley!

5. Claiborne & Churchill

This historic winery in Edna Valley released a new Pétillant Naturel! This naturally sparkling wine is made from Riesling, one of Claiborne & Churchill’s signature Austrian varieties. Claiborne & Churchill now has their 40th anniversary 2020 Brut Cuvee made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir available in the tasting room. This wine has been aged on the lees and has lovely fruit and brioche flavors, like traditional Champagne.

6. Piedra Creek

Piedra Creek is an exclusive, appointment-only winery in Edna Valley, with very limited quantities of Pét-Nat. When you are booking your appointment, just ask if they have any bubbles. The Piedra Creek Sparkling Lagrein Rosé pét-nat is dry, crisp and fresh. This is made in such small quantities, it’s not available right now. Watch for some next year!

7. Sextant

There are also 2 cool places to taste Sextant wines: the historic Edna town store in Edna Valley and the large winery on 46 west just outside of Paso Robles. The Sextant Sparkling Brut is crafted in the Méthode Traditionelle has fine and elegant bubbles with aromas of citrus blossom, almond and honey.

8. Wolff Vineyards

The newest addition to the SLO Coast Wine Sparkling Trail is this 2018 cuvee, produced in the traditional Méthode Champenoise sparkling wine. Wolff Vineyards pressed Chardonnay grapes with early ripeness from their estate vineyard’s 45 year-old vines. This is rare in California!

This Blanc de Blanc follows a Champagne production process which includes primary fermentation from 100% Estate Chardonnay fruit, inoculated with a secondary fermentation lees aged in the bottle, riddling, disgorgement of the yeast plug, dosage and final corking after two years. The end result provides crisp fruity flavors with a creamy palate and youthful elegance. 

Wolff has also released their 2020 Brut Rosé Sparkling wine. This bubbly is made in the méthode champenoise from their estate-grown Pinot Noir block. It has wonderful, fruity strawberry notes with abundant tiny bubbles.

In Arroyo Grande

9. Laetitia

This Arroyo Grande winery was the very first on California’s Central Coast to make Sparkling Wine. It was at this same location right on the 101 freeway, that Maison Deutza Champagne maker in France, produced local Bubbles. Since taking it over in 1997, Laetitia has been the Grand Dame of sparkling wine on the central coast, with 7 different sparkling bottlings at various times of the year. Read more about Laetitia here.

10. Peacock Cellars

This spot in the Arroyo Grande-Nipomo area has a newly released sparkling…info coming soon!

11. Talley Vineyards

A fun Pét-Nat from this historic winery in Arroyo Grande Valley is made from Grüner Veltliner grapes grown in sandy soils of the Edna Valley, just miles from the ocean. This naturally sparkling wine, hand-crafted using the ancestral method, completes fermentation in bottle, producing a bubbly and rustic expression of our sense of place.

Talley Vineyards has also released a traditional-method 2019 Blanc de Blanc, a celebration of the humble Chardonnay grape transformed into something truly extraordinary.

12. Timbre

Timbre is one of the only wineries on the Central Coast making local Prosecco-style Sparkling Wine. This is the Charmat method of making Bubbles, where still wine is put into a tank, and carbon dioxide is forced into the wine, making fresh Sparkling Wine in a variety of styles (some Prosecco can be sweet, but the Bubbles at Timbre are crisp and dry). The Chardonnay has notes of green apple and yeast, while the Rosé is a little more strawberries and cream.

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