Central Coast
Central Coast is a wine region in the United States. California's long coastal wine region, known especially for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Rhône varieties.
Where it is
Map data: Natural Earth; UC Davis Library
Places in Central Coast
Adelaida District
A hilly western Paso Robles sub-AVA, cooler and wetter than the region's eastern side, with vineyards on steep slopes.
Arroyo Grande Valley
A small valley running inland from the coast south of San Luis Obispo, cool at its ocean end.
Ballard Canyon
A narrow north-south canyon inside Santa Ynez Valley, exposed to strong afternoon winds moving inland from the Pacific.
Edna Valley
A small valley near San Luis Obispo open to the Pacific, with persistent morning fog and a long, cool growing season.
El Pomar District
A central Paso Robles sub-AVA on rolling ground, cooler than the districts east of it.
Los Olivos District
A Santa Barbara County AVA on the flat benchland around the town of Los Olivos, inside the Santa Ynez Valley, planted largely to Rhône and Bordeaux grapes.
Monterey County
A California county on the Central Coast, centered on the long Salinas Valley, where cool ocean winds suit Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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Grapes
Producers in Central Coast
Belle Glos
A Pinot Noir label of the Caymus Wagner family, named for Lorna Belle Glos Wagner, with single-vineyard wines such as Clark & Telephone.
Madson Wines
Madson Wines farms small Santa Cruz Mountains vineyard sites organically and often ferments its wines with naturally occurring yeasts.
Qupé
Founded in Santa Barbara County in 1982, Qupé helped build a reputation for cool-climate Syrah and other Rhône varieties alongside Chardonnay.