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Santa Maria Valley AVA

Santa Maria Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA), an official U.S. wine-growing region recognized by the TTB. It was established in 1981 in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, California. It lies within the Central Coast AVA.

Official AVA boundary (simplified). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

34licensed producers (federal permits)

1981established

0smaller regions inside

CAstates

Part of

Central Coast

Counties

Number = all licensed producers in the whole county, including towns outside this region.

Wineries in the Santa Maria Valley area

34 licensed wine producers with an address in or mostly inside this region, grouped by town. Tap a town to open it, then Directions to find a winery on Google Maps, or + Trip to add it to your trip plan.

Before you go: this list counts every federally licensed wine producer, which is broader than the wineries open to visitors. Not every producer has a public tasting room, many require reservations, and some share a production facility. Check hours and tasting availability on the winery's website before driving out.

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Addamo VineyardsDirections
Amass BrandsDirections
Au Bon Climatshared facilityDirections
Bien Nacido and Solomon Hills EstatesDirections
Black Bench Winesshared facilityDirections
Bonaccorsi Wine Companyshared facilityDirections
Cambria WineryDirections
CB WinesDirections
Challen WineryDirections
Clendenen-Lindquist VintnersDirections
Coquelicotshared facilityDirections
Costa de Oro WineryDirections
Cottonwood CanyonDirections
Disko Winesshared facilityDirections
Folded Hillsshared facilityDirections
Foxen VineyardDirections
Grapevine Land ManagementDirections
Hartley Ostini VintnersDirections
Lo-Fi Winesshared facilityDirections
LoellaDirections
Martellotto Wineryshared facilityDirections
Miller Family Wine CompanyDirections
Paul Lato WinesDirections
Penvilleshared facilityDirections
Qupe CellarsDirections
Rancho Sisquoc WineryDirections
RiverbenchDirections
TestaneyDirections
Tres Hermanas Vineyard & WineryDirections
Verdadshared facilityDirections
VigneronsDirections
Voyz'n WinesDirections
Wathen Wine CompanyDirections
Yeoman Cellarsshared facilityDirections

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