Central Coast AVA ⇒ Santa Ynez Valley AVA
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2928 San Marcos AvenueLos Olivos, California 93441
805-686-1302
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Reservations recommended
Tasting Fee:
$25.00
Setting: Remote Tasting Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Allows Children
- Pet friendly
- Picnic area
- Food available
- Available for weddings
Wines
GrenacheRiesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé of Pinot Noir
Pét-Nat Grüner Veltliner
Gamay Noir
Carbonic Grenache
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Syrah
Tasting fee: $25/guest or free for existing and new wine club members. Reserve tasting fee: $50/guest or $25 for existing and new wine club members. For the more curious wine consumer, they offer a behind the scenes look into the ‘where, why and how’ of their winery program. You can book a private seated tasting amongst the barrels and get a better understanding of their winemaking philosophies.
We’ve been to Story of Soil twice in the past year. This place was recommended to us by another winery owner, and the uncle to Jessica Gasca (Story of Soil’s owner/winemaker). He mentioned that she likes “experimental, natural style” wines, which didn’t sound like our palate, but we thought we’d pop in and give it a try anyway. Oh wow, are we glad we did!
The tasting room is quaint/comfortable, and there’s a nice outdoor seating area. The staff is friendly and extremely knowledgeable about what we were tasting and the whole operation. Their wines are not 100% natural, but they like the “low intervention” approach. I would describe the wines generally as dry, crisp, and on the lighter body side. They’re not your typical big, oaky, California wines, but much more elegant. We’ve tasted and purchased ’23 Sauvignon Blanc, ’22 Grenache, ’21 Syrah, and a ’21 GSM, among other bottles.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get to meet Jessica on either of our visits, but we’re often in the area, so maybe we’ll get to see and chat with her next time. I highly recommend that you check out this winery.