DON’T
MISS
1.Harford
Pier
Watch for
whalesand
sea lions.
2.Mineral
HotSprings
Soakand
relaxamid
oak forests.
3.Sunset
withthedog
Wanderthe
beautiful
coastlinewith
man’sbest
friend.
P
ismoBeach, just12miles
from thecenterofSanLuis
Obispo, isdrippingwith
old-Californiancool.The
coastalcity isalso justminutes from the
vineyards thatblanket thehillsofEdna
ValleyandArroyoGrande—making it
the idealplace toenjoyaglassofchilled
winewith thewaves.
Eachofthecity’soceanfrontrestau-
rantsservesupdeliciouscombinations
ofnearbyvintagesalongside locally
growndishes.Andthere’salsothe
chancetodiscovernewgrapevarieties
producedthroughoutthehistoric
winemakingregions.Thisyear’sInter-
nationalChardonnaySymposium,held
fromMay12-14, isabigdrawforfoodies
andwine loversandfeaturesgrand
tastingsaswellastalksbytaste-makers
andfellowenthusiasts(thechardonnay-
symposium.com)
Ifyou’dprefer tostepaway from
thevineyardsand into thesurf,Pismo
Beachhaswhite-washedsandwhere
you’llfindworld-classsurfingandevery
kindofwatersport imaginable— from
kiteboarding toseakayaking.Foreven
moreadventure, rentadunebuggyor
all-terrainvehicleandhead for the tree-
linedOceanoDunesatPismoBeach
StatePark.As theonlydrive-onbeach
inCalifornia, it’s theonlyplaceyou’ll
beable to let looseon thesand,before
sittingdown forapicnicunder thesun.
classiccalifornia.com
PismoBeachIsClassicCalifornia
PismoBeachCa
WINEAMONG
THEWAVES
Whilewedon’tnecessarilymean that literally,
it’s true that there’snobetterplace thatcombines
thedeliciousCalifornianwineswithwest-coast
surf than
PismoBeach
DON’T
MISS
1.Chardonnay
Celebration
Sipandattend
seminarsabout
your favorite
grape.
2.Driving
theDunes
Takeadune
buggyouton
thebeach.
3.Surfing
Safari
Hangtenwith
your friends.
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