About Chamisal Vineyards
Chamisal Vineyards is the most historically founding-first-Edna-Valley-winery and most personally chamiso-native-California-brush-habitat-naming Edna Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir appointment. Established in 1973 as the first winery in the Edna Valley AVA — before the appellation's formal recognition in 1982 — Chamisal Vineyards takes its name from 'chamisal' (the native California chamiso brush habitat that characterized the Orcutt Road property terrain, the most personally native-California-brush-habitat-specifically and most individually chamiso-native-vegetation-naming approach available).
Wine Advocate has scored Chamisal's estate Edna Valley Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Grenache at 90–94 points for the most individually Edna-Valley-cool-maritime and personally chamiso-native-brush-naming-historically-first-founding quality from the most historically founding-first-Edna-Valley-winery and chamiso-native-brush-naming appointment.
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Chamisal Vineyards isChamisal Vineyards is the most historically founding-first-Edna-Valley-winery and most personally chamiso-native-California-brush-habitat-naming Edna Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir appointment.
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Established in 1973Established in 1973 as the first winery in the Edna Valley AVA — before the appellation's formal recognition in 1982 — Chamisal Vineyards takes its name from 'chamisal' (the native California chamiso brush habitat that characterized the Orcutt Road property terrain, the most personally native-California-brush-habitat-specifically and most individually chamiso-native-vegetation-naming approach available).
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Wine Advocate hasWine Advocate has scored Chamisal's estate Edna Valley Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Grenache at 90–94 points for the most individually Edna-Valley-cool-maritime and personally chamiso-native-brush-naming-historically-first-founding quality from the most historically founding-first-Edna-Valley-winery and chamiso-native-brush-naming appointment.
"The Gelfand family's 1973 Edna Valley first-winery-founding chamiso-brush-habitat-naming Chardonnay and Pinot Noir estat"
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Featured Wines
Chardonnay
Estate Chardonnay
Edna Valley / Chamisal Estate
Chamisal's most personally chamiso-native-brush-naming and historically-first-Edna-Valley Chardonnay — earning 90–94 points from Wine Advocate for the most individually Edna-Valley-cool-maritime and chamiso-native-brush-historically-first-founding quality.
Estate
★★★★☆
Pinot Noir
Califa Pinot Noir
Edna Valley / Chamisal Estate
Chamisal's most personally chamiso-native-brush-naming and Edna-Valley-cool-maritime Califa Pinot — earning 90–93 points for the most individually historically-first-Edna-Valley and chamiso-native-brush-naming quality.
Estate
★★★★☆
Grenache
Grenache
Edna Valley / Chamisal Estate
Chamisal's most chamiso-native-brush and Edna-Valley-cool-maritime historically-first-founding Grenache — from the most individually historically-first and chamiso-native-brush dog-friendly-picnic walk-in appointment.
Estate
★★★★☆
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Daily walk-in at the first winery established in the Edna Valley AVA (est. 1973) — Chamisal Vineyards Estate Chardonnay, Califa Pinot Noir, and Grenache at 90–94 points from the most historically founding chamiso-native-brush-naming Edna Valley appointment. Dog-friendly, picnic grounds, family-welcoming.
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