True Myth Winery — Edna Valley Winery & Tasting Room

True Myth Winery is named to challenge a belief: the idea that truly excellent Central Coast Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon must be expensive, exclusive, or appointment-only. Don Brady and Chad Melville call that a myth — and the True Myth label is their evidence that it is.

The estate produces Edna Valley Chardonnay from cool, marine-influenced San Luis Obispo County sites alongside San Luis Obispo County Cabernet Sauvignon at under-$25 price points that routinely shock wine buyers who taste them blind. The Edna Valley Chardonnay in particular — from one of California's coolest Chardonnay-growing valleys — demonstrates that the cooling Pacific influence can produce wine of genuine complexity at accessible prices.

Wine Spectator has scored True Myth's Chardonnay and Cabernet at 90–93 points, confirming that the value proposition is real.