• Read Current Issue
  • Find a Copy
  • Read Past Issues
  • All Stories
Register Login
logo main logo dark logo light
Favourites
  • Home
  • Stories
    • Drink
    • Eat
    • Community
  • Recipes
  • Cookbooks
  • Latest Issue
  • Experiences
  • Events and Partnerships
    • Fall Issue Release Party
  • Subscribe
logo main
Register Login
  • Home
  • Stories
    • Drink
    • Eat
    • Community
  • Recipes
  • Cookbooks
  • Latest Issue
  • Experiences
  • Events and Partnerships
    • Fall Issue Release Party
  • Subscribe
May 23, 2021
Drink, Eat, Summer 2021 - Issue 32

Foodie Experiences That Dreams Are Made Of

Every experience is Edible approved. When seeking out the best culinary adventures throughout the county be sure to look out for this badge; it’s a beacon to some of our team’s...

February 27, 2021
Community, Drink, Spring 2021 - Issue 31

Tablas Creek Vineyard Is One of Only Ten Farms in The World To be Regenerative Organic Certified

Let us drink wine like the world depends on it.

February 24, 2021
Community, Drink, Featured, Spring 2021 - Issue 31

Hey, Margarita!

"I heard John Wayne invented the margarita at a party he was having — I think in Mexico”

December 28, 2020
Drink, Eat

Stay Warm this Winter with SLO’s Best Hot Drinks to Go

These piping-hot drinks will keep you toasty this winter.

December 15, 2020
Community, Drink, Recipes

Skipping the Booze and Sipping a Mocktail

Just as good as the real thing, these drinks are mad, creative and liquor-less, inspiring us to reset and detox.

December 14, 2020
Community, Drink, Eat, Winter 2020 - Issue 30

Exploring the Influence of Family at SLO County Businesses

Edna Valley Farming Co., Clos Solène and Ada’s Fish House share how earlier generations impacted them, and how they’re forging on.

December 10, 2020
Drink, Winter 2020 - Issue 30

Drinking in the Lab with Sensory Scientists from Firestone Walker Brewing Company and Tastry

Scientists discuss flavor attributes, sensory analysis and keeping an open mind.

October 14, 2020
Community, Drink, Eat

Here’s How the Mid-State Fair Cancellation Affected SLO County

Vendors and local businesses lost money and opportunities. Here’s how they pivoted.

September 28, 2020
Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

A Masterclass In Wine Labels

A wine label has only 1.5 seconds to make an impact, according to Real Picture Research, so it should jump out from a seemingly endless number of bottles. Here, three local design ...

September 15, 2020
Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

The opening of Two Broads Ciderworks

The business of romance and reality, as told by a co-founder. As a biologist and a software engineer, we fell in love with the process of fermentation through home brewing beer, wi...

September 13, 2020
Drink

In a Tough Era for Bars, SLO Spirits Clubs Keep Drinking Convivial

Drinking clubs offer virtual classes and discounts for tipplers who miss the bar.

September 5, 2020
Community, Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29, Featured

The Magic of Harvest

The whoosh of soil underfoot echoes loudly in my ears.

September 5, 2020
Drink

This SLO Spirits Club Is Hosting Private Outdoor Whiskey Tastings

At the Barrel Club, you decide when the whiskey is aged

September 2, 2020
Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29, Featured

Uncovering Secret Menus

And how to order them.

August 9, 2020
Community, Drink

Wine, Dine and Social Distance at These Open-Air SLO County Bars

Visit these patios and rooftops for socially-distanced sips.

August 9, 2020
Community, Drink, Eat, Featured

Visit An Edible Garden High Up On a Hotel Rooftop

Hotel Cerro’s rooftop is blooming with your dinner.

July 22, 2020
Community, Drink, Recipes

SLO Breweries Release Empowering “Black is Beautiful” Stout

SLO Brew and Liquid Gravity have collaborated on a coconut coffee stout to support NAACP SLO County.

June 21, 2020
Community, Drink, Eat, Featured, Summer 2020 – Issue 28

Edible Magazine Presents: Culinary All-Stars

Thanks to your votes, here are those shaping the culinary world in SLO County through their leadership, creativity and sheer talent.

June 20, 2020
Community, Drink, Featured, Summer 2020 – Issue 28

Yes, We Can

Cracking open the central coast canned wine phenomenon.

March 16, 2020
Community, Drink, Spring 2020 - Issue 27

A Steward of the Land

I heard Chamisal Vineyards was looking for a new winemaker back in 2006. I was the 36th candidate interviewed. Either they really liked me or were sick of interviewing people, and ...

    Join our Mailing List

    Sign up for free and be the first to get notified about updates.

    Recent Posts
    Edible SLO - Issue 52
    May 31, 2026

    As Expected: Edible San Luis Obispo’s ‘Unexpected’ Summer Issue Out Now

    matriarch Ingrid, here with guests who feel like family. The easy conversation and warm smiles keep people coming back.
    April 9, 2026

    La Casita: Grover Beach Mexican Restaurant’s Full-Flavor Food & Drinks

    You are invited Edible San Luis Obispo First Castle Spring Release Party.
    March 29, 2026

    You Are Invited: Edible Magazine’s Summer Issue Release Party

    🍷🎊 Special congratulations to Janell Dusi of (@jdu 🍷🎊 Special congratulations to Janell Dusi of (@jdusiwines) who was honored as the 2026 Winemaker of the Year by The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance (@pasowine), in partnership with Independent Grape Growers and The Vineyard Team.

Janell was one of 3 honorees for the 2026 San Luis Obispo County Wine Industry Awards and celebrated their accomplishment at the California Mid-State Fair.

This past year, J Dusi Wines reached their 100 year milestone and was featured in “Centenarian Zinfandels” from the Winter 2025 issue written by @katycasafestiva .
    More than just wine country 🍷 At Ancient Peaks & More than just wine country 🍷

At Ancient Peaks & Margarita Adventures, it’s more than just wine. It’s zipline adventures through the trees, scenic vineyard e-bike rides, immersive escape rooms, and award-winning wines paired with delicious cuisine.

Located just 10 minutes from San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, your next adventure is closer than you think!

Guided E-bike tours of Santa Margarita Ranch and Ancient Peaks Winery’s estate Margarita Vineyard. 

ESCAPE! At @margaritaadventures 

Find something for everyone at @ancientpeaks!
    🍵 Every cup of tea begins with a landscape. 🌴 Bef 🍵 Every cup of tea begins with a landscape.

🌴 Before it becomes a beverage, tea is part of a forest, a watershed, a climate, a community, and a culture. It carries the story of a place and the people who have cared for that place across generations.

🇨🇳 In Yunnan, China (the birthplace of tea) some communities still cultivate tea within ancient forest ecosystems that have sustained both biodiversity and human livelihood for centuries. Spending time in these landscapes not only changes the way we think about tea, but about food, farming, and what it means to live in relationship with the land that nourishes us.

What might our food systems look like if we approached them not simply as production systems, but as relationships?

🧳 In November 2026, SLO-based Tea Sommelier, Jennifer de Treglode, will be leading a pilgrimage to Yunnan to learn from these landscapes, traditions, and communities firsthand. 

➡️ INTERESTED? tinyurl.com/Yunnan-Tea-Journey

Words: @sacredmountainteas 
Photos: @pauline.ferrieres 
Design: @stephenheraldo
    🍷 Visit Ancient Peaks Winery (@ancientpeaks)   Sto 🍷 Visit Ancient Peaks Winery (@ancientpeaks)
 
Stop by our Tasting Room & Café to explore our current wine releases, including our limited-edition Pearl Collection reserve wines, and enjoy our full café menu.
 
✨ Retro tasting flights are just $10!
 
Come sip with us today!
 
📍 Open daily | 11 AM–5:30 PM
    From Mike Sinor, Founding Winemaker of @ancientpea From Mike Sinor, Founding Winemaker of @ancientpeaks and Co-Founder of @sinorlavallee , comes Shuck Shack Oyster and Natural Wine Bar in Avila Beach. He opened the business with his children, Tomas and Esmée, with premium hospitality as the priority. 

The wine bar is just steps from the beach and offers local oysters, tinned fish, caviar and chips alongside heavier options like wood-fired pizza, European-style nachos, Nduja and cheese melts, and other shareable bites. The wine list spotlights rare pours from a deep bench of producers, many championing regenerative farming, alongside a few Sinor Family favorites.
    🇵🇹 Portugal style wines are on the menu at Monarch 🇵🇹 Portugal style wines are on the menu at Monarch Grove Winery (@monarchgrovewinery) in Grover Beach (@visitgroverbeach where the owners recently opened a new tasting room. 🦋🍷

- - -

“On the Move” is featured in the 2026 Summer Issue of 
@edibleslo

Story By Emily Basanese
Photography by Sarah Kathleen

Monarch Grove Winery’s tasting room has been a fixture of the Grover Beach Amtrak station, greeting riders as they disembarked from the train. Like the butterfly, the tasting room recently migrated away, just around the corner to a larger space. Owners Ercilia Martins and Julie Garcia are excited for this new stage of their business.

After that initial trip, Julie was hooked. She began taking winemaking classes and scouting locations for the right space to open a tasting room at home in Grover Beach. They wanted to apply that same Old World approach characteristic of Portuguese winemaking to their wine. That’s when they landed on Monarch Grove Winery.

Ercilia and Julie purchased Monarch Grove Winery on the first day of 2024, but their passion for wine started long before their acquisition. Ercilia is originally from Portugal and grew up in the countryside, where her family made their own table wine. She brought Julie home for visits in 2019 and 2022. That’s when Julie first began learning about winemaking from Ercilia’s father, Joe Martins. 

“I fell in love with the culture and wine, and how food went with wine,” Julie says. “It’s an art.”

Transformation has been a running theme in both Julie and Ercilia’s lives, so a winery branded with the Monarch butterfly, a creature that undergoes dramatic physical change itself, was a serendipitous fit. 

“The Monarch is a symbol of transformation and this whole experience has been a big transformation in our lives,” says Julie.

Grover Beach was also spot-on. When Ercilia first visited the small beach town, she instantly felt at home; it reminded her so much of Portugal. Grover Beach may not have the renown of San Luis Obispo or Pismo Beach, but that was part of the appeal. 

“There definitely has always been a pull to this community,” says Ercilia. In 2018, the two purchased their first home in Grover Beach and

    © Copyright Edible San Luis Obispo

    • Find a Copy
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise with Us
    • Past Issues
    • Contact Us
    • About
    • Login
    • Register
    • Reset Password

    Login

    Forgot password?
    Or login with:

    Register

    Create your account now