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Tolosa's sustainably farmed vineyards are located in the coastal hills of San Luis Obispo. Our goal is to create elegant, balanced wines that are true to varietal character and expressive of the cooling ocean breezes, and long growing season that define our site. Tolosa's commitment to award-winning wine is why we're growing expectations every year.

More than just Wine Tasting! Explore all that Tolosa has to offer including tours, wine and cheese pairings, barrel tasting, tapas, reserve tastings, aroma bar and friendly staff.

Sustainable Practices at Tolosa

* Solar Powered Facility.
o In August 2009 Tolosa coverted to solar with SunPower Corp.
o View our performance monitor, showing our live energy saving statistics.
* All winery waste is recycled, composted, or otherwise recovered.
* We use vineyard tools with tractors specially designed to do multiple tasks at the same time that reduce the number of passes required through the vineyard, saving fuel and reducing compaction and erosion .
* We utilize cover crops that reduce erosion & compaction, build soil fertility, and provide habitat for beneficial insects.
* We have integrated pest management practices in place that carefully monitor the balance of insects, soil fertility, soil moisture, and vine health to minimize the waste of energy and chemical inputs. These practices make use of natural predators to control insect pests, and even weed species in some cases (we actually release a specific beetle which eats the seeds of star thistle.) We also utilize non-pesticide management methods, like using the Vine Mealybug’s own pheromones in small playing-card size clips hung on the vines, to confuse them during mating and thus lower their populations.
* Every drop of water that we use in the winery is recovered and biologically processed until all the water is utilized a second time through the drip systems to water the vineyards.
* All the vineyards are irrigated with low volume, low pressure drip irrigation placed at each individual vine to minimize the waste of water and maximize uniformity of vine growth.
* Root stocks are chosen for the vines to resist insect and disease issues while minimizing any chemical or energy inputs.
* We use low-risk fungicides in protecting our crop from fungal diseases. These are things like paraffin-based stylet oil (organic) and safe chemicals with very specific action against powdery mildew and botrytis. We use leaf pulling and shoot positioning to minimize disease pressure, and increase effectiveness of the spray materials above.
* We leave wildlife corridors and erosion offsets along creeks, with native plants remaining in place.
* Our winery is completely insulated with some of the most efficient compressors and refrigeration equipment produced today. Our night time sensors monitor the temperatures inside and out, utilizing nature's cool night air with a series of automatically opening vents in the ceiling and low maintenance fans in the walls.

Tolosa Tasting Room
4910 Edna Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(P)805-782-0500 ext. 10
Tollfree: 1-866-782-0300
(F)805-782-0505
Email: info@tolosawinery.com