J. Wilkes

Established in 2001 by Jefferson Wilkes, J. Wilkes offers award-winning, affordable and regionally labeled wines of character and taste from around the Central Coast. Wes Hagen, AVA guru and raconteur, uses grapes from the Santa Maria Valley AVA, Sta. Rita Hills AVA and the Paso Robles Highlands AVA, but focuses on their home, the Santa Maria Valley. Hagen and his staff work to source high quality grapes and age wines to allow the vintage and specialty of each region to shine through.

J. Wilkes sells artisan wines on their website and in many retailers.

Nearby Attractions

Paradise Beach Backpacking Trail

This hard, 15.9-mile trail is popular among backpackers. It’s an out and back style trail located near Guadalupe, offering scenic views. This trail is a difficult trek over sand and hills, but the end result and the views you’ll be rewarded with are worth the effort. The trail is best used from April until October.

Nipomo Park Trail

The Nipomo Park trail is an easy, 1.9-mile trail located in Nipomo Regional Park, which features many short hiking trails. This trail is a loop and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers beautiful views of wild flowers is close to other amenities. Leashed dogs are also welcome on the trail.

Highway 1

Santa Maria is centrally located, about 170 miles north of Los Angeles and 270 miles south of San Francisco, making it an ideal stop on a Highway 1 adventure. Highway 1 is a scenic drive, taken northward it leads you through several small towns eventually connecting with 101 just past Pismo Beach.

Rancho Bowl

Rancho Bowl offers bowling for family fun! With 32 newly-remodeled lanes with couches, coffee tables, flat screen TVs, and interactive bowling games, your family will enjoy fun times together at Rancho Bowl.

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Featured Events

January 24

Great American Melodrama - Steel Mangolias

January 24 – March 10 This delightful comedy is the tale of six Southern women who gather under the hair dryers of their local salon to gossip, laugh, and share the bond of friendship. Full of big characters, big hair, and big laughs, the events turn serious when the group shares a tragic loss. You’ll fall […]

February 07

PCPA: Shakespeare in Love

This romantic comedy is a whimsical homage to playmaking and a glimpse into the kind of passion that may have inspired one of the greatest love stories of all time. Suffering from a bad case of writer’s block, young Will Shakespeare falls in love with Viola, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Against a bustling […]

February 19

3rd Tuesdays - Santa Maria Food Truck Night

Join the 805 Food Trucks for 3rd TUESDAYS in SANTA MARIA February 19th from 5:00-7:30pm at the Sears Parking Lot of the Santa Maria Town Center. We’re bringing some of the best LOCAL food trucks for a fun, foodie night featuring Big Truck Foods, Cubanissimo Food Truck, Feed My Seoul, Lidos & Beau’s Dogs! Big […]

February 21

Karaoke Night With Wacky DJ Ree-Car-d'oh

Wacky DJ Ree-Car-D’oh hosts weekly Karaoke and Zany antics at Blast 825 Brewery each and every Thursday Night in Old Orcutt! Come down and sing your heart out! Large Screens, Lights, Sound! Full Bar with $5 Thursday Margarita ALL NIGHT LONG (starting at 6pm).

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