Laetitia Vineyard & Winery Open in Arroyo Grande

Laetitia’s tasting room in Arroyo Grande is open!

Laetitia Vineyards & Winery in Arroyo Grande has a sparkling wine heritage going back to the early 80s, when it was produced at the same location by Maison Deutz, a Champagne maker in France. Since taking it over in 1997, Laetitia has been the Grande Dame of sparkling wine on the central coast, with 8 different sparkling bottlings at various times of the year.

Laetitia Vineyard Sparkling Wine in San Luis Obispo County

Méthode Champenoise is how sparkling wine is made in the Champagne region of France, also called méthode traditionnelle or classique. This is the highest-quality and most labor-intensive way to make sparkling wine. It involves bottling the still wine with additions of sugar and yeast after a first fermentation, ensuring a second fermentation happens in the bottle, trapping the bubbles inside. It then goes through aging (and periodic turning of the bottles to force the lees to the neck of the bottle), until it’s ready for dégorgement (to get these lees out) and dosage (to finish the wine).

In late 2024, Laetitia sold to new owners, Ejnar Knudsen (managing partner of AGR Partners) Jeff Nicholson (formerly of Vintage Wine Estates), and Eric Hickey (local Laetitia winemaker, employee for sine 1988). We can’t wait to see what the upgrades will look like, and what kind of Sparkling Wine Flight we will be tasting.

See more! There are over 80 sparkling wine producers in San Luis Obispo County.

Here are the Bubblies available now:

NV Brut Cuvee Sparkling Wine
2021 Sparkling Brut de Blancs – Soft and lush, yet bright and fresh, this traditionally made sparkler is a beauty.
2021 Sparkling Brut de Noirs – Deep, complex, and suitable for special occasions.
2021 Sparkling Brut Coquard
2021 Sparkling Cuvee M
2017 Sparkling Brut Reserve

Watch for the Brut Rosé to come back – it’s light, fresh, and fruity, this wine is perfect for a warm, sunny day! Pairs nicely with a picnic basket.

Some have notes of fruit, some lemon zest, hazelnuts, toasty and brioche-ey, though nearly all the sparkling wine here is dry, or Brut. (The Cuvée XD, when available, has some sweetness, but the other varieties of sparkling wine are gloriously dry and zesty). Perfect for the quintessential sparkling-wine lover and her quintessential holiday: New Year’s Eve.

So pop those bottles carefully, and share some bubbles with those you love tonight. Or every night!