Avila Wine And Roasting Company

I wish i could give this place no stars at all. We literally just walked out of this place, due to receiving no customer service at all. The woman working helped the man that walked into the store after us. He even acknowledged we were there first. She finished with him turned away from us, and walked outside. She never spoke with us or provided any customer service. We will never walk into this establishment again!!!

Great variety and a great tasting experience. My husband had a beer while I tasted five amazing reds (for only $ 8) and explained to me a better way of swirling my wine without making me feel like an idiot! Would definitely go back again.

Great service and knowledgeable! Manny was courteous and made some great suggestions.

Fantastic! My wife and I are amateur winos… err…I mean amateur wine connoisseurs and stopped by to do a little tasting. Little did know about the wonderful world of wine we were about to walk into.
What makes this place so amazing is the selection of wine. You can find just about anything to please your palate.
Manny is a great instructor and taught us how to appreciate the qualities of each wine he offered. We left with a better understanding of production, collecting, and storing wines within our price range. This was a perfect place to spend an hour on a pleasant afternoon, leisurely sampling difficult-​to-​find wines from his collection.

I’ve done quite a bit of wine tasting in the Santa Ynez and Paso areas thanks to a friend in the industry. Typically we’ve gone to vineyards for tastings so this was my first time tasting in a shop. It was like being a boutique clothing store where every item is curated and in this case by a man well versed in the industry. I went in with my man and we opted to a 5 tastes each for $ 7 each. By the third taste we were so smitten with the experience that we upped the anti to 7 tastes each. Manny — the owner — is so knowledgable. With each pour he told us a new interesting story related to the wine that invariably left us in awe. We also listened to him do the same with different wines for other tasters in addition to helping a couple select a wine by the glass. He didn’t hesitate to open whatever they wanted.
We ended up buying 4 bottles of wine along with our tastes because we liked so much! The icing on the cake was Manny’s hand made port wine that he precisely described as smelling «like blended cherries and dark chocolate.» I’m NOT a sweet wine drinker, but he got me with this wine. We’ve had a port-​sized glass every night since. Manny also has a couple of snacks you can get with your wine in addition to espresso, which sometimes hits the spot after a long day of drinking.

Manny is very knowledgable in wines of central California and expertly matches individual preferences to his extensive inventory. The shop has an interior sitting area as well as a comfortable outside patio less than a block from the beach. Our party vacationed in the area close to the shop and thoroughly enjoyed our time spent over the weekend sipping wine on the patio as well as learning about local wines from Manny. Wide variety of Central Coast wines. Low pressure, comfortable environment. Looking forward to our visit next summer.

There are several wine tastings you can do in this area but this one I really enjoyed. We told him what types of wines we normally drink, so he provided wines he thought we might enjoy, it wasn’t a set tasting which is awesome. I really enjoyed all that I tasted but I fell in love with «Slacker“by Paseo Robles Vineyard– but of coarse… lol It was an excellent bottle of wine for $ 45. I had to get it. It had a nice blend it also had a nice Port wine smell from the blends. The guy working here is very knowledgeable about the vineyards he does the pours on. My 2^nd favorite was Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas. Another great wine is Ferguson Crest with 13% Grenache and 6% Cab blend. I recommend trying these out if you love your reds. I“m a huge Malbec fan and not much of a fan of syrah wines– so the guy working here knew what to pull out to my liking.
Also– major plus– they also have beer here. :))

Manny is great. He is very knowledgeable about wines and has a story about every winery in his store. Great atmosphere, and wonderful wine.

I would recommend stopping by here either to purchase the perfect bottle of wine to take to dinner, or to enjoy a leisurely wine tasting that will include some new wine education.
You will either be overwhelmed by the owner’s wealth of wine knowledge, or excited at the caliber of wine he has in his collection. I’m all about quality wine and also value, so I am a wine club member here. Manny has never disappointed me in a bottle he has selected for my shipment because he asks specific questions to gauge each customer’s palate, and the price point cannot be beat. They offer many hard to find bottles, and everything they sell is the best quality whether a $ 50 Pinot noir or a $ 10 Pinot Grigio, they have fully vetted each wine, winemaker, and everything he sells is a quality product.

This is one of the strangest tastings I ever had.
The winetender asked us more questions than I’m used to answering before embarking on a tasting. Generally you walk up, there’s a list of wines to taste and you begin your journey. This guy had ‘ifs, ands and buts’ all attached to his method.
I didn’t like any of the wines we tasted, which is weird. I love Avila Beach wines! Maybe it’s because he made such a huge deal out of being the only vendor of Fergie’s wines. Fergie. the chick who ruined the Black Eyed Peas… yeah her.
The guy would turn around after he would pour us a glass and go play on Facebook until we were done and ready for the next pour. It was really weird & the whole vibe was eerie. Considering how awkward he made us all feel in the intro to the tasting, I suppose we got lucky he didn’t want to stand before us making small talk about wines that were really lackluster.
There are some awesome wineries in this cute lil beach town and sadly, this place just isn’t on that awesome list.

My mom and I had so much fun tasting wines in Manny’s shop. Our visit here is definitely a highlight of our vacation so far. The shop is casual and makes even the inexperienced wine taster feel comfortable. Even if you know quite a bit about wines he has a lot of knowledge that he is more than willing to share.
Once he quickly figured out our preferences and palate, he was able to direct us to more excellent wines that I would not have tried before. I fell in love with some wines and vintages that I didn’t know that existed.
We didn’t feel pressure to buy, but in the end we walked out with several bottles. I feel like we didn’t just go to a store for wine tasting; it was a really fun experience.

Manny has a great little shop with a lot of specialty wines. If you’re looking for good suggestions along with tastings this is your stop. He carries many wines that are from small wineries that don’t have tasting rooms and you can’t get in stores.
Been around wine for 30 years and he can help you find a wine you like at his shop. Very knowledgeable guy. Smaller shop so you may have to wait a little if he has a large group in, however he is a personable guy and will make up for it. Can’t go wrong stopping in here!

Thanks Manny Luiz for a great selection of reds and whites — my favorite Lucky «Lauren» Red! Great way to start a vaca. Tasted Thatcher Zin, Ferguson /​Fergalicious, Pedregral, and C2 Chardonnay

Got there Friday night and met what I found out later was the owner and wine expert Manny Luiz. It was so refreshing to meet someone who knows his wines and is not a wine snob. I fell in love with his own special blend of Pinot Noir and chocolate! I now have a new place to order from. Thank you Manny for helping me!

Had a great time with Manny at Avila wine company. He was working and couldn’t do wine tastings for us but we did have a few glasses. He still took the time to talk about the winemaker and have a conversation with us. We got a bottle of a great Syrah he was offering by the glass. It was a limited production bottle and he offered it at the wine club rate.

Great little place super close to the beach! I had only been here once before and was very pleased to see that the service and products have kept a high standard. Very good wines with a great amount of knowledge that’s was explained as we went through our tour. Not a wine guy? Super good beers available as well which I was very happy to see since I wasn’t in a wine mood that day! Very happy to see that this place is still thriving!

Great selection of wine, Manny knows his wine. Great Atmosphere, I would recommend this place when you are in Avila

We went in to wine taste and the owner came across as extremely pretentious. He acted like we had never gone tasting before, was going on and on and on about how Fergie sells her wine exclusively in his store, how all his wines are only sold there (not true, I’ve seen them elsewhere.) and then once people came in who lapped up his bragging, he ignored us. It just was a very weird experience.
If he hasn’t have already poured us a glass, we would have gotten up and left.

Owner Manny is the Man! Great knowledge and selection of delicious wines. I also enjoyed a Rogue Mocha Porter that was fantastic! Must stop if you like/​love wine.

Whether you are a veteran wine drinker or a complete noob like myself, I would suggest this place for either.
I noticed that even beers are sold here (none to sample though) which I’d never even heard of or tried yet. But onto the wine…
The owner, Manny, is very helpful, friendly, and made our visit very enjoyable. He showed us some wines and we sat down to sample many of them. As he poured the various wine tastes he gave background on them and shared some history or personal stories with each.
We left with having a great experience (Not to mention a few wines we had). Whether you are a white or red drinker you will find something for almost anyone here.