Autry Cellars (San Luis Obispo)

Today we decided to head to southern San Luis Obispo, to some of the tasting rooms near the airport. One of these included Autry Cellars. 

First Impressions:

We followed the sign down the road to the tasting room. It's a large property that they are still doing renovations on.  This is a small winery, with a small tasting room owned by a sole proprietor Steve Autry. There was three other people tasting when we walked in, and there probably wouldn't have been much room for many more.
There was one staff member pouring, and he greeted us as we walked in, and was very welcoming.
There were five wines available to taste.  While we were there the owner stopped by, and we got to chat with him. It's a small winery, but it's obvious that he puts a lot of time and work into every bottle.

These were the wines available for tasting:

Sangiovese
Sauvignon Blanc 
Tempranillo
Petit Syrah 
Zinfendel

Wines we tried:

Sangiovese ($29)
A good red wine, but a little pricey compared to other local wines. We purchased a bottle
of this to take home.

Tempranillo 
My favorite of all of them. A smooth and fruity wine.

Petit Syrah 
A very sweet wine, best as a dessert wine.

Zinfandel  
Complex and delicious

 Take Note:

Tasting is $5 per person, and waived with a purchase. Autry Cellars has a wine club with a couple different options. The owner is also distilling brandy, and is currently the first winery in San Luis Obispo to do so.  According to his newsletter, it will be ready for purchase in late 2012. I plan on going back to try the brandy.