meet the olson’s: A family owned Vineyard, BBQ, wine tasting room and live music venue!
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our story…
In 1892, our family moved from Wisconsin to a rural area on the central coast of California known as Prunedale. Our ancestors began raising beef cattle, farming apple and plum orchards, and even making the occasional bottle of moonshine. They tried planting eucalyptus trees to be used for paper and telephone poles. Even though they had many ideas and uses for the land, nothing quite stuck and offered the success our family needed.
It wasn’t until the head winemaker for Talbott Vineyards remarked that our property was perfect for a vineyard. After surveying our westward facing slopes and measuring our distance to the ocean, we decided to turn our humble cattle ranch into our vineyard, located just three miles from 101 Wine Press, a casual dining restaurant and our tasting room for our famous pinot noir and chardonnay vintages.
We started by planting 25 acres of pinot noir and chardonnay in 1999, and we haven’t looked back. With the community’s ongoing support and a true passion for what we do, we decided to give back to our enthusiasts by opening a new hangout spot for the locals, featuring Santa Maria BBQ and delicious wines and other beverages. Welcome to 101 Wine Press, Prunedale’s top wine and dine location with live music on weekends and fun activities like trivia night and stand up comedy. We are so glad you’ve chosen us and support us as we continue to take over the 101. We are currently building a bigger venue for live music on our vineyard and we are looking to expand to our 2nd location.
Sincerely,
Kevin Olson, owner
Nick Olson, general manager
Parker Olson, head of BBQ operations
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Try our new BBQ Combo meals or enjoy our new lunch menu where everything is under $20. We recently upgraded our menu and a few things in the restaurant to provide a better experience for our customers. We promise to be the fastest BBQ in the west! That means you order it and we go get it, no more waiting or games. Hot smoked meat coming your way. If you need catering for parties and events we also can customize a package or have preset meals for you.