Avenales Ranch

Avenales Ranch is a sixth-generation family operation that has been ranching in San Luis Obispo County since 1875. The Sinton family farms roughly 18,000 acres along Shell Creek Road outside Shandon, raising Black Angus and Hereford cross cattle and growing estate wine grapes through their Shell Creek Vineyards label. The ranch produces grass-fed and grass-finished beef, available as quarter, half, and whole shares as well as boxed cuts. The vineyard, planted in 1972, is known for Old Vine Petite Sirah and Chenin Blanc, alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Valdiguie. Avenales Ranch also holds a conservation easement with the California Rangeland Trust protecting more than 12,000 acres of the property.