SAN LUIS OBISPO—Remember the lazy days of wine tastings, cruising along a back road to a small vineyard, and enjoying a slow swirl of wine?  Well, that experience is still available in San Luis Obispo County, but now there's also a more active alternative. Martin Resorts has teamed with some more playful options for those who really want to get out and experience the area's treasures.

Start out your morning with a biking wine tour in Avila Beach.  Avila Lighthouse Suites is well known as the start of the scenic Bob Jones Bike Trail, but this bike tour is a snap, on a Pedego electric cruiser. 

The package, called The Wine Ride, includes overnight accommodations, the Pedego cruiser rental for the half day wine tasting tour with a local, knowledgeable guide, with three wine tasting stops (tasting fees included), and lunch at Woodstone Marketplace, where locally grown produce and local caught fish are served along with homemade sauces, indoors in the craftsman-style seating area, or outdoors on the patio overlooking the Bob Jones Trail. 

If walking is more your style, begin with Sunday brunch at the Paso Robles Inn Steakhouse and then set out on foot.  The newly renovated Paso Robles Inn offers a variety of ways to soak up this growing wine region, but the hotel's Sunday Brunch and Walking Tour Package blends the best of food and wine.  Enjoy a historic view of the town on foot with a wine tasting walking tour with tastings at three tasting rooms, the most popular brunch offering in the region, and a bottomless Champagne and mimosa glass. Guests will discover some of Paso Robles' finest wines at three tasting rooms with a knowledgeable guide who will enrich the experience.  You'll discover why the Paso Robles region was named the 2013 wine region by Wine Enthusiast.

For the more adventuresome wine lover, you'll enjoy rising to new heights with the Paso Robles Inn Wine and Zip Line Package.  Guests tour the historic Santa Margarita Ranch and its vineyards, and then take to the skies on four unique zip lines spanning 3,400 feet at the base of the gorgeous Santa Lucia Mountain Range. The package for two starts at $289 and includes a tasty invitation to the tasting room at Ancient Peaks Winery. 

And if you are looking wine AND waves, you'll want to check out the Sip and Savor Wine Package available at Pismo Lighthouse Suites.  The beautifully appointed and spacious ocean front suites offer both stunning ocean vistas and a chance to relax on the balcony or patio - or venture nearby to surf or just enjoy the beach.  Where's does the wine come in?  In downtown Pismo Beach you can fine over 650 wines to choose from at Taste of the Valleys Wine Bar and EVERY wine is available by the glass!  This package includes a tasting for two plus your choice of a deluxe cheese & salami platter or a half bottle of Central Coast wine to take back to enjoy while you watch the sun set over the Pacific.

For more information about
any of Martin Resorts hotel packages, visit www.martinresorts.com.

From oceanfront hotels in the popular beach towns of Pismo Beach and Avila Beach to an historic garden inn located in the heart of Paso Robles wine country, each Martin Resorts hotel is a unique experience for California getaways.  Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Martin Resort hotel locations feature California's best beaches, breathtaking ocean views and stunning sunsets, exceptional golf, an abundant wine country and farm-to-fork dining experiences, and historic Hearst Castle.  For more information and hotel reservations, visit www.MartinResorts.com.