Its home to wineries with a cult following like the belovedStolpman Vineyards, a.k.a.

Next to that is a petite herb and flower garden and a wrought-iron greenhouse.

But it cant be, she added.

A fire pit at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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The wine is much lower intervention.

The sun had set, the wine had set in, and the energy of Matteis started to unfold.

His wife, Lucy, was the chef, and there were seven rooms for rent upstairs.

The exterior and garden at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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Its always been housed in a white building with columns and tangles of blooming wisteria.

Id like to think it’s always had the slight whiff of mystery I felt that night, too.

These arent the only straight-from-the-1800s spaces on property.

A steak with clams and dirty martini from The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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There are four historic cottages at the edge of the hotels grounds that Felix built in the 1910s.

Those cottages are right on Nojoqui Avenue, a block-and-a-half from the main drag of Los Olivos.

The other might grab coffee at Felix Feed and spend the day hopping between tasting rooms in Los Olivos.

The bar at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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The exterior of The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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Couches and tables inside at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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The vineyard at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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The pool at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivios, CA

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