Lago Giuseppe Cellars and Event Site

What an AMAZING and beautiful spot for a wedding! The owners are onsite and take great care to make everything wonderful. The grounds are well cared for and the site is perfect for a wedding. I do wish the tasting room had been completed as planned. The parking area is a bit messy currently but I’m sure once it’s complete it will add another reason to visit. From the event site there is not even a glimpse of the parking lot so it’s not a problem except when you are parking.
Thank you so much !!!

I planned a wedding here in September and it was seriously amazing. The property is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. We didn’t even need to bring in that much décor or anything because the landscape was beauty enough! And they have a lot of great décor there already set up (wine barrels, the lighting over the reception area, patio area for dancing, etc).
I saw a review that said that there was no bathroom, but there definitely is a bathroom and it is SO cute! Well decorated and very well-​done. The wedding I planned was about 150 people and there was never really a line for the restrooms.
Joe and Jeanine were seriously the BEST to work with. Jeanine is very prompt with her email replies and she is very straight-​forward about what is expected/​what you get. Joe continuously bends over backwards to help you out and is such a gem. He’s the nicest guy I have ever met. Their staff is made up of some of their family and they are just delightful.
They have round tables that they let us use for the reception which was amazing. They have a built-​in bar, wine barrels that we used to place different décor/​signs on and seriously it was just the best experience.
The only thing I caution is that it can be hard to find for first timers, so give your guests plenty of warning to slow down on the 41 to make sure they don’t go passed it. If you use road signs, do not use ones that you hammer into the ground because the ground all along the 41 there is extremely hard and you most likely won’t be able to get the signs in. I would recommend using signs that you can tie to stop signs or something like that.
Overall, I had an amazing experience planning a wedding at Lago Giuseppe and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking into having their wedding here!

My HUSBAND and I just had our wedding at Lago Giuseppe. It was a straight up fairy tale. I cannot wait to get the pictures! Joe and Janine were a pleasure to work with, everything ran pitch perfectly smooth. We literally couldn’t be happier with our experience here!
This event was a destination wedding for us, and what won us with Lago Giuseppe was that it was family run, and how much they had available to us that made planning a destination wedding run with ease. Janine coordinated our event day of and gave us many helpful recommendations. Morgan catered a delicious family style dinner, which of course we knew it would be because our tasting meeting with her left us smiling ear to ear. And seriously the grounds give you a ridiculous amount of opportunity for beautiful pictures to remember your event by. We thank Joe and Janine from the bottom of our hearts for giving us the perfect wedding experience!

Lago Giuseppe was the perfect spot for our daughter’s wedding. Our guests really enjoyed themselves and commented on how beautiful and unique the setting was. It was a memorable, yet fun and relaxing night under the stars. Joe and Jeanine were great to work with.

After our wedding in Atascadero we stayed in the Gatehouse here and really enjoyed our stay! The gatehouse has so many great touches and is very nice on the inside. It had everything we needed: refrigerator, oven/​stovetop, dishes, sink, large bathroom, shampoo and other items, snacks, cheese & crackers, heaters, great electric fireplace, closet… and much more. We also enjoyed an afternoon walk on the property, which is beautiful! We would definitely return! Thank you Joe, we had a great time and look forward to using our picnic wine carrier! :)

Our wedding at Lago Giuseppe was the most beautiful experience ever. We always had a vision of how we wanted our wedding to be like and Lago Giuseppe surpassed our dreams. Our guests said the venue was breathtaking… and we couldn’t agree more. Joe, Jeanine, and staff were so helpful and made sure everything ran smoothly. We can honestly tell people for many years to come that we had a fairy tale wedding.
We will no doubt be back to visit.

I attended my girlfriend’s son’s wedding here in May, and this venue may be the best wedding venue I have experienced. The setting is simply exquisite, and the owners seemed to go the extra mile to make everything first class. The Cab they served was so good that we bought a case to take home with us. Joe, the owner, even carried the case to the car. My daughter is a wedding planner in Santa Barbara, and I suggested that she make contact with Joe, as this is one outstanding venue.

Attended a wedding here, and while it was picturesque, it was kind of a hodge podge.
There are no restrooms, but a trailer or porta-​potties had to be brought in, and there was a line.
As evening fell it was treacherous, there is no lighting, walking back to the car at the end of the evening was relying on moonlight.
Talking with the groom afterwards, he told us about the having to buy cases of wine to take home, in addition to any that is served.
I don’t know the final total, but as it would have it the happy couple didn’t last a year.

We visited Lago Guiseppe to consider using it as a wedding site, since we had seen some decent reviews online. We arranged for a visit and reviewed the standard contract they use for weddings beforehand. Right off the bat we had serious concerns about several points listed in their contract:
1. Lago Giusseppe said they reserved the right to cancel your wedding contract up to 30 days before the date, leaving you high and dry to relocate your wedding (with no reason given or compensation).
2. They required you to hire two of their parking attendants (when we spoke to them, they said they are typically local high school students) but they are released of any responsibility of theft or damages to your guests’ cars.
3. They required you to buy 2 – 3 cases of their wine (which was mediocre wine at a premium price).
4. They required you to take care of bringing in a dumpster and taking care of your trash after the wedding.
When we asked them about these contract points (which were valid questions), Jeanine acted very offended and was pretty rude to us during our visit. Needless to say, we did not end up choosing Lago Guiseppe for our wedding and honestly feel like we dodged a bullet there.

The event site and the staff are absolutely the best you could ask for. My wife and I got married here in October of last year and it was a picture perfect wedding. Not only is the location stunning and the weather perfect, but the staff is amazing. Joe and Jeanine are the nicest people and make sure that your every need is met. The catering staff works very efficiently and makes sure everyone is well taken care of while not getting in the way. Morgan the chef is great and puts together an incredible menu for you. Their wine is also excellent and our guests loved it.
If you are looking for a great outdoor site in Central Coast wine country to hold a wedding or other event you can’t beat Lago Giuseppe.

We had an amazing wedding at Lago Giuseppe. The site is gorgeous and our pictures were out of this world. We did have a few disappointments — please read carefully if you are considering this site for a wedding.
The site requires a lot of planning. Even bathrooms must be brought in, and even our moderate rentals were more expensive than we thought they would be (Bathrooms and rentals alone were $ 7,0000). We used Trumpet Vine Catering– they were amazing.
We also had Jeanine (owner) be the day-​of coordinator, and honestly we had some challenges in interacting with her. Her daughter Rhiannon was amazing on the day of.
Here are the disappointments with Lago. First, we were never told that a dumpster was required, nor was it in our contract, but 1 month before the wedding, it was suddenly expected that I provide a dumpster for the reception. We used Trumpet Vine Catering and while they were not supposed to provide it, they graciously agreed to under the circumstances. What upset us more… While 3 cases of Lago wine are required to be bought ($ 1000), Joe agreed when we booked the wedding that we could serve what we wanted at the wedding. We were very clear that guests would be served a different red wine, and we would save Lago for our home. We re-​confirmed this with Jeanine 3 weeks before the wedding, but on the day-​of, they brought out the cases we had paid for and served the wine at the bar anyway. Several guests told us the Lago staff were also drinking the alcohol we provided, but we didn’t see this. My husband was pretty upset when he later found out that they served it, he felt Lago had lied or been careless, or both. Later, Joe denied he made the agreement. FInally, several guests told me later that Jeanine was not pleasant to them during the wedding and reception.
We had a beautiful wedding there, but i think a lot of the success of our night had to do with our careful and diligent pre-​planning, using the right vendors. Confirm everything in writing. Good luck!

My wife, baby son, and I stayed at this picturesque vineyard villa for 5 nights. You could not ask for more hospitable, accommodating hosts. Joe is the friendliest guy you will ever meet. Anything we needed, Joe made sure we had it. He and his family (we also met his kind son-​in-​law, Mike) balanced attentive service with privacy perfectly. The location is right off 46 East, near enough to Paso, yet closer to the ocean. It was the ideal location for our downtown Paso needs and our jaunts to the water. We cannot wait for Lago Giuseppe to open a tasting room!

We went to Paso Robles for Zin Fest weekend and upon a recommendation stayed at the gate house at Lago Giuseppe Cellars. They describe it as a villa… that’s a stretch. It is tiny. We barely had room to breathe. Candles were provided, but no matches. There was no shampoo or soap for the shower. When we mentioned this we were told it’s «not a hotel.» For close to $ 200 a night, look around. There are far better options.

I’m a wedding photographer in San Luis Obispo, California. I have photographed weddings in over 100 different locations around the Central Coast. Lago Giuseppe is a brilliant wedding location as the views are simply outstanding and the weather cool even at the hottest times of the year. The staff at Lago Giuseppe was VERY helpful with anything I needed throughout the day. I highly suggest you contact Lago Giuseppe as they are one of the very best wedding venues in California!