Monterey County

Monterey's cool winds pull ripe fruit toward mineral edges, making Cabernet and Pinot Noir that taste of place rather than ripeness. Here the struggle between sun and fog shapes every vintage.

Producers in Monterey County

• Comanche — honest
• Chateau Marie Antoinette — undiscovered
• Ca' del Solo — distinction
• Diorio — undiscovered
• Le Mistral — distinction
• Le P'tit Paysan — distinction
• Big House — distinction
• Manzoni — distinction
• Georis — honest
• McIntyre — distinction
• Albatross Ridge — distinction
• Figge — distinction
• Carmel Road — distinction
• Lockwood Vineyard — distinction
• Meador Estate — undiscovered
• Corralitos Wine Company — undiscovered
• Slow Press — distinction
• Sense of Place — distinction
• Rava — honest
• Lepe Cellars — distinction
• Pierce — honest
• Santellan Vineyards — undiscovered
• Formation — distinction
• Big Sur Vineyards — undiscovered
• Salamandre — undiscovered
• Brosseau — distinction
• Golden — honest
• Chalone Vineyard — distinction
• Betwixt — distinction
• Cabrera Cellars — undiscovered
• Lucia Highlands — undiscovered
• Caraccioli Cellars — distinction
• Mer Soleil — distinction
• Tudor — distinction
• Roar — distinction
• Aiena — undiscovered
• Lucia — distinction
• Corral — undiscovered
• Sling Stone — distinction
• BIN 36 — honest
• Lucienne — distinction
• Poiema — honest
• Kori — distinction
• Folktale — distinction
• Pelerin — honest
• Mansfield - Dunne — distinction
• Cambiata Winery — distinction
• Rustique — undiscovered
• Wines from Hahn Estate — honest
• Pelio Estate — honest
• G. Amani Vineyards — undiscovered
• Metz Road — distinction
• Sinecure — undiscovered
• Alberti US — undiscovered
• Bocage — distinction
• Wrath — distinction
• Montoya — distinction
• Fog Head — distinction
• Common Thread — distinction
• Scheid Vineyards — distinction
• Swirling Hawk — undiscovered
• Domaine Messier — honest
• Sycamore Cellars — undiscovered
• Companion Wine Co. — undiscovered
• Ventana Vineyard — undiscovered
• Muirwood — distinction
• Ventana — distinction
• Blair Estate — honest
• Mesa del Sol — distinction
• Chock Rock Vineyard — undiscovered
• Joullian — distinction
• Silvestri Vineyards — honest
• Château Julien — distinction
• Boëté — distinction
• Holman Ranch — distinction
• Szalay — undiscovered
• Indigené Cellars — distinction
• Cowgirl — undiscovered
• Durney Vineyard - Massa Estate — distinction
• Heller Estate — honest
• Tira Nanza — honest
• Château Sinnet — honest
• Absolution Cellars — distinction
• 12 EC — undiscovered

Restaurants in Monterey County

Restaurants in Monterey County