Santa Lucia Highlands is an underrated wine region. And yet, this cool climate area produces critically acclaimed Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syrah. How does it do it? Sun, wind, and people.

I recently participated in a Zoom tasting of six Santa Lucia Highlands wines. They were the 2019 Lucia Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay, the 2018 Miner Family Winery Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, the ...

MONTEREY COUNTY -- Tickets are on sale for the Santa Lucia Highlands' annual gala tasting, taking place from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 at Mer Soleil Winery.

While anyone can get a taste of the Santa Lucia Highlands and Sleepy Hollow Vineyard through these two wines, Talbott Vineyards has also set up a tasting experience in the heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Vineyards: Located on east-facing terraces of the Santa Lucia Mountains south of Monterey Bay on California’s Central Coast, the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation now includes 51 vineyards ...

In a more than 30-year journey, the Hahn family has taken their Santa Lucia Highlands-based winery and created quality, estate-grown wines sought after on restaurant menus, tasting bars and even gr… ...

The 2023 Lucia by Pisoni Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir ($80) is a special wine. Planted in 1996, the vineyard overlooking the Salinas Valley is a partnership of childhood pals Gary Pisoni and Gary ...

Pisoni Family Vineyards, 2022 Lucy Gamay Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County, 13.5%, $30, 4.5 stars. Tangy red fruit of raspberry, Bing cherry and cranberry all ride on crisp acid, with ...

Sunlight filtered through the leaves of the live oak. The Double L Vineyard stretched up the gentle slope to the foot of the Santa Lucia Range and ran down to the edge of River Road. We looked ...

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