Try our Three Perfect Day itinerary for an authentic immersion into Monterey Wine Country. Whether you choose the vineyard tasting rooms of River Road, the country charm of Carmel Valley, coastal Monterey and Carmel – or all three, you’ll leave with a deep sense of the character, history, and excellence that is Monterey County wines.
Click below to explore a digital map of Monterey Wine Country’s tasting rooms or download a PDF version here.
The Monterey County Office of the Agricultural Commissioner 2016 Crop Report is in!
Keep up with all things Monterey Wine Country and follow us on Facebook or Instagram!
Take a trip down River Road and immerse yourself in the beauty of the Salinas Valley in Monterey Wine Country!
Congratulations to the many SF Chronicle Wine Competition award winners throughout Monterey Wine Country!
Impress your friends and family with some sparkling wine knowledge courtesy of Monterey Wines!
Big Sur Vineyards is delighted to host a Big Sur Weekend in its Carmel Valley tasting room. Between fires, floods, downed bridges and mud slides the Big Sur community has had its challenges. We invite you to come out and support local Big Sur businesses while celebrating our 1st anniversary. Please save the dates – July 21-23, 2017 – to come out and support our Big Sur neighbors! *Raffle tickets will be sold throughout the weekend. Prizes include Big Sur Vineyards candles, Big Sur bracelets, Big Sur Vineyards wine sand much more! 100% of the proceeds from this raffle will go to local businesses participating in the weekend. Tickets: 1 for $10 3 for $20 4 for $25 WEEKEND SCHEDULE Friday, July 21 10:00-6:00 Local Color Art, Jewelry, and Clothing Pop Up Sale 12:00 – Close Chef Domingo from Big Sun Inn will be cooking up some classic Big Sur favorites. 1:00-2:00 1st anniversary ribbon cutting 7:30-9:30 Music by Songs Hotbox Harry Taught Us: Henry Miller Library Band Saturday, July 22 10:00-6:00 Local Color Art, Jewelry, and Clothing Pop Up Sale 12:00 – Close Chef Domingo from Big Sun Inn will be cooking up some classic Big Sur favorites. 1:00-3:00 […]
Bring your family and friends for a Sunday to remember at Hahn Family Wines! Enjoy the stunning views while sipping your favorite Hahn wine on their Tasting Room deck, a mile up the Santa Lucia Highlands, in the middle of Hahn’s Smith Vineyard. With the music, the view, the wine, and the company, you’re sure to have a memorable and rejuvenating day. This week features Sean Ryan! About Sean Ryan: Inspired by music of the past, this soulful artist has performed all over the nation for the past fifteen years from the Golden State to the heartland of Music City. Coming from a long line of musicians beginning with his grandfather who performed with the Las Vegas “Rat Pack” during their height, he was taught the drums by his father at the age of eleven and started playing professionally within the same year. After seven years performing with his father and brother, Sean left to pursue his own solo project and hasn’t looked back. He has opened for well-known acts including “Anderson East”& “Lissie” and has already toured all over the country. While still performing some of the successful originals in his set list that everyone grows to love, he also […]
Join Bernardus Winery and enjoy the summer sun on their private patio with artisan pizza, fresh out of an on-site wood fired oven! Appetizers, salad station and assorted toppings and sauces to meet each and every ones tastes will be available. While you feast listen to live music performed by Casey Frazier and tasting Bernardus’ delicious wines poured by the winemaker, Dean DeKorth, and vineyard manager, Matt Shea. $45 per person-Wine Club Members $40 per person.
Folktale Winery is excited to welcome back Lou Evans for another night of live music from 4:30-7:30pm in their Wine Garden! Lou is a singer/songwriter based in San Francisco, CA. After playing professional baseball in the Florida Marlins Minor League system from 2001-2005, he decided to pursue a career in music and tried out for American Idol, earning himself a spot as one of the Season 4 contestants. He has since been writing, composing, and performing soulful, soaring, beautiful/tragic melodies with elements of darkness and light. After performing the National Anthem at a San Francisco Giants game and a Golden State Warriors game, Lou released his first EP (All a Dream..) in October 2013. A couple years later in 2015, he finally released his first official music video for “Light on Your Toes,” off of his full length album “Lost then Found.” Bring your friends and family out and enjoy a good time together! No cover necessary, simply come and enjoy.
Join Pierce Ranch Vineyards from 7:00-9:00pm for a live jazz performance by the Dave Hoffman Quartet! Featuring: Dave Hoffman- Trumpet Gary Meek- Piano Joe Dolister- Bass Andy Weis- Drums $8 cover , 21+ only please
Folktale Artisan Workshop Series in Collaboration with Carmel Valley Mercantile: Summer is here! Let’s celebrate the season with some lovely summer wreaths! Join Folktale Winery for another installment of their Folktale Artisan Workshop Series in Collaboration with Carmel Valley Mercantile and Tacklebox Creative. Tuesday, July 25th 6pm – 8pm in the Greenhouse at Folktale Winery $55 per person (includes a glass of wine!) This is a 21+ event. Come enjoy some wine and friendship while making your very own summer wreath!
Join Folktale Winery & Vineyards for another night of “Folk in the Gallery” with Talmon Owens! After opening their our Live in the Vines concert with Brett Dennen last August, Folktale is excited to welcome him to their stage in the Gallery!! Growing up in a family of musicians, Talmon began playing guitar at an early age and formed a pop-punk band in high school. Over the years, his musical taste has diversified and his interest shifted towards the role of a singer/songwriter. His self-titled album, released in 2014, drew inspiration from living in Big Sur California, penning many of the songs on Pfeiffer beach itself. The song, “Sycamore Trees,” is his latest single and he is currently working on an EP. Stop by and enjoy another fun night of Folk in the Gallery from 4:30-7:30pm! No cover. To find out more about Talmon, visit his website.
De Tierra is hosting their monthly trivia night! Come in and enjoy a flight, answer some fun questions, AND win some awesome prizes! They also have specials from 5-8pm on your favorite De Tierra wines! Trivia will run from 6-7 pm.
Classes are $20, which includes the cost of the class AND a complimentary glass of Folktale wine after! Taking place in Folktale’s new Rose Vineyard (located just left of the Barrel Room), Kate Balog will guide you through a 90 minute session before you get to enjoy a glass of wine in the Wine Garden. About Kate Kate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, a Holistic Health Certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and a 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification through Vinyasa Yoga School in Rishikesh, India. She has been trained in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga- asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy and yoga therapy. She is also a Reiki 1 & 2 practitioner. Kate’s teaching combines ancient yogic technique with modern understanding to create a felt energetic experience of alignment and balance. She currently teaches weekly classes at Esalen Institute. *Remember to bring your mat!
Come enjoy some live music with Mark Banks in Folktale Winery’s Wine Garden!! An engaging Rock/Pop performer known for his smooth, resonant vocals, Mark accompanies himself on guitar, and supplements his live solo performance with a variety of percussive instruments via looping techniques. He plays a great selection of contemporary pop and rock and also includes a variety of classic rock, soul, and blues. Listen to some Mark Banks music here. No cover necessary, simply come and enjoy.
Bring your family and friends for a Sunday to remember hosted by Hahn Family Wines! Enjoy the stunning views while sipping your favorite Hahn wine on their Tasting Room deck, a mile up the Santa Lucia Highlands, in the middle of Hahn’s Smith Vineyard. With the music, the view, the wine, and the company, you’re sure to have a memorable and rejuvenating day. This week features Kris Angelis! About the artist: Kris Angelis grew up on a farm, writing songs with her twin sister in their treehouse. She’s toured all over the US and Europe and at festivals including SXSW, Edinburgh Fringe, Sundance, and NAMM. Her first full-length album, “The Left Atrium” was awarded Best Female Album of 2013 by the LA Music Critics Awards. Kris was just awarded Best Female Artist in the 2017 International Acoustic Music Awards and is a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. The title track from her upcoming indie-pop EP, “Heartbreak Is Contagious’ is featured on Relix Magazine’s first ever “Women Who Rock” sampler CD in their September/October 2016 issue and can be heard throughout Season 2 of AwesomenessTV’s show Guidance.
Come enjoy some live music in Folktale Winery’s Wine Garden with Austin Metreyeon from 4:30-7:30! Self-taught singer/songwriter of over a decade and multi-instrumentalist, Austin Metreyeon brings an eclectic range of music from alternative rock, soul, folk, and r&b, to country, blues and funk specializing in intimate acoustic settings of both original and cover work. No cover necessary, simply come and enjoy.
Bring your family and friends for a Sunday to remember at Hahn Family Wines! Enjoy the stunning views while sipping your favorite Hahn wine on their Tasting Room deck, a mile up the Santa Lucia Highlands, in the middle of Hahn’s Smith Vineyard. With the music, the view, the wine, and the company, you’re sure to have a memorable and rejuvenating day. This week features the Bolero Brothers. Reservations available but not required
Paella at Pessagno – a time-honored tradition – this time celebrating the one-and-only BBQ Maestro Uncle Mike! If you missed out in May, now’s your chance to experience the fun and the flavors of this very special celebration and if you were there, join them again for even more fun! Come enjoy a delectable plate of paella and raise a glass with Pessagno! Featuring games and prizes, and rockin’ live music by Rollin’ Tumblin’! Join Pessagno for this savory, summertime celebration! See you there! Cellar Club Member – $35 General Admission – $50 Desginated Driver – $15 At The Door – $60
Join De Tierra Vineyards August 10th from 4-6pm at their tasting room in Carmel on Punch Down Thursday for “The Wines of Monterey.” This One Night Wine School is all about the growing areas of Monterey county. They will have a few different wines that represent these different growing regions for you to taste. This class is $25.
The Coffis Brothers, The Hashknife Outfit, and Tom VandenAvond will be taking the stage at Folktale Winery and Vineyard’s Barrel Room on Thursday, August 10th, from 6pm – 9pm, for the next installment of the Live in the Vines Concert Series presented by KRML and Folktale Winery. The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men are a rootsy rock n’ roll band born and raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Songwriters Jamie and Kellen Coffis blend folk, blues, R&B, and straight-ahead rock that are evidence of an upbringing spent listening to all of the right records from Tom Petty, Neil Young, and The Beatles. Their second full-length album, “Wrong Side of The Road,” was recorded at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz with engineer and producer Andy Zenczak and features contributions from friends of the band like Jim Lewin, Ryan Avellone, and jazz vocalist Tammi Brown. Jamie and Kellen will be joined by Kyle Poppen on lead guitar, Aidan Collins on bass, and Henry Chadwick on drums. Opening for The Coffis Brothers is The Hashknife Outfit and Tom VandenAvond. The Hashknife Outfit will be bringing their bluegrass/roots/Americana sound to the Barrel Room for the first time. Tom VandenAvond is said to be […]
Enjoy Lucy Woodward in Concert, presented by Talking Animals Music at Folktale Winery and Vineyards. Lucy is just returning from a European tour that included performing with Snarky Puppy, and now she’s bringing her jazzy, bluesy, rock vibes to the Barrel Room at Folktale Winery! “A steamy, string-kissed slice of retro British pop by a versatile singer/songwriter‚” proclaimed USA Today, while Billboard described how “Lucy’s a ball, equally appreciable for fans of melodic sing-along baubles and highbrow aficionados of finely honed musical composition. A sonic turnstile that flips through dreamy pop, jazz and bluesy bebop” Lucy will be recording a live album at this concert! Doors @ 6pm, Show Begins @ 7pm General Admission Advanced: $25 General Admission Day Of: $30 VIP (reserved seating within the first 2 rows) $35 Strictly 21+
Folktale Winery’s Folk in the Gallery concert series continues with The Whiskey Wasps! Originally from West Palm Beach, FL, this indie-acoustic/folk band is composed of husband and wife Billy Schmidt and Rachel DuVall-Schmidt, who relocated to California in February 2017. Previously part of the indie alt-rock band, Raggy Monster, the two have shared the stage as direct opener for such artists as: – Charlie Daniels – Smashing Pumpkins – The Misfits – Train at Sunfest 2013 The couple has received several awards, including: – Best Music Video 2016 – Best Rock Band 2016 – Best Local Band at Sunfest 2013 And have been featured in: – RockOnPhilly – South Florida New Times – Cliche’ Magazine – Pure Honey Magazine – BalconyTV as an editor’s pick Their hauntingly soothing indie/folk acoustic sound and thought-provoking lyrics earned them international radio airplay with their first single “Morning Snow.” Their third album is set for a late 2017 release, and promises to be their “most ambitious project to date.”
Race through the vineyards and trails of the beautiful Paraiso Vineyards in Soledad, Ca. The start time for the 5K Wicked Run begins at 5:00pm and the 1K Wicked Tasting Walk begins at 6:30pm. 5K participants are required to finish in one hour or less. After your race enjoy our Post Race Party, a Live Band, and… more wine! There will be a food truck onsite, bring your blankets, and pop up chairs to stay and enjoy a relaxing afterparty. Top finishers for the 5K win premium Wicked Wine Swag, prizes and bragging rights to boot. Top finishers for the 5K win premium Wicked Wine prizes and bragging rights to boot. Although this fun run is untimed the top 3 males and females to cross the finish line will receive awards.
More details available soon!
