Widely traveled and endowed with impeccable taste, Ben Pon could have chosen anywhere in the world to establish his namesake Bernardus Winery, with the intention of cultivating premier class wines. He selected Carmel Valley, with its west-facing…
1983 was the beginning of our journey that led us from San Francisco to Big Sur. It’s a classic story of city folks with a hankering to raise a few kids and live off the land in one of the most beautiful spots on earth. On a small parcel of land, on…
Chock Rock Vineyard was established in 2006 by veteran winemaker, Dan Karlsen and his wife Kathleen. Chock Rock Vineyard produces wine from their estate vineyard and other unique vineyard sites in Monterey County, California. The wines of Chock Rock…
Cima Collina crafts artisan wines from hand-selected fruit grown in small Monterey County vineyards. Started in 2004 by owner Richard Lumpkin and Napa-trained winemaker Annette Hoff Danzer, the pair shares a belief in the region’s ability to produce…
Our mission is to faithfully translate the unique character inherent in the Coastview Vineyard. Our winemaking practices are a combination of classic Bordelaise and Burgundian techniques combined with all the advances in modern enology for…
We approach wine differently. It starts with the name: Figge (“Fig-E”) doesn’t exactly say corporate, mass-marketed mega wine in vogue these days. That’s just not us. And our name, like our wine, is about one thing: Authenticity. Figge is the…
Nestled in beautiful Carmel, California, just 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, is Monterey’s most unique winery destination. Situated on 15 acres of sustainably-farmed vineyards and gardens along the Carmel River, Folktale Winery is an idyllic…
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Carmel Valley, historic Holman Ranch provides a unique and memorable setting for weddings, special events, family gatherings, corporate retreats, and team-building events. With its charming gardens, stunning…
A hobby gone wild! That is how Idle Hour Winery got its start. Winemaker Anna Marie dos Remedios began making wine in 2007 in Paicines, just south of Hollister, in San Benito County. Dos Remedios focused on small lot, single-vineyard designated…
Jarman Fearing Lowder grew up in Chattanooga, Tenn., and lived up to being voted “best all around” in high school. She earned a nursing degree, worked as an R.N. and raised three daughters with her husband Thomas. An active volunteer, animal lover,…
Joullian Vineyards was created by the Joullian and Sias families of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with the goal of producing estate-crafted wines with the complexity, finesse and ageability characteristic of the finest wines of the world. Recognizing the…
Joyce Vineyards has been a life long partnership between father and son Francis and Russell Joyce. It began when Francis followed his passion by pirating several European cuttings in the early 1980’s and planting on his small property in the sub…
Joel Burnstein became a vintner after a classic mid-life career change. He was a trader on the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco. Living just north of San Francisco, Joel frequently escaped his hectic work life by taking his bike up to Napa or…
Bill and Mary Parsons planted their seven acre Parsonage Village Vineyard in 1998. How they arrived at that point in time was through a highly circuitous path. They both graduated from high schools in Whittier, CA, Bill from Sierra High in 1960 and…
In 1982, Robb Talbott began planting his original Diamond T Estate vineyard on a cold, windswept mountaintop in Carmel Valley. Conventional wisdom was against him, and many said the steep, exposed site with its massive shale boulders was “too cold,”…
Testarossa Winery, makers of premier California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, recently opened a new tasting room in Carmel Valley. Testarossa specializes in producing small-lot, hand crafted wines from California’s most sought after vineyards for…