Monterey Wine Country
Are you looking for great scenery, wonderful cuisine and lots of sites to see? Great tasting wines come with the territory and you are welcome to Monterey Wine Country. Monterey County produces complex, balanced and somewhat pampered wines. Whether you choose a classic Chardonnay or Riesling, an elegant Pinot Noir and Merlot, a rich Cabernet or a Syrah you will agree that Monterey Wine Country and her vintners have much to offer.
Monterey has nine unique winegrowing regions and some 85 vintners. You will also find nearly 30 tasting rooms that open to the public. When you make your way down the California Wine Trails, with Monterey as your destination, you will be able to enjoy some of California’s fine products of the vine as well as take in some of most beautiful scenery California has to offer. So enjoy a little mental journey to Monterey as your read of her wine trail other pleasures that await your arrival.
A bit of History – Two Hundred Years Ago Franciscan friars, in the Spanish mission of Soledad California, planted the first crop of wine grapes. Those vines withered and sadly, no trace remains today of what was to become more than 40,000 acres planted in vineyards.