July 17, 2026 – This year’s Aptos Wine Wander embraced some new host locations, which kept the sense of adventure alive. Fortified with lunch at Mentone, which also happened to be a stop on the tour for the first time, we set out to discover what local wi... See more
July 14, 2026 – Sadly, the Foley Family Wine shrinkage continues. Former Chalone tasting room manager Stacey Garrett confirmed that the tasting room at Carmel Plaza is now closed permanently. “When Foley Family shuttered the winery out in Chalone in Janua... See more
Boekenoogen Vineyard is one of the gems of the Santa Lucia Highlands. July 7, 2026 – The Santa Lucia Highlands will soon have a new, more easily pronounceable winery in its midst. The 333-acre property on River Road at the northern end of the Santa Lucia ... See more
Rolling with Mother Nature’s punches may be what makes a good winemaker, but wasn’t what Brent Harrison had in mind when he enrolled in a vine to wine class at Southern Illinois University on his way to a career as a licensed marriage and family therapist... See more
July 3, 3036 – It’s a new day and a new era for Monterey County winemaking. By far one of the largest AVAs in the US at 1,825 square miles, with 40,000 acres of grapes, the process of establishing nested sub-AVAs is ongoing. The newest proposed sub-AVA is... See more
