AREA GUIDE - WINE

The growth and popularity of wineries, wine tasting rooms, and wine bars have exploded recently in Monterey County with Carmel and Carmel Valley cementing their respective statuses as some of the top wine destinations in the world. No matter your taste, you will find ample opportunities to explore and learn about wine in Carmel and the surrounding area. See below the list of San Carlos Agency, Inc.’s favorite wineries, tasting rooms, and wine-related activities and tours (addresses are Tasting Rooms only):

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 Carmel-by-the-Sea:    

• Carmel Road – Lincoln between Ocean & 6th Avenues

• Silvestri Vineyards – 7th Avenue between Dolores & San Carlos

• Galante Vineyards – Dolores between Ocean & 7th Avenues

• Caraccioli Cellars – Dolores between Ocean & 7th Avenues

• Scheid Vineyards – San Carlos & 7th Avenue (Carmel-by-the-Sea) & 1972 Hobson Avenue (Greenfield)

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 Carmel Valley Village:

• Figge Cellars – 3 Pilot Road

• Bernardus Winery – 5 West Carmel Valley Road  

• Talbott Vineyards – 25 Pilot Road (Carmel Valley) & 1380 River Road (Salinas)

• Georis Winery – 1 Pilot Road

• Joyce Vineyards – 19 East Carmel Valley Road

• Cowgirl Winery – 25 Pilot Road

• Parsonage Village Vineyard – 19 East Carmel Valley Road

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 Monterey/Salinas Valley:

• Ventana Vineyards – 38740 Los Coches Road (Soledad)

• Pessagno Wines – 1645 River Road (Salinas)

• Antle Wines – 290 Figueroa Street (Monterey)

• Carmel Ridge Winery – 700 Cannery Row (Monterey)

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 Tours/Activities:

• Wine Trolley Tours – An unforgettable guided journey sampling wine in the alluring beauty of Carmel  and Carmel Valley Village

• Carmel Wine Walk-by-the-Sea – For $65.00 you can buy the Wine Tasting Passport, which provides tasters with a Wine Walk flight at their choice of 14 tasting rooms in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Purchase through the Carmel Chamber of Commerce.

• River Road Wine Trail – An association of Monterey County winery tasting rooms, located primarily along the River Road/Foothill Road corridor on the Santa Lucia Highlands bench above the Salinas Valley. One of Monterey County’s premiere wine touring destinations.