Best places to fall in love: Carmel & Monterey Wine Weekends

By Philip Vonwrede


Among the seven appelations that encompass Monterey County, Carmel valley houses Monterey wineries, which is definitely unlike no other.You can find the Monterey wineries amidst the towering landscape of Santa Lucia. With this, Carmel valley is able to survive despite of the daytime fogs and gusts of wind during summer days due to its warm climate, which is remarkablt beneficial to many types of red wines like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Camel valley village is uniquely filled with attractive looking spaces for wine tasting representing the fast progress of wineries in this area.

First, Ventana Vineyards is my first choice. A partnership by Randy Pura, the owner of the winery room called Ventana vineyards in Monterey wineries, and J. Douglas Meador, producer of the wine, has successfully delivered a whole lot of wines, such as Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Gewurztraminer, Meritage, Muscat, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Shiraz/Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc, to the people. You have to pay before entering the Ventana vineyards to tste their wine selections but if you purchase a bottle or two, you will be exempted from it. It also features interesting amenities including the gift shop, the amazing view of the valley, conference rooms, the barrel rooms and a lot more.

Another wine vineyard that is well-known for its Chardonnay is the Talbot vineyards. It was built in the year 1982 wherein the first grapes sprouted on the Diamond T vineyard. Starting then, Carmel valley has seen a steady and prosperous progress of wineries. As a result, it is now ranked one of the best wineries within Montreal County. Varieties of vino has continued to pop up ever since.

Standing out, Parsonage Village Vineyard is a great

The biggest vineyard that you cannot miss is Chateau Julien Wine Estate.

The biggest of the vineyards is Chateau Julien Wine Estate. The French styled Chateau Julien Wine Estate is located right off the Carmel Valley road and the winery complex has fantastically landscaped grounds, visitor facilities, covered patios, spacious terraces and a vineyard situated on a 6 acre land. All the wines available in this winery are produced in the 'Chateau' and thanks to the barrel room, they usually barrel ferment aged wines and chardonnays longer in the oak. Besides the California wine varietals they offer, you will still get specialty wines here life cream sherry and port.

Also one of the winery vineyards in Montreal wineries, Bernardus winery and vineyards offers Bernardus as their main brand of wine. Nevertheless, there are still other signature varietals which include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. If you plan to visit Bernardus winery and vineyards, you should expect to find world class amenities like the art display/ museum, restaurant where you can purchase food and nice places for events such as weddings.




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