Sun, Wind & Wine. The Santa Lucia Highlands is a small but mighty wine-growing appellation in Monterey County that cultivates California’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. With generations of family farming, innovation, and sustainability as our legacy, our growers and vineyards have earned their place among the state’s most prestigious names for appellation and single-vineyard cool-climate varieties.

The legendary, driving wind pushing south through the Santa Lucia Highlands from the deep, cold waters of Monterey Bay arrives nearly every day like clockwork during the growing season. Starting in mid-afternoon and continuing until after dusk, the wind’s impact slows down ripening resulting wines is as intense as the wind's perpetual presence. The result: Silky, vibrant. mouthwatering wines that are delicious at release, and able to go the distance in the cellar.