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Today, Monterey is much more of a city than a town - not to mention home to an internationally acclaimed aquarium - and its surrounding countryside boasts some of California's most prolific winegrowing vineyards. Encompassing the nearby Salinas and Carmel valleys, as well as the up-and-coming Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, Monterey County offers visitors much to see in the way of countryside, and a wide variety of wines to sample along the way.

The rise of the region's winemakers has since been swift, and today more than 45 wineries call Monterey County home. They produce an astonishing array of grapes between them, although standouts include Pinot Noir and, and Bordeaux varieties.

WINE & WINE TASTING ITINERARIES

>Monterey Itinerary I

>Monterey Itinerary II

>Monterey Itinerary III

>Top 10 Emerging Wine Regions

>Top 10 Free Wine Tastings

>READ MORE in the Wine Blog

TRAVEL

>Another Appellation for Monterey

>The Monterey Way - Great Grapes, hold the Wrath

RESTAURANTS & DINING

>Provençal Prodigy

>Making a Martini the Monterey Way

ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

>Monterey Wine Auction

>Getaways for the More Adventurous