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Vinum Cellars
Vinum Cellars was founded in
1997 by first generation,
California family winemakers
Richard Bruno and Chris
Condos in the Napa Valley
financing their dream on credit
cards. Their focus was then, and MONTEREY COUNTY
remains searching California’s Monterey County roughly follows the path of the Salinas Valley, which stretches approximately 90
coastal vineyards and special miles from Monterey Bay to the edge of San Luis Obispo County in the south. It was only in the
microclimates in search of the
best vineyards grown by the 1960s that commercial-scale viticulture began to take off here, when the Salinas Valley became the
state’s best growers. The long- place to plant vines on this stretch of the Californian coastline. The wide array of terroir means that
term partners consider their a diverse range of wines are produced in the region, most notably from Pinot
humble roots in the development Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. The AVAs in Monterey County can be categorized into
of products and mandate that
each wine offer considerable high three groups: those in the Santa Lucia Mountains, those in the Salinas Valley, and those in the
quality-to-price ratio. What this inland Galiban range. ~wine-searcher.com
means is each wine is literally
hand crafted from single
vineyards and made with a small
lot philosophy. From Vinum Cellars (Napa Valley) winesellersltd.com
Coastal Chardonnay and Pinot (also see Paso Robles)
Noir to Napa Valley Cabernet
Sauvignon, Vinum makes varietal Vinum Chardonnay Monterey 2016 $131.90
wines from single vineyards and Vinum White Elephant White Blend California 2015 $119.90
appellations throughout 90 WE
California.
Vinum Pinot Noir Monterey 2017 $143.90
(also available in 19.5L keg)

Calera MOUNT HARLAN
Calera is a vision, and Calera’s The Mount Harlan AVA of San Benito County is located high in the Gabilan Mountains. Nestled
wines truly express the sense of
place. Rather than follow the here in California's Coast Ranges, 22 miles from the coast and at an altitude of roughly 2000ft,
recommended path, Josh Jensen Mount Harlan is one of the highest, coolest and driest AVAs in California. While the landscape of
became a pioneer in American scrubby, part-forested hillsides resembles that of northern Spain, the climate is closer to that of
Pinot Noir. Taking his cue from southern Burgundy, with little rain, cool winds, consistent sunshine and a long growing season. The
the great domaines of Burgundy,
which have grown grapes in AVA boundaries encompass almost 7500 acres, but at present only about 100 acres are under vine.
limestone soil for centuries, he set The vineyards on Mount Harlan belong to one commercial winery: Calera Wine Company.
out in search of the perfect spot in ~wine-searcher.com
California to create wines unique
to the world but in the style of the
greatest wines of France. Site
selection was vital as he ventured Calera (Mt. Harlan) calerawine.com
off the grid to plant on the site of
an old limekiln in the Gavilan Calera Chardonnay Central Coast 2017 $228.00
Mountains of California's Calera Chardonnay Mt. Harlan 2016 (6pk) $228.00 94 WE, 93 WA, 93 VN, 91 W&S
Central Coast. In early 1974,
Josh Jensen purchased a high- Calera Chardonnay Mt. Harlan 2017 (6pk) $210.90
elevation parcel with a limestone Calera Viognier Mt. Harlan 2016 $190.00 90 WA
deposit of several million tons.
Located 100 miles south of San
Francisco and about 37 miles Calera Vin Gris of Pinot Noir Central Coast 2018 $210.90
inland from the Pacific Ocean, the
limestone-rich parcel is found
near Mt. Harlan in San Benito Calera Pinot Noir Central Coast 2017 $299.90 90 WE
County. Its elevation at 2,200 feet
above sea level makes it one of the Calera Pinot Noir de Villiers 2016 (6pk) $288.00 93 VN, 91 WE, 93 W&S
highest and coolest vineyard Calera Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard 2016 (6pk) $299.90 92 VN, 91WS
properties in California.
Calera Pinot Noir Jensen Vineyard 2016 (6pk) $438.00 94 W&S, 94 WE, 90 WS
Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard 2016 (6pk) $371.90 91 VN

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