Pour, swirl, and savor.
More than a dozen tasting rooms sit within the walkable core of Carmel-by-the-Sea, pouring wines from the Santa Lucia Highlands, Carmel Valley and the coastal ridges above town. Most open by late morning, many stay open into the evening, and the Carmel Wine Walk passport makes it easy to sample several in an afternoon.
Scheid Vineyards farms more than a dozen vineyard sites across Monterey County, and its Carmel tasting room pours the full range from a single welcoming bar. Flights span crisp Albariño and Grüner Veltliner through Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir and reserve Cabernet. The spacious room hosts live music and seasonal events throughout the year.
Caraccioli Cellars is the Carmel stop for méthode champenoise sparkling wine, crafted from estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown in the Santa Lucia Highlands. The family-run tasting room on Dolores Street is one of the most elegant in the village, with a long marble bar and intimate lounge seating. Still wines round out the flight.
The Galante family's roots in Carmel run back to the town's founding, and Galante Vineyards opened the first tasting room in the village. The estate in Carmel Valley specializes in bold Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-style blends, poured in a rustic, cowboy-themed room that reflects the family's ranching heritage and easygoing hospitality.
Wrath Wines brings its Santa Lucia Highlands estate to a stylish tasting room on the ground floor of Carmel Plaza. The focus is vineyard-designated Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah from the San Saba Vineyard and neighboring sites, served in structured flights by a knowledgeable team. It is a convenient first stop while shopping on Ocean Avenue.
Albatross Ridge grows its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on a dramatic, fog-swept ridge just above Carmel, one of the coolest vineyard sites in California. The downtown tasting room pours these small-production, estate-grown wines in a relaxed, modern setting. Guests can also arrange private tours of the mountaintop vineyard with its sweeping Pacific views.
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Well over a dozen tasting rooms operate within the village's downtown blocks, most of them within a few minutes' walk of one another along Dolores, San Carlos and Ocean Avenue.
The Wine Walk by-the-Sea passport, sold through the Carmel Chamber of Commerce, bundles flights at participating downtown tasting rooms and never expires, so you can spread visits across several trips.
Monterey County is celebrated for cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Santa Lucia Highlands, along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and sparkling wines from Carmel Valley and the coastal hills.