Each spring, the Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans host a wine tasting gala and fundraiser to benefit a local Monterey County non-profit. This event gathers the preeminent producers of the Santa Lucia Highlands for an afternoon of delicious wine, gourmet delicacies from the area’s finest restaurants and food producers, a silent auction that benefits a local charity, live music, and more. More than 30 vintners personally pour their most sought-after Santa Lucia Highlands bottlings, paired with bites by chefs from exceptional Monterey Peninsula restaurants like Basil Carmel, Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley Ranch, La Balena, and the Monterey Plaza Hotel.