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Day: July 2, 2026

Before the Picking Begins: A Late-Summer Portrait of the Santa Lucia Highlands

Ripening pinot noir clusters hanging on the vine

In the weeks before harvest, the Santa Lucia Highlands reach their most beautiful moment — fog off Monterey Bay, wind through the benchlands, fruit hanging heavy. A drive up River Road, written as a standing invitation.

Carmel Life & Times

EST. 1997

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