Thursday, August 20, 4 pm PT/7 pm ET on Zoom
August 11, 2026 (Santa Lucia Highlands, CA) — The 2026 winegrape harvest in California may be the earliest on record, and growers and winemakers from the Santa Lucia Highlands will be live with a virtual harvest update Thursday, August 20, at 4 pm PT on Zoom. Pop a cork and bring your questions as growers and winemakers share the highs and lows of the 2026 season in Monterey County and beyond.
Growers Adam Franscioni of ROAR Wines and Steve McIntyre of McIntyre Family Wines will walk through what this season’s cool coastal climate, wind, and fog have meant for the vintage, from bud break to this week’s picks. Then winemakers Adam Lee of Clarice Wine Company, Moret Chavez of Moret Brealynn Wines, and Jim McCabe of Bernardus will take it from vineyard to cellar, talking crush decisions, fermentation, and what they’re seeing in the tanks so far. Expect an unfiltered look at what harvest looks like in SLH and beyond this year: yields, ripeness calls, curveballs, and the decisions happening daily in the vineyard and winery. Bring your questions. This is a live conversation, not a webinar.
Registration for this online event is free at this link: https://bit.ly/2026HarvestUpdate. Visit the Santa Lucia Highlands online at www.santaluciahighlands.com for more information.
About the Santa Lucia Highlands
The Santa Lucia Highlands is one of the crown jewels of California viticulture, growing and producing some of the state’s best cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah. The appellation encompasses 5,000 acres of vineyards planted on the elevated, windy terraces of the Santa Lucia Mountain range near the Monterey Bay. The region’s unique winegrowing character was recognized with official A.V.A. status in 1991. With generations of family farming, innovation, and sustainability as our legacy, our growers and vineyards have earned their place among the world’s most prestigious names for appellation and single-vineyard cool-climate varieties.
Formed in 2005, the Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans is a non-profit association of vineyards and wineries that grow grapes or use the appellation’s fruit to craft their vintage releases.
