In the pine, fir and redwood covered Santa Lucia Mountains in Monterey County, you’ll find the prestigious Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, where over 930 hectares of vineyards are planted, some as high as 1,200 feet above sea level. The mornings there are chilly, with fog and breezes coming over from Monterey Bay, but the sun shines warmly in the afternoons onto swathes of berries, ripening them steadily and slowly to lock-in complex layers of flavours and aromas. This incredible micro-climate ensures the ideal conditions for excellent cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and the Sleepy Hollow Vineyard is one of the most renowned places for it. Owned by Talbott Vineyards, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard was once named by Wine Enthusiast Magazine as a California Grand Cru because of the exceptionally high quality of the grapes.