Pinot Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
pan-seared scallops, roast chicken, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Scheid Vineyards' Pinot Blanc is a brilliant showcase of Monterey County's cool-climate viticulture. Grown in the wind-swept, cold-soaked vineyards of the Salinas Valley—where the deep submarine canyon of Monterey Bay funnels chilly air and fog daily—this wine benefits from an exceptionally long growing season. Pinot Blanc, a genetic mutation of Pinot Noir, has a storied history in Europe but finds a unique, vibrant expression in Monterey's gravelly loam soils. Scheid utilizes gentle pressing and cold fermentation in stainless steel to preserve the grape's delicate orchard fruit aromas and bright acidity, avoiding heavy oak influence to let the pure, crisp terroir of the estate shine through.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1972 by pioneer Al Scheid, Scheid Vineyards began as an ambitious viticultural venture in southern Monterey County, initially supplying fruit to major California wineries before evolving into a vertically integrated estate wine producer. Spanning more than 3,000 acres across a 70-mile expanse of the Salinas Valley—encompassing microclimates across the Monterey, Arroyo Seco, and Hames Valley AVAs—the estate leverages thermal diurnal shifts driven by maritime winds off Monterey Bay. Viticulture balances alluvial gravel, decomposed granite, and clay-loam soils across twelve distinct ranch sites, farmed under SIP Certified and Certified California Sustainable standards, with the winery fully powered by an onsite wind turbine. Winemaking prioritizes varietal clarity, tension, and texture across an eclectic portfolio, celebrated for vibrant Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, aromatic Viognier, racy Dry Riesling, and rare regional white bottlings such as Petit Manseng and Roussanne.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Blanc