Monterey's Santa Lucia Highlands: Realm of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Part I

The influence of geography and geology on vineyards, grapes and ultimately a bottle of wine is inestimable. In fact, geology and geography form the Alpha and the Omega of the biological foundation and agricultural process that in collaboration with weather -- born itself of geographical and stratospheric principles -- pump life into dormant vines, unfur…