Monterey County, on California's Central Coast, is a relatively new addition to the United States' wine map. It was only in the 1960s that commercial-scale viticulture began to take off here, when the Salinas Valley became the place to plant vines on this stretch of the Californian coastline. The wide array of?terroir?means that a diverse range of wines are produced in the region, most notably from?Pinot Noir,?Chardonnay?and?Cabernet Sauvignon.