Salinas, California

SALINAS VALLEY VINEYARDS photo by Marilyn Barrett

Salinas Valley is Wine Country
Each afternoon and evening a cool breeze drawn from the Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean drops the Vineyard temperature, causing the coldest growing area in the US during the growing season. The very slow growing condition caused by chill temperatures is offset by a growing season in excess of eight months a year. With proper crop loading and careful farming, the deep rocky soil and long, slow ripening season intensify the varietal character and maintenance of good acid with high sugars.
-- from an interview with Doug Meador, Ventana Vineyards

While in Salinas, visit the Steinbeck House

Steinbeck House, the Victorian birthplace and childhood home of John Steinbeck, and the setting for East of Eden, was restored and decorated with original period furnishings and photographs. The Valley Guild, a volunteer women's organization, serves lunch at the Steinbeck House to raise funds. For more information and lunch reservations at Steinbeck House, call 831/424-2735. Steinbeck House is about 20 minutes from Monterey by car. Visit the Steinbeck Center Foundation's collection of Steinbeck memorabilia. 371 Main Street, Salinas. Call 831/753-6411.

The City of Salinas

Salinas is a growing, dynamic city located in the heart of the Monterey Bay Region on U.S. Highway 101, approximately 100 miles south of San Francisco, 15 miles east of Monterey and Carmel, 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean with easy access to Highway 1 and the magnificent Big Sur Coastline.

The climate is moderate with a year-round mean temperature of 55 degrees. Salinas is the Monterey County Seat, a major agricultural center, home to more than 100 industrial and manufacturing facilities, and the retail and wholesale trade center for the region.
Source: Salinas PD

Salinas Hotels & Motels

Recommended Stay at the Courtyard Salinas Monterey in Salinas Valley close to vineyards, wineries, 19.5 miles northeast of Monterey.

John Steinbeck, man about town in Salinas, Pacific Grove & Monterey, received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. "...for his realistic as well as imaginative writings, distinguished by a sympathetic humor and a keen social perception."

Salinas Old Town was the first shopping area for Salinas, the city billed as "the nation's salad bowl". On Main Street, you'll find restored historic buildings, shops and cafés.

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