Al Scheid first saw untapped potential in Monterey County in 1972 when the wine region was in its infancy. What started as a grape growing operation that sold 100% of its production to other wineries today has evolved into a grapes-to-glass family business, and all produced with 100% renewable electricity, The Ranch 32 Chardonnay hails from the family's Elm and Scheid vineyards, two rolling sites on the western shelf of the Salinas Valley below the Santa Lucia Mountains in the Arroyo Seco AVA. The climate at both properties is influenced by the cool afternoon winds that sweep down the Salinas Valley every afternoon from the Monterey Bay. With nutrient-rich shaly loam soils, this is great terroir for both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.