De Tierra Vineyards — Attraction in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Jeff Meacham (De Tierra owner) knows how to make wonderful wine using sustainable practices, and he also knows superior hospitality. We met Jeff when searching for a Carmel location to hold a welcome event for our daughter’s wedding. We needed a space that could accommodate 130 people and unfortunately De Tierra can only hold about 60 people. Rather than just telling us sorry, Jeff found another local restaurant, Mission Bistro, to co-host the larger event. Together they brought great wine and food, and our entire party thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Prior to the event, Jeff hosted my wife for a wine tasting where he was able to curate a wonderful selection of wines including the “Coco” Rescue Blend, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio and a sparkling Brut. Each of the wines were amazing and we have gotten great reviews from all of our guests. If you are visiting Carmel it is well worth stopping by De Tierra’s tasting room and try it for yourself. If you are looking to host a wine tasting event, reach out to Jeff and his team as they do an...

Spontaneously stopped in Carmel during our hours long roadtrip back home to buy a bottle of any red wine. This was the 1st Winery/Wine Tasting room I saw on the map. I’m glad we stopped. My mother bought 2 bottles of their red wines, a Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, I believe, which she and her friends LOVED! Since the rest of us were not drinking that day, we werefixated on finding a good place to eat. The kind lady at De Tierra provided me and others in my family with several restaurants recommendations. She was gracious in helping us figure out what type of cuisine we were craving and gave her personal favorites for each. The Italian/French restaurants she recommended did NOT disappoint! Since we parked in front of her wine tasting room and passed it on our way back, she stopped us before we could let her know that we LOVED her recommendation and were grateful that she took the time to share this with us. Thank you ma’am for taking the time to...

Really enjoyed this spot during my visit to Carmel! I had been looking through many different places to choose from for wine tastings and I’m glad I went with this option. Reasonably priced and friendly/knowledgeable staff, he was able to answer all of our questions and help us make the right choice for a bottle we were looking to purchase. Would love to come back if I’m in Carmel again! The only disappointment was that we wanted to get the charcuterie board but it wasn’t available when we were there, though the gentleman offered an alternative to us where food is delivered from a restaurant across the street from the menu of appetizers (my memory is a bit foggy as my visit was in December, so I may have explained this part incorrectly). However it wasn’t that big of a deal! Would’ve just been a plus.

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