www.montereycountynow.com JUNE 12-18, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 39 CHILL For those opting for something other than a glass of wine or a full tasting flight, Scheid Vineyards now offers a spritzer using one of their own wines. “It’s very casual,” says tasting room manager Ralph Romero. “If someone [in a group] doesn’t want to do a full flight, then they’re not just sitting with an empty glass.” The spritzer is two ounces of a red wine topped with two ounces of blood orange-flavored San Pellegrino soda, garnished with an edible dried orange. Romero notices that guests often leave the orange and says he’s disappointed when they don’t finish it. “We wanted something fun and fruity,” he says. The wine that is used to make the spritzer is the 2020 Odd Lot Red—a field blend that’s predominantly Zinfandel. But Romero says that they plan to switch up the wine in the spritzer every two months. For Scheid director of hospitality Stefani Chaney, offering spritzers is strategic to expanding the Greenfield-based winery’s customer base. She acknowledges that fewer people—particularly younger generations—are drinking wine. Alleviating the intimidation, and perhaps snobbiness, of a full wine flight with something fun and bubbly is perfect. Odd Lot Red’s alcohol—14.8 percent—and astringent tannins are toned down nicely by the blood orange and dried orange garnish. The team at Scheid is continuing to experiment with other wines though and this spritzer will change to a new release in July. Scheid Vineyards, San Carlos and 7th, Carmel. 626-9463, scheidvineyards.com. Odd Mod Scheid Vineyards offers spritzers made with their own wines as an alternative to tastings. By Sloan Campi SEND IDEAS TO: chill@montereycountynow.com SLOAN CAMPI Voted BEST Appetizer/Small Plates ’24 Locals’ Favorite: Weekly Specials & Patio Dining Tapas Happy Hour, 4:30–6pm | Dinner starting at 4:30pm Brunch Saturday & Sunday 9am–1:30pm | Open for Breakfast daily Reservations recommended 831-375-0176. estebanrestaurant.com Adjacent to Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa | 700 Munras Ave., Monterey Easter Sunday Brunch April 20, 9am-2pm VALIDATED PARKING 136 OLIVIER ST. MONTEREY NEAR OLD FISHERMAN’S WHARF (831) 644-9007 WWW.BENIHANA.COM OPEN DAILY FOR LUNCH AND DINNER EXPERIENCE THE ORIGINAL Make Father’s Day Weekend Reservations Ted Cheeseman is co-founder and director of Happywhale, a research collaboration and citizen science platform that is transforming data science for tracking individual whales. Ted will present information about how AI technology helps to track and identify whales to learn how ocean conditions impact whale behavior. FREE TALK • OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Wednesday, June 18 Doors open 7pm • Presentation 7:30pm Hopkins Marine Station, Boatworks Auditorium, 120 Oceanview Blvd, Pacific Grove www.acsmb.org • 831-214-1016 A Talk with Ted SEASIDE’S FINEST THIN CRUST PIZZA SOURDOUGH PIZZA SALADS &CALZONES • • DRAFT BEER • • DINE-IN, TAKE-OUT 720 BROADWAY AVE. SEASIDE 831-899-1762 DELIVERY AVAILABLE
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