Soledad is a town in Monterey County, California, United States. The population was 11,263 at the 2000 census.

The town is located near the original Spanish mission, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, founded on October 9, 1791 by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, the thirteenth mission in the California mission chain.

Soledad is located in one of the premiere wine grape growing regions of California with over twenty vineyards and wineries within a thirty mile radius, several of which have tasting rooms and offer a wide selection of wines for sale. Some of the Vineyards and Wineries located nearby are Chalone, Scheid, Paraiso Vineyards, Hahn Estates Smith & Hook, San Saba, J.Lohr, Kendall-Jackson, Ventana, Hess Select, Estancia, The Michaud Vineyard, and Graff Family Vineyards.

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