Wine on the beach: a look at Mendocino's Pacific Star.(winery in Mendocino County, CA)(Company Profile)

When Sally Ottoson says her wine really rocks, she isn't kidding. Perched on the rugged Mendocino County coastline, Pacific Star's barrels get a natural bump and grind action from the 20-foot high waves that send water crashing and booming into the cliffs just yards away from the winery.

Billed as the "westernmost winery in the Americas," Ottoson's 22-acre spread is a most unusual winery property, an exquisite piece of heaven framed by drop-dead gorgeous blue skies, whitecapped water and a curve of dramatic rock formations that have sent many an unlucky logging ship to…