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Santa Cruz Cabernet Proliferates
Jancis Robinson
June 2025
Santa Cruz Wine Tasting Guide: 14 Best Wineries, Itineraries & Travel Tips
whimsysoul.com
June 2025
Los Gatos-based Rhys Vineyards stretches into Sonoma for new vintage
Mercury News
May 2025
Big Scores + Great New Wines for Spring
Edible Monterey Bay
April 2025
Grape Escape: Discoveries Old and New at The SCMWA Grand Tasting
Edible Monterey Bay
April 2025
The Santa Cruz Mountains: The 2023s, 2022s, and 2021s
Jeb Dunnuck
April 2025
10 Reasons to Take a California Wine Trip Along the San Andreas Fault Line
Food & Wine Magazine
March 2025
Santa Cruz’s Dreamiest Wine Trail Features Rolling Hills, Celebrated Wines, And Sun-Drenched Patios
Islands.com
March 2025
Your next great bottle of wine might come from this under-the-radar California region
LA Times
January 2025
Grape Escape: Organic Viticulture in The Santa Cruz Mountains
Edible Monterey Bay
January 2025
Top Wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains
International Wine Review
November 2024
Santa Cruz Mountains – The Chameleon
Vinous
October 2024
Grape Escape: Exploring Elevation in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Edible Monterey Bay
October 2024
Grapes yield a bountiful harvest this year amidst big changes for the wine industry
Los Gatan
September 2024
In Memoriam: Sparkling Wine Master Barry Jackson
Edible Monterey Bay
September 2024
Quality Over Quantity in the Rugged Santa Cruz Mountains
SOMM TV Magazine
June 2024
California: The Undervalued and Overperforming Santa Cruz Mountains
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2024
California: Exploring Obsession at Rhys Vineyards
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2024
California: Four Decades of Mount Eden Vineyards
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2024
Tasting Grandly At Saratoga’s Mountain Winery
Edible Monterey Bay
March 2024
Laurie Love on Wine: Cabrillo’s Perfect Pair and Surf City Wine Walk set for June debut
Lookout Santa Cruz
March 2024
Taste wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains at Saratoga event
The Mercury News
March 2024
What Not to Miss at Grand Wine Tasting at Mountain Winery, March 24
Edible Monterey Bay
March 2024
Left Bend Winery: Cycling and Vino
GoodTimes Santa Cruz
January 2024
R.H. Drexel: On the Road: The Invigorating Wines of Santa Cruz Mountains
Jeb Dunnuck
January 2024
In Praise of Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay: Madson Wines
Edible Monterey Bay
January 2024
Laurie Love on Wine: The trials, tribulations and inspiration of 2023 in the vineyard
Lookout Santa Cruz
January 2024
How an early NASA test pilot launched a Saratoga winery
San Jose Mercury News
January 2024
Lessons of Resilience and Hope at McHenry Vineyard
Edible Monterey Bay
January 2024
R.H. Drexel’s Top 50 Wines of 2023
Jed Dunnuck
November 2023
Santa Cruz Mountains – California’s Hidden Gem
Vinous
November 2023
Gali Debuts First Wines Made by Former Ridge Winemaker
Edible Monterey Bay
November 2023
Laurie Love on Wine: A corker in Corralitos, Scotts Valley’s Saison in the sun & wine walks ahead
Lookout Santa Cruz
November 2023
Laurie Love on Wine: Harvest frenzy
Lookout Santa Cruz
October 2023
A bountiful fall: 23 foodie events happening in Santa Cruz County this month
Lookout Santa Cruz
October 2023
Late harvest finally underway in Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz Sentinel
October 2023