More than 30 wineries—including ones not typically open to the public—will be showcased at the Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains Vintners’ Festival this weekend. The festival is by ...

This Santa Cruz wine tasting will cost you $10 and you can try six delicious wines, like Grenache and Pinot Noir, which have both won awards. Check the winery website for more info here.

The missions added brandy to the wine to make it palatable and called it Angelica wine. Mission Santa Cruz was established in 1791 but didn’t plant a vineyard until 1804 to 1807, ...

Vintner seeking the perfect grapes for the perfect wine. (Ross Eric Gibson collection) Pierre Sainsevain planted the first commercial orchard in Santa Cruz County in 1844. (Public domain) Wine ...

According to Santa Cruz County's latest crop report from 2020, the value of grapes was more than $4.8 million on about 670 acres of production. And more farmers are turning to late night harvesting.

Among consumers, the Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area (AVA) is one of the lesser-known wine regions of California. I’m trying to change that. In addition to breathtaking ocean and ...

The Santa Cruz Mountains are called “America’s Premier Mountain Appellation.” The AVA covers 480,000 acres with 70-plus wineries, over 200 small vineyards.