Atop a fir- and redwood-rimmed knoll above the tiny hamlet of Ben Lomond lies a 4-acre pinot noir vineyard with a 280-degree perspective of the Santa Cruz Mountains, all the way to the coast.

2017 Mindego Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay ($48) From a small vineyard on the Santa Cruz side of the appellation, Mindego Ridge makes top-notch Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This white's ...

Jeffrey Patterson, winemaker at Mount Eden Vineyard, describes them as “more savory than sweet.” It’s a character that makes Santa Cruz Mountains pinots some of the most intriguing in the state.

Vineyards abound around this modestly sized California town, where visitors can admire classic Victorian architecture and the ...

Chris McGilvray, a Soquel-based filmmaker who grew up in Los Gatos, didn’t know much about wine when he got a ... that define winemaking in the Santa Cruz Mountains. “From an experiential ...

Interest in proud names like David Bruce and Santa Cruz Mountains Vineyard has faded into soft focus. Yet there is deeper interest percolating again. Which brings us to a spot a bit farther south ...

It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it became nearly synonymous with "white wine" in the U.S. Today, almost every wine-producing region ...

It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it became nearly synonymous with "white wine" in the U.S. Today, almost every wine-producing region ...