Historical Wineries - scmwine/Wineries GitHub Wiki
This list covers wineries from the Santa Cruz Mountains area that are now believed to be closed or no longer producing, or have changed their names. It also includes brand names used by local wineries.
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| Winery | Status / Notes |
|---|---|
| Mission Santa Clara Vineyard | 1798-1800s - Foundational Santa Clara Valley viticulture |
| Mission Santa Cruz Vineyard | 1804-1807 - First Santa Cruz Mountains viticulture |
| Pellier Family Vineyards | 1854 - French grape imports, germplasm source for valley |
| John Burns / Ben Lomond Vineyard | 1853 - First commercial Santa Cruz County vineyard |
| Winery | Status / Notes |
|---|---|
| Jarvis Brothers Vineyard | 1850s-1879 - Became Villa Fontenay, later SCMV site |
| Villa Fontenay | 1879-1895 - Mel family era, foreclosed |
| Etha Hill / Etta Hill | 1883-1889 - John A. Stewart, failed venture |
| Mare Vista Winery | 1883-1939 - Survived Prohibition |
| Santa Cruz Mountain Wine Company | 1887-1899 - Sold to Ben Lomond Wine Company |
| Ben Lomond Wine Company | ~1880-1902 - Consolidated SC Mountain Wine Co |
| Winery | Status / Notes |
|---|---|
| Colombano Winery | 1913-1945 - Became Pedrizzetti Winery |
| Uvas Winery | 1916-1932 - Became Bonesio Brothers Winery |
| Bonesio Brothers Winery | 1932-1976 - Became Kirigin Cellars |
| Winery | Status / Notes |
|---|---|
| AHLGREN | Closed |
| ALEXANDER CELLARS | Closed in 2009 |
| ALMADEN VINEYARDS | Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| ARATA | See Montallegro Vineyards - Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| ASHLY VINEYARD | Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| BALMASEDA WINERY | Closed |
| BEAR CREEK VINEYARD COMPANY | Closed |
| BRUZZONE FAMILY VINEYARDS | Closed |
| CAMEL HILL VINEYARD | Now a grower only |
| CHANCE CREEK VINEYARDS | Grower only |
| CONGRESS SPRINGS | See Savannah-Chanelle - Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| CONROTTO WINERY | 1690 Hecker Pass Road, Gilroy - Closed in 2001 |
| CRESCINI WINES | Closed in 2000 |
| CRONIN VINEYARDS | Last vintage 2000 - Closed in 2007 |
| DEVLIN WINE CELLARS | Closed in 2000 |
| DETTAMANTI VINEYARDS | Now a grower only |
| DRAGONFLY CELLARS | See Odonata - Active |
| FELTON EMPIRE | See Hallcrest - Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| FLEMING JENKINS VINEYARDS & WINERY | Closed |
| GEMELLO WINERY | See Obester - Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| GENEROSA WINERY | Closed in 2009 |
| J.H. GENTILI WINES | Believed Closed |
| GIRETTI WINERY | Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| GLENWOOD OAKS WINERY | See also Skov Winery - Closed |
| HEART'S FIRE WINERY | Closed |
| KLEIN VINEYARDS | Produced from 1985-1990 - Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| LA ROCHELLE WINERY | Closed |
| LONEN WINES | Closed |
| MARIANA VINEYARD | See Savannah-Chanelle - Closed in 1996 |
| MESA | Marketing Label - Not used since 1994 |
| NICASIO VINEYARD | Closed |
| NOVITIATE | See Testarossa |
| NOVITIATE WINERY | Historic (closed pre-2000) |
| OBESTER WINERY | See LA NEBBIA |
| OLIVER CURTIS | Closed in 2003 |
| PETER FRANCIS CELLARS | See Domenico - Believed Closed |
| PIETRA SANTA WINERY | Closed |
| RAPAZZINI WINERY | Closed |
| RIXFORD | Operated in the 1880s - Closed |
| SAGEBRUSH WINERY | Closed |
| SALAMANDRE WINE CELLARS | Closed |
| SANSANKA CELLARS | Closed in 2007 |
| SAPID WINES | See JASON STEPHENS |
| SARATOGA HILLS VINTNERS | Closed in 2002 |
| SARATOGA OAKS | Believed Closed |
| SCHEVE LINK WINERY | Company name - See Heart's Fire |
| SHERRILL CELLARS | Closed in 1995 |
| SILVERTIP VINEYARDS | Closed |
| SIEMPRE WINERY | Company name - See Travieso |
| SKOV | Closed in 2012 |
| SPRING RIDGE | Marketing Brand - See Varner - Occasionally active |
| STROTH HALL CELLARS | Closed |
| SUNRISE WINERY | See Picchetti - Closed |
| THOMAS KRUSE WINERY | Closed |
| THUNDER MOUNTAIN WINERY | Closed in 2003 |
| TROQUATO VINEYARDS | Closed |
| VARNER WINE | Moved out of area - now in Sonoma Coast |
| VILLE DE MONMARTRE | See Savannah-Chanelle - Closed |
| VINE HILL | Closed in 2012 |
| VINH-REBHAHN VINEYARDS | See Glenwood Oaks, Skov Winery |
| WINDHOVER |
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