Organizations

• Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Associationis a trade organisation representing many of the growers and vintners in the area.

• Viticulture Association of the Santa Cruz Mountainsis a similar association, open to viticulturists in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

• Wineries of Santa Clara Valleyrepresents the valley winemakers.

• San Benito County Wine Grower's Associationcovers the area immediately south of the Santa Clara Valley AVA Books and Publications

• Mountain Vines, Mountain Wines, a recent book about the wineries of Santa Cruz Mountains. It's a glossy coffee-table book that's about 7 years old and somewhat incomplete. Published by Mountain Vines

• Vineyards in the Sky, a biography of the late Martin Rayby his second wife,Eleanor Ray. Published by Mountain Vines

• Like Modern Edensby Charles L Sullivandocuments the history of the area. It reads like a PhD thesis at times, and concentrates much more on the earlier days, but there's a lot of interesting information. Internet Forums

• VinoCellar- for some reason this forum has tended to attract a higher proportion of Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley residents and enthusiasts.

• WinoDepot- a small but growing forum featuring participation from many current winemakers, though mostly in Napa and Sonoma.

• Wine Spectator- the magazine hosts a popular and free forum.

• Robert Parker- the Wine Advocate also hosts a popular, free forum. Web Sites

• Cellartrackeris a site that allows you to keep track of your wines. Includes a library of tasting notes by other users.

• Wine-Searcher.comtracks the availability of countless wines at thousands of retailers and auction houses.

• Appellation Americais a "communications and publications enterprise" promoting the growing number of distinct winegrowing regions in the USA. Has significant entries on the SCM/SCV AVAs and also retails wines from those AVAs.

• California Coast Winesis a blog that focuses on the wines of the coast, particularly those of Santa Clara Valley. Winemakers and Consultants

• DeVine Consultantsprovide various services including installation and maintenance of home vineyards and assistance with home winemaking.

• Two Gringosoffers a similar service.

• Conradois a home builder that also installs vineyards See also

• The Napa Wine Project- a similar project that aims to catalog all currently producing wineries within the Napa Valley.

• Internet Wayback Machine- a phenomenal resource that archives now deleted web pages.

• From Ground to Glass- a documentary about the filmmakers first winemaking experience. Beautifully shot and informative. Contains many winemakers interviews, including Paul Draper, David Gates, Ryan Beauregard.