Vine Hill Winery

Owners	Nick Guerrero
Winemaker	Sal Godinez
Address	2300 Jarvis Road, Santa Cruz, CA
Phone	(831) 427-0436
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First Vintage	2004
Current production

History

Vine Hill Vineyard, on Jarvis Road has continuously had grapes since 1863. During the 1960s it was was owned by David Bruce and was planted to some very old Zinfandel vines that were not producing much. David Bruce had the vineyard replanted to Pinot Noir in 1969/1970 before eventually selling the property to Ken Burnap, who founded the Santa Cruz Mountains Wineryin 1974.

In 2003 Ken retired from the business. He sold the business, equipment and inventory to Jeff Emery, who had been part of the winery since 1979, but Jeff couldn't afford the vineyards and properties too; they were bought by Nick Guerrero who renamed the property Vine Hill Vineyards.

Vine Hill Winery produce primarily Pinot Noir, which are marketed under the label "Gatos Locos" (Crazy Cats). The 30+ year old Pinot vines have since been replanted.

Wines

Gatos Locos Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains Gatos Locos Pinot Noir, Carneros Gatos Locos Syrah, Lodi Gatos Locos Chardonnay, Lodi