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...When the freshwater lake that gave La Laguna its name dried up, and the pirates who encouraged its founders to site the city deep inland stopped marauding, the commercial focus moved east to Santa Cruz,...
...This should age rather well.£48.50 Haynes Hanson & Clark Kutch, Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 Santa Cruz Mountains 13%From 45 year-old vines in the mountains above Silicon Valley....
...A more recent — and controversial — arrival has been Rhys Vineyards, a producer that was initially established by burgundy-loving venture capitalist Kevin Harvey in the Santa Cruz Mountains above Silicon...
...Today, they buy from a total of 15 vineyards all over Sonoma, Napa, Lake County to the north of Napa and the Santa Cruz mountains....
...The Robert Mondavi Winery, the first operation of any size to break ground there since Prohibition, has just celebrated its half century....
...The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association now has more than 60 members....
...Tasting notes on JancisRobinson.com ——————————————- Jancis’s favourites 18/20 ● Ridge, Monte Bello 1997 Santa Cruz Mountains 17.5/20 ● Corison, Kronos Vineyard 2010, St Helena 17/20 ● Anakota, Helena...
...The second, earlier-maturing wine labelled Santa Cruz Mountains Estate is a steal. The average alcohol level of these wines over the past 10 years has been just over 13 per cent....
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