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June Smith is a retired owner and co-founder of the award winning Roudon-Smith Winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. She is now a freelance writer with dozens of food, wine and travel feature articles to her credit. Beginning with late husband Jim Smith and Bob and Annamaria Roudon as one of the “Pioneers of Wine” in California, June has worked tirelessly to promote the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains. She has served as a judge for the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association (SCMWA) commercial wine competition. Contact her. Jerry, a published author and expert in wine sales, has enjoyed living here in the Santa Cruz area for over 20 years. His knowledge of the winemakers, the wineries, and the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains continues to grow. As he has often been heard to say, “The more I learn, the less I know. And, that’s what makes it fun!” Contact him

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Pino Alto Restaurant at the Cabrillo College Sesnon House features December winemaker dinner

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Winemaker Dinner with Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard at Cabrillo College Sesnon House A four-course winemaker dinner featuring Jeff Emery will take...
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Santa Cruz Mountains Fall Passport event features over fifty wineries

Friday, October 30th, 2009 · 1 comment

Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m, premium mountain wineries from Half Moon Bay to Gilroy will open their doors to Passport...
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Santa Cruz wineries make clever use of social networking tools and tactics.

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Silver Mountain Vineyards, Roudon-Smith Winery and the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association are but only a few who announce their news and...
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Wine examiners visit Cellar Door Café, Linwood’s and declare SC Restaurant Week a success

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Succumbing to the lure of Santa Cruz Restaurant Week, the wine examiners took full advantage of specially priced meals at two not-to-be-missed...
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Santa Cruz Mountains winemakers recount memories of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

On October 17, 1989, in the midst of the grape harvest, most of the Santa Cruz Mountains winemakers were just completing a busy work day when the...
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Silicon Valley Restaurant Week continues a new found tradition

Today marks the beginning of Silicon Valley Restaurant Week (SVRW). Since early August this year, a resurgence of people are getting out and about...
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Mid-harvest storm threatens and sends a call to action

There's a storm coming A tropical storm that hit in Asia over a week ago, is heavily impacting winegrowers on the West Coast of the US. You say,...
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SC Wine Examiners visit Bonny Doon’s Cellar Door Café during Santa Cruz Restaurant Week

Upon entering the dining area, customers may choose from seating at two tables for eight, a larger table for 12, four tables for two, or eight stools...
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The annual wine harvest is party time

Wine harvest festivals are where it's at! Fall is here, and with that the annual crush is in full swing, and Fall festivals are everywhere! A...
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Winemaker cooking class and dinner with Richard Alfaro of Alfaro Family Vineyards

Winemaker Dinner with Richard Alfaro of Alfaro Family Vineyards - Friday, October 9th from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Be part of a five-course winemaker dinner...
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