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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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An early Winter Wonderland greets visitors to Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers & Wineries

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

An early December snow has created a winter wonderland at wineries high in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Snowball fights have been witnessed along Highway...
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Holiday gift shopping made easy with award winning Santa Cruz Mountains Wines

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Now that the holidays are here, it seems that the time just melts away. Thanksgiving with all of its fun and wonderful wine pairings is past, and...
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SCMWA Passport Day offers an excellent opportunity to discover the perfect wine for the season

This coming SCMWA Passport Saturday, November 12, you might discover a new favorite wine, or that wine gem (or wine gems) to bring to the next series...
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There is so much to see and do at 2nd Saturday Los Gatos

Downtown Los Gatos was bustling this last Saturday, November 14. Holiday shoppers were out window-shopping and – based on the very full shopping...
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River Run Vintners joins the Winemaker Wednesday series at Shadowbrook Restaurant

Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola launched it’s annual Winemaker Wednesday series in October, with Black Ridge Vineyard, Odonata, Clos LaChance...
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Wine examiners visit Cellar Door Café, Linwood’s and declare SC Restaurant Week a success

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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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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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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An update on a romantic restaurant wine dinner in Los Gatos

Restaurant James Randall is working to position itself as the perfect local venue for an intimate and creative wine event. So far, it's looking pretty...
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