The Santa Cruz Mountains wine region, historically overshadowed by its redwood forests, is experiencing a resurgence thanks to a new generation of winemakers. These producers are crafting exceptional wines with minimal intervention, lower alcohol content, and a unique elegance, drawing attention from sommeliers and wine enthusiasts across the country.
The Santa Cruz Mountain range — as far as its wines go — is shrouded in relative obscurity despite its rich history and undeniable potential. But there are signs that the region might finally be emerging from behind the shadows of its California redwoods, bay laurels and Douglas firs. In a late-’70s TV commercial, celebrity Orson Welles famously assured viewers that Paul Masson would “sell no wine before its time.
Plantings are so sparse that the “Oxford Companion to Wine” gives the region only brief mention, calling it “a light dusting of freckles on a long, lopsided bony body.” For some, the seclusion fits squarely with the maverick spirit that drew them to these mountains. The same remoteness has contributed to the region's hushed profile.
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