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Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center Presents "The Gift Of Art"

slvnews wrote 2 days ago: Handcrafted gifts by local San Lorenzo Valley artists will be on sale beginning Sunday through Decem … more →

Tags: Ben Lomond, Events, San Lorenzo Valley, Art

Trail Campsites in the Santa Cruz Mountains Backcountry "closed" for Winter 2009-2010?

amyalone wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m so very disappointed. For my 3rd Wedding Anniversary, Aaron and I were going to spend a fe … more →

Tags: Hiking, Trail News, trails, California, Nature, State Parks, Trip, Travel, big basin

New Troubles for Brookdale Lodge Owner

slvnews wrote 1 month ago: First it was garbage, then building permit problems, then the fire, then he had the Hell’s Ang … more →

Tags: Brookdale, SLVNN

Bear Creek Redwoods: Hiking Among Giants

Paul Ringgold wrote 1 month ago: Paul Ringgold, Director of Land Stewardship Recently, I joined a group of POST staff and supporters … more →

Tags: land stewardship, Peninsula, Redwoods, Timber Harvest

2005 Sensorium Wines Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon1 comment

thewinespies wrote 2 months ago: Mission Codename: The Sensorium Emporium – Part Two Operative: Agent White Objective: Return to Sens … more →

Tags: California, Cabernet Sauvignon

A Lil' Name-Check In The News For Ridge! -or- A Lovely Article About Our Appellation!

christopherwatkins wrote 3 months ago: Lovely article in the paper the other day about wine producers in the Santa Cruz Mountains; if you … more →

Tags: Monte Bello, Press Reviews, Contra Costra Times, Jessica Yadegaran

Santa Cruz Wildfire Continues to Burn1 comment

kreuzer33 wrote 3 months ago: A wildfire just north of Santa Cruz, California, has scorched more than 5,000 acres and hundreds of … more →

Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kennedy, wildfire, California Fire, California wildfire, Santa Cruz, Bonny Doon, swanton, Shriver

Wildfire Near Santa Cruz Grows

kreuzer33 wrote 3 months ago: A wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, here in California, has prompted the mandatory evacuation of … more →

Tags: wildfire, bay area fire, California Fire, Santa Cruz, santa cruz fire, Bonny Doon, Braemore, swanton, Davenport

A Separate Place4 comments

coastroad wrote 3 months ago: A friend lent me his copy of A Separate Place, with text by Charles Jones and black-and-white photog … more →

Tags: photos, Literature, History, San Gregorio, Pescadero, San Gregorio Store, la Honda, Bellvale, CA SR 84

Jancis Robinson said it well...

justindock wrote 3 months ago: In her recent post acclaimed wine writer Jancis Robinson shared a few important facts and ancillary … more →

Tags: jancis robinson, john ash, Merlot, Russian River, Alexander Valley

A Musical Evening Of Wine, A Wine-Full Evening Of Music!

christopherwatkins wrote 5 months ago: I had the great pleasure of spending Thursday evening at decarolis design & marketing in San Jos … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Chardonnay, Events & Photographs, Food & Wine Pairing, Petit Verdot, Rhône varietals, Viticultural Salmagundi, Wine and Jazz

Ridge Montebello1 comment

fromabuick6 wrote 5 months ago: Montebello is perched in the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Silicon Valley.  Many of the world’s m … more →

Tags: Producers, American Oak, Montebello, Ridge

The long and winding road...2 comments

Anne H. Putnam wrote 5 months ago: thaaaat led, to our campsite, was oh so harrowing… i almost lost my mind. Ok ok, I’ll st … more →

Tags: Personal Life, boys, Bosom Buddies, writing, San Francisco Days, Travel, Pain, Friends, Life After College

93 Is The Magic Number: 2007 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate Chardonnay Receives 93 Points From Wine Spectator!2 comments

christopherwatkins wrote 6 months ago: Well, this is probably a bit anti-climatic now, as I already gave away the punch line in the title o … more →

Tags: Chardonnay, Press Reviews, Tasting Notes, James Laube, Wine Ratings, wine spectator

RIDGE In The Round: The RIDGE Round Table Reviews The 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate1 comment

christopherwatkins wrote 6 months ago: First, the facts: My compatriots for this edition of RIDGE In The Round were Peter Yaninek, Sam Howl … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Tasting Notes, Tasting Rooms

PS: RE: The 06' Santa Cruz Mountains Estate - A Story About Cheese!

christopherwatkins wrote 7 months ago: I just remembered, I actually had one other opportunity to taste this wine recently (the new 2006 Ri … more →

Tags: Food & Wine Pairing, Cowgirl Creamery, food pairing, Wine and Cheese

The Weekend At Monte Bello: 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate To Be Poured!

christopherwatkins wrote 7 months ago: We’re looking particularly forward to this weekend’s tasting menu, as we’ll be pou … more →

Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Tasting Notes, Tasting Rooms, Eric Baugher, Monte Bello

Fall Creek Park in Felton/Truck Trail/South Ridge

sparkyharlan wrote 8 months ago: Hike description:  8-9 miles, 1500 feet climbing.  3.75 hours. This hike starts from Felton’s … more →

Tags: Hiking, hiking in Felton, hiking in Santa Cruz County, hiking in Santa Cruz Mountains, Travel, walking in Felton, Fall Creek High School Trail, Fall Creek Park in Felton, Fall Creek Truck Trail

Pucker Up! Its citrus time16 comments

oysterculture wrote 8 months ago: oranges and lemons - Spring is here! Spring + citrus are synonymous to me.  The bright colors of the … more →

Tags: Food, India, united states, France, México, recipe, Italy, Japan, China


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