Welcome to Surf City Vintners!
The Surf City Vintners collective of micro-boutique wineries, numbering a dozen, has made Santa Cruz a vibrant mecca for wine tasting. An urban renewal project has turned former warehouse space into a hip, trendy destination. The individual wineries are in close proximity on the Westside of Santa Cruz on Ingalls Street, Swift Street, and the Old Sash Mill. Meet and talk with the winemakers!
Learn more about wine from the master winemakers of the Surf City Vintners at Surf City Wine University. Sip wine with the winemakers in their wineries and tasting rooms. Casual and fun.
Classes Sunday afternoons starting October 9, 2011| Date | Class | Instructor | Location |
| Oct. 9, 2011 | Harvest Tour | Surf City Vintners tour guide; transportation by Santa Cruz Experience | Meet at Equinox / Copious parking lot |
| Nov. 13, 2011 | Wine Tasting 101 | Jimmie Moore | Bonny Doon Vineyard |
| Dec. 11, 2011 | Sparkling Wines | Barry Jackson | Equinox |
| Jan 15, 2012 | Bordeaux Varieties | Mikael Wargin | MJA Vineyards |
| Feb 26, 2012 | History of the SC Mts. | Jeff Emery, Jerold O'Brien, Michael Sones | Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard |
Download the registration form here.
Tasting fees at each of the wineries will be waived on this day with a donation of non-perishable food for the Walnut Avenue Women's Center. Bring a food donation for each winery visited.
See details about the artists and more information here.
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Directions
Directions coming up Highway 1 North:
As you come into Santa Cruz there will be a large cloverleaf interchange to continue North on Highway 1
Take the cloverleaf around, following the signs for Highway 1 North (follow signs to Half Moon Bay),
Take a slight right on Mission Street.
After 1.6 miles, turn left on Swift Street
Directions coming from Highway 17 South:
Take Highway 1 North (follow signs to Half Moon Bay),
Take a slight right on Mission Street,
After 1.6 miles, turn left on Swift Street.
Directions Coming from Highway 1 South:
As you come into Santa Cruz take a Left on Swift Street. It is the second traffic light you will come to when entering Santa Cruz.
Participating Wineries
For more information on specific wineries, please contact them directly.
Copious Winery
- Address:
- 427 Swift St. A
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.copiouswinery.com
- Phone:
- 831.425.WINE
- Email:
- sales@copiouswinery.com
- Tasting Room:
- Friday-Sunday 12-5
Equinox Champagne Cellar
- Address:
- 427-C Swift St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.equinoxwine.com
- Phone:
- 831.423.3000 (Winery)
- 831.338.2646 (Office)
- Email:
- jeffiner@sbcglobal.net
- Tasting Room:
- Friday-Sunday 12-5
Trout Gulch Vineyards
- Address:
- 414 Avalon Ave.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.troutgulchvineyards.com
- Phone:
- 831.471.2705
- Email:
- mail@troutgulchvineyards.com
Hillcrest Terrace Winery
- Address:
- 429B Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.hillcrestterracewinery.com
- Phone:
- 831.426.1500
- Email:
- hillcrestwinery@gmail.com
- Tasting Room:
- Saturday and Sunday 12-5
- Most Friday afternoons and by appointment
Vine Hill Winery
- Address:
- 402 Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.vinehillwinery.com
- Phone:
- 831.427.0436
- Email:
- wine@vinehillwinery.com
- Tasting Room:
- TBA
Silver Mountain Vineyard
- Address:
- 402 Ingalls St. #29
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.silvermtn.com
- Phone:
- 831.466.0559
- Email:
- info@silvermtn.com
- Tasting Room:
- Thursday-Sunday 12-5
Vino Tabi
- Address:
- 334 C Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.vino-tabi-wine.com
- Phone:
- 408.813.8384
- Email:
- info@vino-tabi-wine.com
- Tasting Room:
- Mon, Tue: by appointment
- Wed, Thurs: 12pm-5pm
- Fri, Sat: 12pm-9pm
- Sun: 12pm-5pm
Sones Cellars
- Address:
- 334 B Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.sonescellars.com
- Phone:
- 831.420.1552
- Email:
- sones@cruzio.com
- Tasting Room:
- Friday-Sunday 12-5
Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard & Quinta Cruz
- Address:
- 334-A Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- santacruzmountainvineyard.com
- Phone:
- 831.426.6209
- Email:
- info@santacruzmountainvineyard.com
- Tasting Room:
- Wednesday-Sunday 12-5
Odonata Wines
- Address:
- 334-A Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.odonatawines.com
- Phone:
- 831.566.5147
- Email:
- denis@odonatawines.com
- Tasting Room:
- 1rst Saturday every month 12-5.
- Event weekends and by appointment
- (Same tasting room as santa cruz mountain vineyard)
MJA Vineyards
- Address:
- 328-A Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.mjavineyards.com
- Phone:
- 831.421.9380
- Email:
- cathyB@mjavineyards.com
- Facebook Page:
- Become a Fan!
Storrs Winery and Vineyards
- Address:
- Old Sash Mill
- 303 Potrero Street #35
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.storrswine.com
- Phone:
- 831.458.5030
- Email:
- winery@storrswine.com
- Tasting Room:
- Daily 12-5
Bonny Doon Vineyard
- Address:
- 328 Ingalls St.
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Website:
- www.bonnydoonvineyard.com
- Phone:
- 831.425.4518
- Email:
- Tasting Room:
- Daily 12-5
Events
Come join all of our wineries for Passport Days the 3rd Saturdays of January, April, July and November. The next dates are:
- Saturday, November 19, 2011
- Saturday, January 21, 2012
For more information, see the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrower's Association's website at www.scmwa.com
Click here to check out our Calendar!
Contact Surf City Vintners
For more information about Surf City Vintners feel free to contact us directly:
Email: denis@odonatawines.com