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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!

Surf City University 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
Click here for details and registration information.
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.

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Participating Wineries

For more information on specific wineries, please contact them directly.

Copious Winery

Equinox Champagne Cellar

Trout Gulch Vineyards

Hillcrest Terrace Winery

Vine Hill Winery

Silver Mountain Vineyard

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

Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard & Quinta Cruz

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

Storrs Winery and Vineyards

Bonny Doon Vineyard

  • Address:
  • 328 Ingalls St.
  • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
  • Website:
  • www.bonnydoonvineyard.com
  • Phone:
  • 831.425.4518
  • Email:
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  • Tasting Room:
  • Daily 12-5
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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!

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Contact Surf City Vintners

For more information about Surf City Vintners feel free to contact us directly:

Email: denis@odonatawines.com