Santa Cruz Mountains
American Viticultural AreaEstablished 1981
Santa Cruz Mountains is a California AVA established in 1981 under 27 CFR Part 9, defined by elevations above the marine fog line along the coastal mountain range south of San Francisco Bay. The appellation encompasses both the western coastal and eastern bay-side slopes and requires that wines derive from vineyards above approximately 400 meters elevation. Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir account for most COLA filings.
Wine Grabber Registry
No explicit Wine Grabber COLA record matches are currently linked for this AVA.
Wine Grabber links COLA records to AVA pages only when the public TTB registry data explicitly identifies the appellation. State-level records (California, Oregon, Washington, etc.) are not counted as AVA matches even when the producer is located in the appellation.
Sources & References
- TTB / eCFR 27 CFR Part 9 — U.S. Code of Federal Regulations — public domain