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Reorganize wiki structure and update People page - Create producers/ and vineyards/ directories for better organization - Move winery files to producers/ (158 files) - Move vineyard files to vineyards/ (54 files) - Add Jarvis family members to People page (George and John Waite Jarvis) - Add Mel family members (Henry and Nellie Mel) - Add Locatelli family members with distinction between two families: - Eagle Rock Winery: Dante, Giuseppe, Vincent (with dates) - Union Vineyard: Joseph and Joseph Andrew (with dates) - Add David Bruce to People page - Mark Ian Brand as missing entry - Add FamilySearch genealogy URLs to all Locatelli entries Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add comprehensive Gatos Locos entry with Pesenti-Locatelli discovery Major updates: - Created detailed GATOS-LOCOS-OF-VINE-HILL.md using winery template - Documents Pesenti-Locatelli family ownership (1933/1935-1968) filling "missing middle" - Joe Locatelli identified as bridge figure selling to David Bruce in 1968 - Corrects David Bruce purchase date from 1964 to 1968 - Documents 170+ year site continuity: Jarvis → Villa Fontenay → Pesenti-Locatelli → Bruce → Burnap → Gatos Locos - Explains property/brand split (Gatos Locos owns property, SCMV continues as brand) - Cross-references with SANTA-CRUZ-MOUNTAIN-VINEYARD updates - Based on research from ChatGPT/NEXT_STEP_4 and VINEHILL.webarchive Historical significance: Vine Hill is continuity site, not revival site—continuously farmed through Prohibition and mid-20th century by Italian-American families. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add biographical entries for continuity figures and early pioneers Created 18 new person and family entries focused on the "lost middle" period (1930-1960) and early pioneer era, based on optionA research: Continuity Figures (1930-1960): - Mario Gemello: Made first Monte Bello wine (1959), critical bridge to Ridge - John Gemello: Worked for Paul Masson, co-founded Gemello Winery (1933) - William Short: Replanted Monte Bello vineyard in 1940s French Immigrant Pioneers: - Charles Lefranc: Almaden vintner, mentored Paul Masson - Étienne Theé: Early Almaden associate - Louis Pellier: Imported first French grape cuttings (1854) - Pierre Pellier: Co-founder, father of Henriette - Henriette Pellier Mirassou: Bridge between Pellier and Mirassou dynasties - Pierre Mirassou: Married into Pellier family (1881) Mountain Pioneers: - Henry Mel: Founded Villa Fontenay (1879) - Nellie Mel: Co-founder of Villa Fontenay - Frederick W. Billing: Co-founded Ben Lomond Wine Company - John F. Coope: Co-founder with Billing Italian-American Growers: - Antonio Capelli: First Italian grape grower in Italian Gardens (1860) - Pietro Monteverdi: Early Italian Gardens viticulturist - Dante Locatelli: Maintained clandestine operations during Prohibition - Locatelli Family: Eagle Rock Winery (1898-1933+) - Pedemonte Family: Italian Gardens vintners (1860-1933) These entries document the under-represented continuity and immigrant networks that sustained viticultural knowledge between pioneer and revival eras. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>