People

People of the Santa Cruz Mountains

Notable winemakers, vineyard owners, and wine pioneers of the Santa Cruz Mountains, past and present.

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A

• Dexter and Valerie Ahlgren - Ahlgren Vineyard
• Jerry and Anne Anderson
• Frank Ashton

B

• Dave Bennion
• Ian Brand
• Bradley Brown
• Ken Burnap - Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard (1931-2025)

C

• Binyomin Cantz
• Duane Cronin (d. 2007)

D

• Stephen Dooley
• Stephen Dorcich
• Frank and Marilyn Dorsa
• Paul Draper - Ridge Vineyards

E

• Jeff Emery

F

• Daniel Farber
• Roy "Bud" Fellom
• Dr. Thomas Fogarty - Thomas Fogarty Winery (1934-2025)
• Prudy Foxx - Foxx Viticulture, vineyard consultant
• Nancy Freire

G

• Dave Griffith
• George E. Guglielmo

J

• Greg Jenkins

K

• Kendyl Kellogg
• Kathryn Kennedy

L

• Frank Leal
• Jerry Lohr
• Katy Lovell

M

• Michael Martella - Thomas Fogarty Winery (1981-2019), Martella Wines
• Paul Masson (1859-1940) - Historic wine pioneer
• Jeff Meier
• Bob Mullen - Woodside Vineyards (1926-2025)
• Bill Murphy

N

• Greg Nolten

O

• Matt Oetinger

P

• Jeffrey Patterson

R

• Ann Ramsay
• Rusty Ray (1904-1976)
• Peter Martin Ray - Martin Ray Winery
• Eleanor Ray (1904-2000)
• Emmet Rixford (1841-1928) - Historic Rixford Vineyard
• Paul Romero

S

• Daniel Shaw
• Paul and Marjorie Staiger
• Dick Stark
• Nancy and Eddy Szyjewicz

W

• Ken Wornick

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This list includes winemakers, vineyard owners, and wine pioneers who have contributed to the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region.