Create comprehensive Tony Craig winemaking network documentation Created TONY-CRAIG-NETWORK.md documenting the interconnected web of: Central Figure: - Tony Craig: Former Shakespearean actor turned winemaker - Simultaneous winemaker for 4 labels - Model of modern multi-winery winemaking The Network: 1. Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards (2003-present) - Employee winemaker 2. Silver Mountain Vineyards (2018-present) - Employee winemaker 3. Sonnet Wine Cellars (2001-present) - Own label 4. Tondré Wines - Custom crush at Silver Mountain Key Interconnections: - Muns Vineyard supplies Silver Mountain, Sonnet, Soquel - Shared facilities (Sonnet/Tondré made at Silver Mountain) - Pre-Prohibition site continuity (Ville de Monmartre → Congress Springs → Savannah-Chanelle) - Geographic concentration (all in SCM/Los Gatos/Saratoga/Santa Cruz) Historic Lineage Documented: - Congress Springs (Daniel Gehrs 1976-1990) → Savannah-Chanelle (1996-present) - Pre-Prohibition Ville de Monmartre vines still producing - Silver Mountain organic since 1980 (pioneer) - Muns Vineyard at 2,600 feet (highest Pinot Noir in country) Significance: - Multi-winery winemaker model - Custom crush facility sharing - Site continuity preservation - Cross-regional sourcing expertise - Sonnet = 'most sought-after Pinot Noir in California' Timeline: Pre-1920 to 2025 documenting full network evolution. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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