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Update winery entries batch 10 Updated with factual details: - Acorn Cellars: Marked as CLOSED - had license from 2009 but no commercial releases - Fellom Ranch Vineyards: Expanded with current wine offerings, awards (2023 Zin Silver Medal SF Chronicle 2026), estate Montebello Ridge details, added email contact Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 9 Updated with factual details: - EmmaLily Vineyards: Removed broken website (error page) - Equinox: Removed dead website, expanded sparkling wine history (Paul Masson tradition), Méthode Champenoise details - Family Of Vineyards: Reformatted, noted DeVine Consulting label - Reviewed new licenses: Due Fratelli (2022), Elevate Beverage, Eristavi (2016), ESS EFF (2020), Everett Family Farm (2018), Fallon Place (2024) - Reviewed closed: Elliston (Sunol/Alameda County location) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Updated KLEIN VINEYARDS (markdown)
Updated Home (markdown)
Update winery entries batch 8 Updated with factual details: - Dancing Creek Winery: Marked as CLOSED per user - Domani Vineyards: Removed dead website, clarified non-commercial status (sells fruit to SCMV and Odonata) - Domenico: Expanded with two locations (San Carlos urban winery/Osteria, Amador Estate), restaurant hours, event details - Downhill Winery: Removed dead website, noted relationship to Byington - Reviewed closed: Devlin Wine Cellars (closed ~2000) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 7 Updated with factual details: - Dancing Creek Winery: Removed dead website, noted Santa Cruz Mountains fruit sources - David Bruce Winery: Added tasting hours, expanded estate vineyard details (45 acres), noted 1976 Judgement of Paris participation - DeRose Winery: Updated hours, added San Martin tasting room, expanded historic vineyard details (oldest winery in California from 1854), noted ungrafted pre-1900 vines - Reviewed closed: Dettamanti Vineyards (last vintage 2002) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 6 Updated with factual details: - Coterie Cellars: Updated address to West Julian St, added tasting hours, expanded wine and event details - Creekview Vineyards: Removed broken website (error page) - Reviewed closed wineries: Crescini (ceased 2000), Cronin (last vintage 2000) - Noted new licenses: Couch Family (2025), Cultivar Ghirardelli (2024) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 5 Updated with factual details from websites: - CordeValle Winery: Linked to Clos LaChance main entry, noted new ABC license - Cordon Creek Cellars: Removed dead website (520 error) - Corralitos Ridge Winery: Cleaned up formatting, noted Santa Cruz Mountains wines - Cosmic CruZers: Reformatted, noted DeVine Consulting micro-winery operation - Coterie Cellars: Website active, noted neighborhood winery in San Jose Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 4 Updated with factual details from websites: - Clos de la Tech: Added full vineyard details (3 domaines), winemaker TJ Rodgers, Pinot Noir focus, brandy offerings - Clos LaChance/CordeValle Winery: Updated to reflect rebrand, added vineyard details, current wine offerings, event venue info - Conrado Cellars: Updated address to Los Gatos, clarified non-commercial status as custom home builder Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 3 Updated with factual details from websites: - Chapter 11 Meadery: Added mead, hard cider, hard cyser offerings, tasting hours - Charles Usher: Added small-lot boutique info, Saratoga wine trail location - Chateau Marie Antoinette: Removed dead website - Chateau Sinnet: Noted inactive website with redirects only - Chance Creek: No website (organic vineyard entry) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery entries batch 2 Updated with factual details from websites: - Byington: Added winemaker Daniel Negueruela, estate details, Tin Cross Vineyards info - Calera Wine Company: Added Josh Jensen history, Mt Harlan vineyards, CCOF organic certification, single-vineyard details - Casa de Fruta: Added orchard history from 1908, fruit wine offerings - Castillo's: Updated URL to castilloswinery.com, added tasting hours and estate details - Chaine d'Or: Domain now hosts Maison Areion, noted ownership transfer to Romeros in 2007 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update winery details batch 2: Bargetto (est 1933), Birichino (low intervention), Bonny Doon (Rhône pioneer)
Update winery details from websites: 3P Winery, AnneUgene, Armitage (retiring Feb 2026)
Updated CINNABAR (markdown)
Restore J. Lohr Winery with correct URL (https://www.jlohr.com)
Batch 5: Remove dead websites (VILLA-DEL-MONTE, WISE-ACRES, ZAYANTE), update Clos LaChance to CordeValle Winery URL
Restore Storrs with correct HTTPS URL (storrswine.com)
Batch 4: Remove dead websites (SHERRILL, STORRS), restore Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard with HTTPS URL
Batch 3: Remove dead websites (HUNTER-HILL, J-LOHR, LA-NEBBIA, MCHENRY)
Batch 2: Remove dead websites (CRESCINI, CRONIN, DEROSE), restore Castillo's with new URL
Remove inactive winery websites (batch 1): AHLGREN, ALICATS, ANDERS-LANE, ANDERSEN, AVER, CASTILLO, CLOS-LACHANCE, CLOS-TITA - sites down or hijacked
Update acreage data to 2024 NASS figures Replaced outdated 2005 acreage data with current 2024 figures from USDA NASS California Grape Acreage Report. Notable changes: - Santa Clara whites: 465 → 702 acres (+51%) - Santa Cruz whites: 141 → 331 acres (+135%) - Santa Cruz Pinot Noir: 131 → 269 acres (+105%) - San Benito totals significantly increased - Overall expansion in wine grape acreage across all counties Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Reformat Vintages page for better readability Reorganized vintage information into clear tables by decade: - Added rating system explanation section - Converted verbose text to structured tables - Separated Bordeaux and Burgundy grapes sections - Added table of contents with anchor links - Improved formatting and scanability - Maintained all original content and sources Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Mark Balmaseda Winery / Pandol Wines as closed Jenny Pandol released small quantities of Pinot Noir from various AVAs from 2012-2014. Facebook page last updated in 2018. Appears to have ceased operations. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove people entries from Wineries.md Removed Michael Sones and Milan Maximovich - these are people, not wineries. They belong in the People directory. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove Master the World - wine education company not a winery Master the World is a wine education company that provides monthly shipments of mini-bottles from various wineries. They do not produce their own wines. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove Madsen - art gallery not a winery Madsen is an art gallery and wine tasting room that sells wines from Byington Vineyard & Winery, not a separate winery. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Merge Margins Wine Cubby into Margins Wine Same business with two locations: - Production facility in Watsonville (ABC 616620) - Tasting room in Santa Cruz (ABC 640993) Consolidated into single entry with both locations and licenses. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add websites and contact information for 112 wineries Completed comprehensive website validation project across 7 batches: - Batch 1-2: Priority wineries and T-A range (33 updates) - Batch 3: APTOS-CREEK through CHARLES-USHER (19 updates) - Batch 4: CHAINE-D'OR through LA-ROCHELLE (most had websites) - Batch 5: LA-RUSTICANA-DORSA through M wineries (16 updates) - Batch 6: NAUMANN through SANTE ARCANGELI (20 updates) - Batch 7: SEAMUS through Z wineries (14 updates) Total: 112 winery files updated with newly discovered websites, phone numbers, email addresses, and hours of operation. Added new files: - INTEGRITY-WINES.md (12 Hands Winery rebranded) - DRIFTWOOD-COTTAGE-WINES.md, FARM-COTTAGE-WINES.md, MODEL-FARM-WINES.md - People directory with winemaker profiles Validation data saved in batch JSON files for reference. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fix ABC license dates and add First Issued field - Added 'First Issued' row below 'CA ABC License' with correct date from ABC reports - Removed malformed 'First Vintage' entries (XX/X, XX/0, 00/0 format) - Updated 167 winery pages - Cleaned up 166 bad First Vintage entries Example: ALBERTI VINEYARD now shows: - First Issued: 11/12/2014 (from ABC license) - First Vintage: (blank, was incorrectly showing '11/1') Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>