VASCM: [santacruzmountains] SCM/CC appellations [1 Attachment]

Prudy Foxx prudyfoxx at gmail.com
Thu Dec 15 11:32:51 PST 2011 

HI everybody,  I hope your holiday season is allowing time to recharge for next year!


John has opened an interesting debate.  It seems the most important thing we can do at this point is to clarify who we are and what makes us unique.  While it is true that the SCM AVA is incredibly diverse there is an underlying geologic explanation for what brings us together and makes us unique as a geomorphic community distinct from the Central Coast, and other nearby AVA's.  I went to my geologist friends for an exact explanation of what makes the Santa Cruz Mountains unique.  

In most simplistic terms, the Santa Cruz Mountains were created by the collision of the North American plate and the Pacific plate.  And while this occurs up and down the California coast the bend in the fault line where we are has made our soils and our geography who we are.  For a more technical explanation you can read the interpretation below. 
While soils vary and microclimates abound, no where else on earth is like the Santa Cruz Mountains.  We are a dynamic environment full of fault lines, hundreds of individual tiny mountain tops,  and marine influence. Not to mention the unique and independent spirits that have chosen to make this their home.   

I guess you could say,  "It's our own fault" .  I can't resist the pun.

Let's keep up the conversation.  I think it may help us to all work together even more for the common success of our region.

Prudy Foxx
The Santa Cruz Mountains are largely the result of compressive uplift caused by a leftward bend of the San Andreas Fault, which is the boundary of the North American plate and the Pacific plate of the earth's crust. Rapid tectonic uplift and numerous smaller fault zones have created a geomorphically young environment with steep slopes and deep narrow valleys.  Large variations in the underlying geology (granitic, sandstone, mudstone, and colluvium) in combination with varying slope direction and steepness result in soil composition and thickness varying widely across Santa Cruz Mountain micro environments. Orographic lifting of rain clouds coming onshore from the Pacific Ocean causes annual rainfall to vary from 20 to even100 or more inches in some years, which further influences these micro environments. These conditions make the Santa Cruz Mountains unique and allow vineyard sites for growing premium wine grapes to be selected that can not be found in other areas.


On Dec 15, 2011, at 9:21 AM, Joe McCarthy wrote:

> I agree with opposing this proposal.
> 
> Joe McCarthy
> joem at mccarthyranch.com
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> From: vascm-bounces at kkn.net [mailto:vascm-bounces at kkn.net] On Behalf Of Heart O' The Mountain
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:50 AM
> To: Jim Schultze
> Cc: Santacruzmountains winegrowers
> Subject: Re: VASCM: [santacruzmountains] SCM/CC appellations [1 Attachment]
> 
> I agree with those who oppose this proposal. Our biggest challenge in marketing is separating our wine
>> From the crowd. SCM is unique  and I believe this proposal would weaken
> A marketing feature that sets us apart.
> 
> Bob Brassfield 
> 
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> On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:21 PM, Jim Schultze <jameskschultze at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I totally agree with Dave--I see no good rationale for this.  I think we
>> are just starting to get some traction with the SCM appellation.  I
>> appreciate John's argument that it gives more blending opportunities, but
>> to me the overriding consideration is that it just muddles the perception
>> of SCM even more than it already is!
>> 
>> Regards--Jim
>> 
>> Jim Schultze
>> Proprietor/Winemaker
>> Windy Oaks Winery and Vineyards
>> (831)786-9463
>> www.windyoaksestate.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/13/11 6:05 PM, "Dave Moulton" <dave at burrellschool.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> To all concerned
>>> 
>>> Please keep these two appellations separate as they are uniquely different
>>> in way too many ways.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dave Moulton
>>> 
>>> Burrell School Estate Vineyards
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _____  
>>> 
>>> From: santacruzmountains at yahoogroups.com
>>> [mailto:santacruzmountains at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Bargetto
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2:09 PM
>>> To: Santacruzmountains winegrowers (santacruzmountains at yahoogroups.com)
>>> Cc: Santacruzmountains winegrowers (vascm at kkn.net)
>>> Subject: [santacruzmountains] SCM/CC appellations [1 Attachment]
>>> 
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>>> [Attachment(s) from John Bargetto included below]
>>> 
>>> Dear local winegrowers/winemakers
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At the SCMVA meeting last week, I presented a proposal that calls for the
>>> Central Coast vit area to include the SCM.  Presently they are separate
>>> areas.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This would be a long term process (think years) of building consensus and
>>> then applying to TTB
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The enclosed doc fleshes out the reasoning.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I am looking for a few good hearty people to join me on a committee to
>>> further explore this concept.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If you are interested and/or want to give feedback at this early stage,
>>> please feel free.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best wishes for the Holiday season,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> John E. Bargetto
>>> 
>>> Director of Winemaking
>>> 
>>> Bargetto Winery
>>> 
>>> 831.475.2258 Ext.17
>>> 
>>> jbargetto at bargetto.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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