I have found a kindred spirit in blogger Dave Tong. His blog covers the wines, wineries, vineyards, restraurants, and winemakers of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA and Santa Clara Valley AVA from a consumer’s viewpoint. Dave also maintains the Santa Cruz Mountains Wiki which covers happenings in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Clara Valley, Pacheco Pass, San Ysidro and San Francisco Bay. His postings in the Wiki cover current and historical wineries, vintages, people, retailers and other local information. For years, I have enjoyed these local wineries, but often felt they were overlooked and underappreciated – even by people who lived nearby.
For example, some of Dave’s latest postings include reviews of the 2007 Sarah's Vineyard Pinot Noir, Central Coast, 2007 Alfaro Family Vineyards Rose, the Spring 2009 Wine Release at Stephania Winery, 2006 Pinder Viognier, Finley Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains, 2005 Storrs "Rusty Ridge" Zinfandel (one of my favorites), and the wines of Mann Cellars (another Plonk favorite). Now, if we could only get Dave to include his tasting notes on Drink Plonk...
While Dave hails from the industrial North West of England, he moved to Santa Clara in 1995 where he developed an affinity for our local wines. Great job, Dave. I toast to your good work promoting local wines with a glass of Equinox Blanc de Blanc Cuvee, Santa Cruz Mountains.
Best, Joe Plonk
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