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Growing Grapes in the San Lorenzo Valley
The San Lorenzo Valley sits at the heart of one of California's most distinctive grape-growing landscapes. Above the summer fog line, on the sunny ridges that define the Santa Cruz Mountains, grapes are not just possible here. They are part of the region's identity.
Growing Grapes in the Santa Cruz Coastal Fog Belt
Grapes and the coastal fog belt are an honest mismatch. The cool, damp mornings that make this stretch of Santa Cruz County so pleasant to live in are the same conditions that make grapes struggle. You can grow them, but you have to choose carefully and work with the climate, not
Growing Grapes in the Santa Cruz Banana Belt
If you garden in the county's warm sunny pocket above the fog, grapes have an easy time of it. Extra heat ripens the fruit well, the slopes drain freely, and frost is rare. The Banana Belt is some of the friendliest grape ground in Santa Cruz County.