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Muccigrosso Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains

The label image from Muccigrosso Vineyards wine captures the essence of the terroir of its Santa Cruz Mountains location.

Santa Cruz Mountains (AVA)

Muccigrosso Vineyards: Tiny Winery, Big Personalities

by Laura Ness
May 31, 2008

Sometimes the smallest wineries make the most memorable wines. Wines that speak of handcrafted labors of love, of hard work and long nights in the cellar after a hard day of labor at a completely unrelated job. Often, these wines are made at great expense with little hope for any return on investment, other than the satisfaction of producing a great product. Such is the lot of Michael and Lynne Muccigrosso, who created a bonded winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains eight years ago.


DropCap U nlike many of the newer boutique wineries in the area that don’t grow or pick their own grapes, the Muccigrosso’s have their own vineyard which they meticulously maintain, despite frequent attempts by Mother Nature to throw cold water on the party. Not to mention the occasional snow shower, which does happen now and then at their 1600 feet location.

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