ARTICLES ABOUT FOGARTY WINES

Tasting Santa Cruz Pinot Noirz
Prince of Pinot
March 13, 2009
Although one of the cradles of Pinot Noir in California, the Santa Cruz Mountains has been known more for its eccentric and Bohemian residents than its viticultural heritage. The reasons for this are evident when you drive through the hilly landscape. Unlike every other major winegrowing region in California, wineries and vineyards are not visible from the major thoroughfares. Vineyard sites are rugged and remote, often tucked into a nook or cranny among heavily forested woods or perched on a hilltop accessible only by a lengthy and precarious narrow road. Article by Rusty Gaffney MD
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Fogarty Winery a throwback to another era
The Wine Guys, by Tom Marquardt & Patrick Darr
San Marcos Daily Record
April 23, 2008
Thomas Fogarty Winery is a throwback to another era.
Today not many small to medium sized wineries produce wines — using eight different grape varieties — like Thomas Fogarty, and do it successfully. Nor have many long-lived wineries employed the same winemaker, Michael Martella, for 27 years. Owner Dr. Thomas Fogarty is an eminently successful vascular surgeon, professor of surgery at Stanford University and inventor/ businessman...
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San Francisco Chronicle
Peak experience: Fogarty's mellow mountain winery
Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, June 29, 2007

2005 Langley Hill Vineyard
Santa Cruz Mountains Estate Chardonnay
"Dubbed the Skyline Meursault" - Appellation America
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San Francisco Chronicle
Martella lets grapes do the talking
Gerald D. Boyd
Wednesday, June 5, 2002