Bonny Doon Grape Wars

A 1981 excerpted article from the Santa Cruz Weekly about the ongoing legal dispute over the impending use of San Lorenzo Valley wildlands for new vineyards. There is an additional article by the same journalist giving a look into SLV's viticultural past.

Notables: Jim Beauregard, Brett Hall, Pat Pfremmer, Rural Bonny Doon Association / RBDA, David Bockman, California Native Plant Society / CNPS, Tom Burns, John Burns, Louis Martin, Ben Lomond Wine Company, F. W. Billings / Frederick William Billings, John W. Packard, J. F. Coope, Ben Lomond Vineyard Company, Frank Locatelli, Pete Locatelli, Giuseppe Locatelli, Eagle Rock Ranch, Vincent Locatelli, Bud Beauregard, Henry McHenry, Dean McHenry, John Pollard, Felton Empire, Hallcrest Vineyard, Leo McCloskey
Creator: Mike Holland; Santa Cruz Weekly
Date: 1981-03-11
Type: ARTICLE; ADVERTISEMENT; PHOTO; ILLUSTRATION
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • Felton
  • Bonny Doon
  • Ben Lomond
  • San Lorenzo Valley
  • Wineries
  • Business
  • Science
  • Agriculture
  • 1980s
  • 1970s
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-WINERIES-10

Citation

Holland, Mike and Santa Cruz Weekly. “Bonny Doon Grape Wars.” 1981-03-11. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140274. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.