Santa Cruz advice sought

[thewoodman]

I'll be spending several days in Santa Cruz in mid-march, and despite spending the last 20 years in northern CA, it's a region I'm fairly unfamiliar with. Any recomendations of where to taste? Good and reasonable restaurants? Where to stay? Any and all advice appreciated.

[Innkeeper]

Santa Cruz,no; Monterey, yes.

[wondersofwine]

Ditto to IK's message.

[thewoodman]

Guess everyone else passes by the SC Mountains just as I always have. Maybe I'll have to start with Bony Doon and go in alphabetical order until I reach the Z's.

[Innkeeper]

Looking forward to your report. Hope you at least get to the "Rs."

[Kcwhippet]

If you make it to the R's, try to get to River Run near Aromas.

[wondersofwine]

Bonny Doon is not a bad place to start. Also in the B's, I have liked the Bargetto Gewurztraminer but haven't sampled their other varieties.

[Innkeeper]

I was referring to Ridge just to the North.

[dananne]

Looking forward to a report from Bonny Doon.