2022
"Wine Country" (2016)
by Kai Carpenter
41% Refosco • 39% Dolcetto • 20% Nebbiolo
4,164 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2040
$65
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Every vintage begins with a new point of view. Explore the artists, stories, and Santa Cruz community partners that have shaped La Vita through the years. If you are interested in one of our older vintages, please contact our customer service.
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
2021
"Hot Stuff" (2008, Oil on Canvas)
by Geno Peoples
27% Dolcetto • 40% Nebbiolo • 33% Refosco
4,332 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2035
$65
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2020
"El Agua es Vida, El Vino Tambien" (2022, Oil on Canvas)
by Oswaldo Sagastegui
36% Dolcetto • 33% Nebbiolo • 31% Refosco
2,976 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2035
2019
Lawrence J Bargetto (1980, Photo)
by Jim Hobbs Photography
PROCEEDS BENEFITING COMMUNITY BRIDGES: PAJARO RELIEF FUND
31% Dolcetto • 32% Nebbiolo • 37% Refosco
4,368 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2034
2018
"A Sip of Tuscan Wine" (2021, Acrylic on Canvas)
by Zelie Alice (MLD)
PROCEEDS BENEFITING HOUSING MATTERS
28% Dolcetto • 26% Nebbiolo • 46% Refosco
4,884 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2033
2017
"Manic Monday Merlot" (2010, Acrylic on Canvas)
by Leanne Laine
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SPCA
26% Dolcetto • 32% Nebbiolo • 42% Refosco
5,532 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2032
2016
"Winemaker XXI"
by Marlina Vera
PROCEEDS BENEFITING GREY BEARS
29% Dolcetto • 25% Nebbiolo • 47% Refosco
4,956 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2031
2015
"Vino"
by Debi Hubbs
PROCEEDS BENEFITING FALLEN OFFICER FOUNDATION
20% Dolcetto • 44% Nebbiolo • 36% Refosco
4,236 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2030
2014
"Give Us Our Daily Bread"
by Warren Chang
PROCEEDS BENEFITING PAJARO VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH TRUST
50% Dolcetto • 21% Nebbiolo • 29% Refosco
3,960 bottles produced
Drink Now Through 2029
2013
"Autumn"
by John William Godward
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SOQUEL HIGH SCHOLARSHIP
41% Dolcetto • 26% Nebbiolo • 33% Refosco
4,320 bottles produced
Drink Now through 2028
2012
"The Grape Harvest"
13th Century Tapestry
PROCEEDS BENEFITING PANETTA INSTITUTE – CSUMB
21% Dolcetto • 30% Nebbiolo • 49% Refosco
3,696 bottles produced
Drink Now
2011
"Dame Mit Glas"
by Ira Tsantekidou
PROCEEDS BENEFITING TANDY BEAL
57% Dolcetto • 8% Nebbiolo • 35% Refosco
4,020 bottles produced
Drink Now
2010
"Wine and Song"
by Nils Berslien
PROCEEDS BENEFITING CAMALDOLESE BENEDICTINE MONKS
60% Dolcetto • 13% Nebbiolo • 27% Refosco
3,540 bottles produced
Drink Now
2009
"The Second Generation" (1959, photo)
from Bargetto Archives
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SANTA CRUZ ART LEAGUE
36% Dolcetto • 26% Nebbiolo • 38% Refosco
3,126 bottles produced
Drink Now
2008
"Bacchus" (detail), sculpture
by Michaelangelo Bounarotti
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ
56% Dolcetto • 20% Nebbiolo • 24% Refosco
4,776 bottles produced
Drink Now
2007
Wall Painting from the Tomb of Menna
by Unknown C. 1400 BCE
PROCEEDS BENEFITING WATSONVILLE YMCA
56% Dolcetto • 9% Nebbiolo • 35% Refosco
4,320 bottles produced
Drink Now
2006
"The Great Harvest"
by Francisco Jose de Goya
PROCEEDS BENEFITING CASA OF SANTA CRUZ
58% Dolcetto • 18% Nebbiolo • 24% Refosco
4,332 bottles produced
Drink Now
2004
Portrait of Antonio Vivaldi
by Italian School C. 18th Century
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SANTA CRUZ BALLET THEATER
60% Dolcetto • 16% Nebbiolo • 24% Refosco
4,356 bottles produced
Drink Now
2003
Founders
from Bargetto Archives
PROCEEDS BENEFITING PORTER STREET LIBRARY
50% Dolcetto • 27% Nebbiolo • 23% Refosco
2,520 bottles produced
Drink Now
2002
"Vendangeuse"
by William Bouguereau
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SAINT FRANCIS SOUP KITCHEN
56% Dolcetto • 18% Nebbiolo • 26% Refosco
4,212 bottles produced
Drink Now
2001
"Villa Trasqua, Chianti Classico" (20th Century)
by Margaret Loxton
PROCEEDS BENEFITING GOOD SHEPHARD SCHOOL
50% Dolcetto • 18% Nebbiolo • 32% Refosco
Drink Now
2000
Detail From the Story of Noah (C. 13th Century)
by Veneto-Byzantine School
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE
52% Dolcetto • 32% Nebbiolo • 16% Refosco
3600 bottles produced
Drink Now
1999
"Wine Jug and Glass" (detail)
by Juan Gris
PROCEEDS BENEFITING HOSPICE CARING PROJECT
50% Dolcetto • 19% Nebbiolo • 25% Refosco • 6% Merlot
Drink Now
1998
"Luncheon of the Boating Party" (detail) (1881)
by Pierre Auguste Renoir
PROCEEDS BENEFITING SIENA HOUSE
32% Dolcetto • 34% Nebbiolo • 34% Refosco
Drink Now
1997
"The Young Bacchus" (C. 1589)
by Caravaggio
PROCEEDS BENEFITING JACOB’S HEART
40% Dolcetto • 33% Nebbiolo • 27% Refosco
Drink Now