Meyer, Emil E.

Emil E. Meyer, born in Germany, came to the county from San Francisco in 1883, planted a vineyard near the summit in the Rancho Soquel Augmentation area, and built the "Mare Vista" winery. A wildfire destroyed both vineyard and winery in 1899.

• Late Harvest (1983 book), chapter 1 "The Origins of the Santa Cruz Wine Industry".
• Meyer's vineyard and winery are briefly described on page 125 of Santa Cruz County (1896 book).
• The index entry in Names on the Map (2020 book) reverses the first and middle names to "Ernest Emil".