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Sierra Foothills Trip 2006
Research is lots of fun, especially when done in the field. We had the pleasure of seeking out first hand information about the Sierra Foothills to see where the grapes grow up to become great wines. This is a huge region with so many excellent vineyards and wineries. We spent time in the El Dorado AVA, in Fair Play AVA and in CA Shenandoah Valley AVA/Amador County and took in only a sampling. We wanted to search out opinions of "Old Vines," and "Old Clones." We heard about Higgins Clones, Deaver Clones, OGP-Old Vines (Original Grand Pere Old Vines) Zinfandel (pictured). We learned about Rhone varietals in the Foothills. I have a new favorite --- the big surprise was Sierra Foothills Cabernet Sauvignon (more about that below in How Great Wine is Created - Terroir). We were introduced to Mission Vines that predate Zinfandel in California having been brought from South America by Franciscan Monks in the late 1770's. Some Mission Vines in the Sierra Foothills date back to the mid-1850's. We can't leave out the Italian Varietals flourishing in Amador County. This is NOT an exhaustive study of the region since this would take months and we only had a few days. Read on for more about our trip.
Some Zinfandel Old Vines in Amador County are 100-130 years old - truly old vines! |
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How Great Wine is Created - Terroir
White Wine disclaimer - I admit that we are red wine lovers. However, we very much liked the Voignier and Sauvignon Blanc and some lovely Pinot Gris of the Foothills. These do tend to show classic characteristics of the varietals though we have little first hand experience with these types. We will correct this soon. Stay tuned.
Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon - - - Vines + Granite and/or volcanic rock = pepper and spice + cherry fruit!!! These are among the dominant characteristics of the red wines of the Sierra Foothills. To fine tune your spicy preference, think of a scale from north to south with the spice predominating in El Dorado and moderating in Amador but that spice is always there. The El Dorado cooler climate intensifies and brings the spice forward. This has a surprising effect on some varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon which isn't generally noted for its spiciness. The Terroir seems to exchange Cabernet's characteristic current/cassis tendencies for spice. On the other hand, the warmer climate of Amador brings jammy fruit character forward with a spicy chaser.
Mission Vines
These vines at Story Vineyards and Winery are more than 100 years old. Mission Vines were brought to California by Franciscan Monks in the 1770's. The wines produced by these vines are light bodied with subtle flavors. Most often the juice is used for blending to create dessert wines.
The Table's Color Scheme Below:
We visited El Dorado, Fair Play, CA Shenandoah Valley and Amador County vineyards and wineries. Summaries of the visit are in the works. The vineyards and wineries we visited are highlighted in the darker color. We learned a lot and wished that we had more time to follow up on the many good leads we received. We thank all of those who were so generous with their time to answer our questions.
Sierra Foothills AVAs North Yuba El Dorado Fair Play Fiddletown CA Shenandoah Valley
***A functioning website is the criteria for winery/vineyard inclusion in the lists below.***
If you go, North Yuba will be a quick tour since Renaissance Vineyard and Winery is only winery in North Yuba. The AVA is in the northwestern region of the Sierra Foothills. The vineyard is located at an elevation of 1,700-2,300 feet. This is a steeply sloping terraced vineyard that produces estate bottled wines. The soil is a mixture of decomposed granite and volcanic subsoil, clay and ash. Microclimates provide enough acres that produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Syrah, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and many more varietals.
North Yuba Winery Renaissance Vineyard and Winery 12585 Rices Crossing Road (PO Box 1000), Oregon House CA 95962; Phone: 530.692.8229, 800.655.3277, Fax: 530.692.2497; email: sales@rvw.com, website: www.rvw.com. Tours and tasting Friday and Saturday by appointment only. Call the toll free #. ES
The El Dorado AVA is a year round wine tasting destination and the award winning Zinfandel produced here make it a top choice for Zin lovers. The county of El Dorado has two wine regions, El Dorado AVA and Fair Play AVA, with their own unique geology, soil types and elevation: The El Dorado AVA region in the north has an elevation from about 2,000 feet to 3,600 feet. The soil is composed of crushed volcanic rock. The Fair Play AVA region in the south has an elevation from 1,200 feet to about 2,500 feet. The soil here is unique being composed of decomposed granite. The vineyards in these two regions benefit from their higher elevations which put them well above the fog line and allows for long, sunny days tempered by cool nights. Both regions are made up mostly of small, family wineries, which focus on small batches of single vineyard estate wines.
El Dorado AVA Wineries Boeger Winery 1709 Carson Road, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.622.8094, 800.655.2634; Fax: 530.622.8112; email: tara@boegerwinery.com; website: www.boegerwinery.com. Open daily: 10-5. ES, SV Chateau Rodin 4771 Green Hills Road, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.622.6839; email: inquire@chateaurodin.com; website: www.chateaurodin.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. SV Colibri Ridge Winery & Vineyard 6100 Gray Rock Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.7255; email: info@colibriridge.com, website: www.colibriridge.com; Open Friday-Sunday, 11-5. FP SV Coulson Winery 3550 Carson Road, Camino CA 95709-9507; Phone: 530.644.2854, (toll free) 877.253.9672, Fax: 530.644.3653; email: ed@coulsonwinery.com; website: www.coulsonwinery.com. Open daily 11-5. SV Fitzpatrick Winery & Lodge 7740 Fair Play Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.3248, 800.245.9166, Fax: 530.620.6838; email: brian@fitzpatrickwinery.com, website: www.fitzpatrickwinery.com. Open Wednesday-Monday 11-5. SV David Girard Vineyard 741 Cold Springs Road, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.295.1833; email: info@davidgirardvineyard, website: www.davidgirardvineyard.com. Open Saturday & Sunday 11-5. Gold Hill Vineyard 5660 Vineyard Lane, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.626.6522; email: winemaster@goldhillvineyard.com; website: www.goldhillvineyard.com. Open Thursday-Sunday 10-5 otherwise by appointment. SV Granite Springs Winery 5050 Granite Springs Winery Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.6395, Fax: 530.620.4884, 800.638.6041; email: granitespr@directcon.net, website: www.latcham.com. Open daily 11-5. ED **Holly's Hill Winery 3680 Leisure Lane, Placerville CA; phone: 530.344.0227; email: winery@hollyshill.com; web site: www.hollyshill.com. Open Friday-Sunday 10-5. SV Jodar Vineyards & Winery 2393 Gravel Road, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.644.3474. Tasting Room: 3405 Carson Court, Camino, CA; Phone: 530.644.3474; email: jodarwinery@foothill.net, website: www.jodarwinery.com. Open Thursday-Monday 11-5. SV Latcham Vineyards 2860 Omo Ranch Road (P.O. Box 80) Mt. Aukum CA 95656; Phone: 530.620.6395, 800.638.6041, Fax: 530.620.4884; email: granitespr@directcon.net; website: www.latcham.com. Open daily 11-5. Lava Cap Winery 2221 Fruitridge Road, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.621.0175; Fax: 530.621.4399; email: lavacap@calweb.com; website: www.lavacap.com. Open daily 11-5. RE, SV Madrona Vineyards 2560 High Hill Road (P.O. Box 454) Camino, CA 95709; Phone: 530.644.5948 Fax: 530.644.7517; email: Winery@MadronaVineyards.com; website: www.MadronaVineyards.com. Open daily 11-5. RE, ES Charles B Mitchell Vineyards 8221 Stoney Creek Rd, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.3467, 800.704.WINE (9463) ; email: info@charlesbmitchell.com, website: www.charlesbmitchell.com. Open daily 11-5. FP, OS Mount Aukum Winery 6781 Tower Road (P.O. Box 830) Mount Aukum CA 95656; Phone: 530.620.1675, Fax: 530.620.1676; email: brandie @mountaukum.com; website: www.mountaukum.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. FP, OS, RE Narrow Gate Vineyards 4282 Pleasant Valley Rd., Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.644.6201; email: wine@narrowgatevineyards.com; website: www.narrowgatevineyards.com. Open Friday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5 or by appointment. Oakstone Winery 6440 Slug Gulch Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.5303, 877.OAKSTONE (toll free), Fax: 530.620.5304; email: oakstone@innercite.com, website: www.oakstone-winery.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. OS ES Perry Creek Vineyards 7400 Perry Creek Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.5175; email: wines@perrycreek.com, website: www.perrycreek.com. Open daily 11-5, except major holidays. OS, SV Sierra Oaks Estates 6713 Mount Aukum Road (P.O. Box 617), Fair Play CA 95656; Phone: 530.620.7079; email: , website: www.sierraoaksestates.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. OS Sierra Vista Vineyards & Winery 4560 Cabernet Way, Placerville CA 95667; Phone: 530.622.7221, 800.946.3916; email: syrah@innercite.com; website; www.sierravistawinery.com. Open daily 10-5. SV, OCV Single Leaf 7480 Fairplay Road, Fairplay CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.3545, (toll free 888.663.5323) email: sales@singleleaf.com, website: www.singleleaf.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. SV, RE Sogno Winery 3046 Ponderosa Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682; Phone: 530.672.6968, Fax: 530.672.8458; email: info@sognowinery.com, website: www.sognowinery.com. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5. OS Venezio Vineyards & Winery 5821 Highway 49, Coloma CA 95613; Phone: 530.885.WINE, Fax: 530.885.9659; email: info@venezio.com, website: www.venezio.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. Windwalker Vineyard & Winery 7630 Perry Creek Road, Somerset CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.4054; email: agilpin@innercite.com, website: www.windwalkervineyard.com. Open daily 11-5. OS
In the Fair Play AVA there are 19 wineries that are part of the Fair Play AVA and they are all family owned, and they are located within a 5 mile radius of one another. The Fair Play Region is 2,000 - 3,000 feet above sea level giving the growing season long, warm days and cool evenings. Soils are deep, decomposed granitic sandy loam and produce distinctive and intense wines. The topography is responsible for a variety of microclimates which contribute to the wide diversity of wine varietals. Here we will focus on the wineries that produce Zinfandel. Visit the wineries' websites for more information including events, maps and for their lists of the other varietals they grow. While Zinfandel was most certainly originally grown in these foothills more than 100 years ago, Prohibition and other factors resulted in its disappearance from the appellation. Zinfandel vineyards were started again 25 years ago from clones of old vines from the Sierra Foothills AVA. This is a particularly fine location to explore local Zinfandel terroir because of the concentrated clustering of wineries and because of the unique granitic sandy loams of the region.
Classic Fair Play Zinfandel starts out with flavors of dark cherry and raspberry followed by clove and pepper spice. The aromas are of blackberries and plums.
Fair Play AVA Wineries Busby Cellars 6375 Grizzly Flat Road, Somerset CA 95684; Phone: 530.344.9119; email: info@busbycellars.com, website: www.busbycellars.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-5:30 or by appointment. ES Cantiga Wineworks 5951 Mt. Aukum Road, Somerset CA 95684; Phone: 530.621.1696 or 530.621.3352; email: info@canitgawine.com; website: www.cantigawine.com. Open Saturday-Sunday 11-5 or by appointment. SV+OS Cedarville Vineyard 6320 Marestail Road (P.O. Box 419), Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.9463 (WINE); email: info@cedarvillevineyard.com; website: www.cedarvillevineyard.com. Open by appointment only. Tastings daily @ Amador Vintage Market in Plymouth CA dkcellars.com. ES
Chalet Fleur De Lys 7696 Perry Creek Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.2246; email: MLajoie@entrix.com, website: ww.fleurdelys4wine.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-5 or by appointment. Charles B Mitchell Vineyards 8221 Stoney Creek Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.3467, 800.704.WINE (9463) ; email: info@charlesbmitchell.com, website: www.charlesbmitchell.com. Open daily 11-5. OS Chateau Routon Winery 2800 Omo Ranch Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.5815, Fax: 530.620.5504; email: winery@chateauroutoninc.com, website: www.chateauroutoninc.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-4. OS, OS+OV Colibri Ridge 6100 Gray Rock Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.7255; email: info@colibriridge.com, website: www.colibriridge.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-5. dk cellars 7380 Vineyard View Dr, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.1132; email: wines@dkcellars.com, website: ww.dkcellars.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-5. SV Fitzpatrick Winery & Lodge 7740 Fair Play Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.3248, 800.245.9166, Fax: 530.620.6838; email: brian@fitzpatrickwinery.com, website: www.fitzpatrickwinery.com. Open Wednesday-Monday 11-5. SV, OS Granite Springs Winery 5050 Granite Springs Winery Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.6395, 800.638.6041, Fax: 530.620.4884, 800.638.6041; email: granitespr@directcon.net, website: www.latcham.com. Open daily 11-5. Latcham Vineyards 2860 Omo Ranch Road (P.O. Box 80), Mt. Aukum CA 95656; Phone:530.620.664,2 800.750.5591, Fax: 530.620.5578, 800.750.5591; email: latcham@directcon.net; website: www.latcham.com. Open daily 11-5. Mt. Aukum Winery 6781 Tower Road (P.O. Box 830) Mount Aukum CA 95656; Phone: 530.620.1675, Fax: 530.620.1676; email: brandie @mountaukum.com; website: www.mountaukum.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. OS, RE Oakstone Winery 6440 Slug Gulch Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.5303, 877.OAKSTONE (toll free), Fax: 530.620.5304; email: oakstone@innercite.com, website: www.oakstone-winery.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. OS, SV Perry Creek Vineyards 7400 Perry Creek Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.5175; email: wines@perrycreek.com, website: www.perrycreek.com. Open daily 11-5, except major holidays. OS, OS+SV Sierra Oaks Estates 6713 Mt. Aukum Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.7079; email: info@sierraoaksestates.com, website: www.sierraoaksestates.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5 and summer, daily 11-5. OS Single Leaf 7480 Fairplay Road, Fairplay CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.3545, (toll free 888.663.5323) email: sales@singleleaf.com, website: www.singleleaf.com. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. SV, ES+RE Toogood Estate Wine Caves 7280 Fair Play Road, Fair Play CA 95684; Phone: 530.620.1910; email: info@toogoodwinery.com, website: www.toogoodwinery.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-5:30 or by appointment. ES, SV, SV+RE Sogno Winery 3046 Ponderosa Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682; Phone: 530.672.6968, Fax: 530.672.8458; email: info@sognowinery.com, website: www.sognowinery.com. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5. SV
The Fiddletown AVA is part of Amador County and is located at an elevation between 1,500 feet and 2,500 feet. Zinfandel is the primary grape grown in the appellation. The wineries listed below with the ** beside their names, are not technically within the Fiddletown AVA but these wineries use 85% of the grapes from the region allowing them to legally use the Fiddletown AVA on their label. Wineries entered in a lighter color do not feature Zinfandel.
OVC=Old Vine Clone
Classic Fiddletown Zinfandel has complex flavors of jammy blackberry and cherry, plum fruit, black pepper, cocoa and blueberry. The aromas feature cherry, blackberry and black pepper.
Fiddletown Wineries **Domaine de la Terre Rouge & Easton Vineyards Dickson Road, off Shenandoah Rd; Plymouth CA; P.O. Box 41, Fiddletown CA 95629; Phone; 209.245.3117; Fax: 209.245.5415; email: info@terrerougewines.com; website: www.terrerougewines.com. Open Friday-Monday 11-4. SV+OV, OS **Folie a Deux Winery PO Box 248; St. Helena CA 94574; phone: 707.963.1160, fax: 707.963.9223, toll free: 800.437.4454; email: fadinfo@folieadeux.com, website: www.folieadeux.com. Open daily 10-5; tours by appointment only. OS Le Mulet Rouge 16915 Red Mule Road, Fiddletown CA 95639; Phone: 209.245.3037, fax: 209.245.3038; email: imr@muletrouge.com, website: www.muletrouge.com. Tasting at Sutter Creek Wine Tasting, 85 Main Street, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. Open daily 11-6. **Renwood Winery 12225 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6979, Fax: 209.245.3732; email: info@renwood.com, web site: www.renwood.com. Open daily 10:30-4:30. OS, OV, SV+OVC, OV **Sobon Estate 14430 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA; Phone 209.245.6554, Fax: 209.245.5156; email: info@sobonwine.com; web site: www.sobonwine.com. Open daily 9:30-5. SV, SV+OV, SV+RE */**Thomas Fogarty Winery 3270 Alpine Road, Portola Valley CA 94028; Phone: 650.851.6777, Fax: 650.851.5840; email: info@fogartywinery.com, website: www.fogartywinery.com. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5 (tasting fee)
The CA Shenandoah Valley AVA is the newest Sierra Foothills appellation and it is located in Amador County. The designation comes because of geographic and historic reasons. Does the name sound familiar? It was named by settlers from the east after the Virginia Shenandoah River Valley from which they came. Shenandoah is north west of Fiddletown and north east of Plymouth in Amador County. The soil is well drained decomposed granite, sandy loam and clay. The elevation is around 1,100 feet. Summer temperatures can be very warm, ranging from 80 to 100 degrees.
Classic CA Shenandoah Valley Zinfandel has aromas of rich cherry and raspberry and pepper spice. The wines are characteristically dense and jammy with flavors of black plums and blackberries touched by cardamom, nutmeg and cumin spices followed up with hints of mocha.
** = Old vine
CA Shenandoah Valley Wineries Amador Foothill Winery 12500 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA; Phone: 209.245.6307, 800.778.WINE, Fax: 209.245.3580; email: winenerd@amadorfoothill.com; web site: www.amadorfoothill.com. Open Friday-Sunday 12-5. SV, SV+OV CG di Arie Winery 5200 di Arie Road, Mt. Aukum CA 95656-0589; Phone: 530.620.6500, Fax: 530.620.6505; email: info@cgdiarie.com, www.cgdiarie.com. SV+OV Charles Spinetta Winery 12557 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3384;Fax: 209.245.3386; email: website: www.charlesspinettawinery.com. Tastings Saturday & Sunday 9-4:30, Monday, Thursday & Friday 8-3:30. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday. ES Deaver Vineyards 12455 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.4099, Fax: 209.245.6661; email: deaver@deavervineyard.com; web site: www.deavervineyard.com. Open daily 11-5. SV+OV Dobra Zemlja 12505 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3183; Fax: 209.245.5022; email: info@dobraz.com; website: www.dobraz.com. Open daily 10-5. Domaine de la Terre Rouge & Easton Vineyards Dickson Road, off Shenandoah Road; Plymouth CA; P.O. Box 41, Fiddletown CA 95629; Phone; 209.245.3117; Fax: 209.245.5415; email: info@terrerougewines.com; website: www.terrerougewines.com. Open Friday-Monday 11-4. SV+OV+OS, OS, ES Karly Wines 11076 Bell Road (P.O. Box 729), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3922 Fax: 209.245.4874; email: karly@karlywines.com, website: www.karlywines.com. Open daily 12-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day. Large groups by appointment only. Montevina 20680 Shenandoah School Road (P.O. Box 100), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6942 Fax: 209.245.6617; website: www.montevina.com. Open daily 11-4:30. SV+LR+OV, SV+LR Renwood Winery 12225 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6979, Fax: 209.245.3732; email: info@renwood.com, web site: www.renwood.com. Open daily 10:30-4:30. OS, OV, SV+OVC, OV Shenandoah Vineyards 12300 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.4455; Fax: 209.245.5156; email: info@sobonwine.com; website: www.shenandoahvineyards.com. Open daily 10-5. CA SV Sobon Estate Sobon Estate; 14430 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth CA; Phone 209.245.6554, 209.245,4455, Fax: 209.245.5156; email: info@sobonwine.com; website: www.sobonwine.com. Open daily 9:30-5. 1 SV, SV+OV, SV+RE Story Winery 10525 Bell Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6208, 800.713.6390, Fax: 209.245.6619; email: storyzin@cdepot.net; website: www.zin.com. Open Monday-Friday 12-4; Saturday-Sunday 11-5. SV, SV+OV Sutter Ridge 14110 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek CA 95685; Phone: 209.267.1316, Fax: 209.267.9108; email: info@sutterridgewine.com; website: www.sutterridgewine.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-4. FT TKC Vineyards 11001 Valley Drive (P.O. Box 759), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: (toll free) 888.627.2356; Fax: 209.245.4006; email: info@tkcvineyards.com; website: www.tkcvineyards.com; open Saturday 11-5, Sunday 1-5 & by appointment. Villa Toscano 10600 Shenandoah Road (P.O. Box 1029), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3800, Fax: 209.245.3332; email: sales@villatoscano.com, seb site: www.villatoscano.com Open daily 10-5. OS, SV+OV Vino Noceto 11011 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6556, 209.245.6555, Fax: 209.245.3446; email: vino@noceto.com, website: www.noceto.com. SV, SV+OV
Amador County is not itself an American Viticultural Area but it does contain and share regions as described below. The elevation is 2,00-3,000 feet but Amador has relatively warm summer days and the typical foothill cool evenings which prolongs the growing season. The soils are loam and/or sandy loam. The California Shenandoah Valley (settled by former Virginians) and The Fiddletown Appellation are part of Amador County. The wines produced in the Fiddletown AVA have less alcohol and more refined fruit character. Fiddletown AVA's elevation is between 1,500-2,500 feet. A * marks the wineries below that are part of the Fiddletown AVA. Wineries listed with in the lighter color do not feature Sauvignon Blanc. Many of Amador's wineries farm organically. Amador shares the California Shenandoah Valley AVA with El Dorado County and the Amador wineries that fall within that jurisdiction have the letters: "CA SV" at the end of their addresses. Because of the overlap, you will find many of these vineyards and wineries listed in the AVAs described above.
Amador County Wineries Amador Cellars 11093 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6150; email: website: www.amadorcellars.com. Open 12-5. ES, ES+RE Amador Foothill Winery 12500 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6307, Fax: 209.245.3580; email: info@amadorfoothill.com; website: www.amadorfoothill.com. Open Friday-Sunday 12-5. Avio Vineyards and Winery 14520 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek CA 95685; Phone: 209.267.1515; email: stefano@aviowine.com, website: www.aviowine.com. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5 and by appointment. ES Bray Vineyards 10590 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6023; Fax: 925.370.8558; email: sales@brayvineyards, website: www.brayvineyards.com. Open Friday-Monday 10-5. SV Convergence Vineyards 14650 Highway 124, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209-245.3600; email: info@convergencevineyards.com website: www.convergencevineyards.com. Open Saturday and Sunday 10-5 or by appointment.. FT Cooper Vineyards 21365 Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6181, Fax: 916.218.6264; email: cooperwines@sbcglobal.net; website: www.cooperwines.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-5. Groups of 6 or more by appointment. Deaver Vineyards 12455 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.4099; email: deaver@deavervineyard.com, website: www.deavervineyard.com. Open daily 11-5. SV Dillian Wines 12138 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3444; Fax: 209.245.3433; email: dillianwines@hotmail.com, website: www.dillianwines.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-4:30. SV Dobra Zemlja 12505 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3183; Fax: 209.245.5022; email: info@dobraz.com; website: www.dobraz.com. Open daily 10-5. **Domaine de la Terre Rouge & Easton Vineyards Dickson Road, off Shenandoah Rd; Plymouth CA; P.O. Box 41, Fiddletown CA 95629-0041; Phone; 209.245.3117; Fax: 209.245.5415; email: info@terrerougewines.com; website: www.terrerougewines.com. Open Friday-Monday 11-4. SV, ES Drytown Cellars 16030 Highway 49 (P.O. Box 155), Drytown CA 95699; Phone: 209.245.3500; Fax: 209.245.6844, toll free: 866.DRYTOWN; email: folks@drytowncellars.com; website: www.drytowncellars.com.Open Friday-Sunday 11-5 and by appointment on weekdays. RE Karly 11076 Bell Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3922, Fax: 209.245.4874; email: karly@karlywines.com; website: www.karlywines.com. Open daily 12-4 except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day. SV, OV Karmere Vineyards and Winery 11970 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone & Fax: 209.245.5000; email: information@karmere.com, website: www.karmere.com. Open Thursday-Monday 11-5. SV Kelson Creek Winery 11919 Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.4700, Fax: 209.245.4707; email: sales@kelsoncreekwinery, website: www.kelsoncreekwinery.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-4:30, and holiday Mondays. SV+OV Montevina 20680 Shenandoah School Road (P.O. Box 100), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6942 Fax: 209.245.6617; website: www.montevina.com. Open daily 11-4:30. SV+LR+OV, SV+LR Nine Gables Vineyard 10778 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3949, Fax: 209.245.3693; email: 9Gables@plymouthca.net; website: www.9gables.com. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5 and by appointment. SV, ES Nua Dair 13825 Willow Creek Road, Ione CA 95649; Phone: 209.245.5567; email: info@nuadair.com; website: www.nuadair.com. Open Saturday-Sunday 10:30-5:30 and weekdays by appointment. Serenidad Winery 21339 Dickson Day, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.5304; Fax: 209.245.5038; email: info@seranidadwinery.com; website: www.serenidadwinery.com. Open Saturday-Sunday 11-5. ES Shenandoah Vineyards 12300 Steiner Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.4455; Fax: 209.245.5156; email: info@sobonwine.com; website: www.shenandoahvineyards.com. Open daily 10-5.SV, SV+OV, RE Sobon Estate Sobon Estate; 14430 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth CA; Phone 209.245.6554, Fax: 209.245.5156; email: info@sobonwine.com; website: www.sobonwine.com. Open daily 9:30-5. SV, SV+OV, RE Stonehouse Vineyards & Winery 10861 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6888; email: winery@stonehousewines.com; website: www.stonehousewines.com. Open Friday-Sunday 10-5. ED Story Winery 10525 Bell Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6208, 800.713.6390, Fax: 209.245.6619; email: storyzin@cdepot.net; website: www.zin.com. Open Monday-Friday 12-4; Saturday-Sunday 11-5. SV, SV+OV Sutter Ridge 14110 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek CA 95685; Phone: 209.267.1316, Fax: 209.267.9108; email: info@sutterridgewine.com; website: www.sutterridgewine.com. Open Friday-Sunday 11-4. TKC Vineyards 11001 Valley Drive (P.O. Box 759), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: (toll free) 888.627.2356; Fax: 209.245.4006; email: info@tkcvineyards.com; website: www.tkcvineyards.com; open Saturday 11-5, Sunday 1-5 & by appointment. Villa Toscano 10600 Shenandoah Road (P.O. Box 1029), Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.3800, Fax: 209.245.3332; email: sales@villatoscano.com, seb site: www.villatoscano.com Open daily 10-5. OS, SV+OV Vino Noceto 11011 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6556, 209.245.6555, Fax: 209.245.3446; email: vino@noceto.com, website: www.noceto.com. Open Monday-Friday 11-4, Saturday-Sunday 11-5, otherwise by appointment. SV, SV+OV Wilderotter Vineyard 19890 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth CA 95669; Phone: 209.245.6016, Fax: 209.245.6018; email: jay@wilderottervineyard.com; website: www.wilderottervineyard.com. Open Friday-Sunday 10:30-5 ES
Calaveras County, home Mark Twain's jumping frog. Calaveras County is the southern most region of the Sierra Foothills and the vineyards lie at an elevation of 1,500 to 2,400 feet. The county has the distinction too of being at the northern edge of Yosemite National Park. French and Italians settled here during the gold rush so that Rhone and Italian varietals predominate in the region.
| Black Sheep Winery | Located west end Murphys Main St., P.O. Box 1851, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.2157; email: info@blacksheepwinery.com; website: www.blacksheepwinery.com. Open Fri - Sun 12-5 and by appointment. OS |
| Brice Station | 3353 East Highway 4, Murphys CA 95247; Phone. 209.728.9893, Fax: 209.728.8805; email: wine@bricestation.com; website: www.bricestation.com. Open Fri-Sun, some Mon, 12-6 and by appointment. |
| Broll Mountain Vineyards | 106 Main Street, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.9570; email: bill@brollmountainvineyards.com; website: www.brollmountainvineyards.com. Open Sat-Sun 1-5. |
| Chatom Vineyards | 1969 Highway 4, Douglas Flat, CA 95229; Phone: 209.736.6500; Fax: 209.736.6507; email: info@chatomvineyards.com; website: www.ChatomVineyards.com. Open daily 11-5. |
| Domaine Becquet | 2173 Highway 12 East, Valley Springs CA 95252; Phone: 209.772.1303; Fax: 209.772.9469; email: BecquetWinery@yahoo.com; website: www.BecquetWinery.com. Open Wed-Sun 11-5. OS |
| French Hill Winery | 8032 South Main Street, Mokelumne Hill CA 95245; Phone: 209.286.1800; Fax: 209.286.1434; email: Rod@FrenchHill.com; website: www.FrenchHill.com. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11-5. OS |
| Hatcher Winery | 419 Main Street, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.605.7111; Fac: 209.736.0085; email: info@HatcherWinery.com; website: www.HatcherWinery.com. Open Fri-Sun 11-5. ES |
| Indian Rock Winery | 1154 Pennsylvania Gulch Road, Murphys CA 95247; Phone & Fax: 209.728.8514; email: dave@IndianRockVineyards.com; website: www.IndianRockVineyards.com. Open Fri-Sun 12-5 ES |
| Irish Vineyards | 2849 Highway 4, Vallecito CA 95251; Phone: 209.736.1299; Fax: 209.736.1558: email: Irish@goldrush.com; website: www.IrishVineyard.com. Open Sat-Sun 11-5, Mon, Tues, Fri 1-5 |
| Ironstone Vineyards | 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.1251; Fax: 209.728.1275; email: info@IronstoneVineyards.com; website: www.IronstoneVineyards.com. Open daily 10-5, tours daily 11:30, 1:30 & 3:30. OS |
| Laraine Wines/Gerber Vineyards | 3675 Six Mile Road, Vallecito CA 95251; Phone: 209.736.4766, 866.571.0966; Fax: 209.736.6730; email: GerberVineyards@aol.com; website: ww.GerberVineyards.com. Open Fri-Sun & holidays 11-5 otherwise by appointment ES |
| Lavender Ridge Vineyard | 431 Main Street #B, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.2441; email: info@LavenderRidgeVineyard.com; website: www.LavenderRidgeVineyard.com. Open Fri-Sun 11-5. ES |
| Milliaire Winery | 276 Main Street, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.1658; Fax: 209.728.1658; email: wines@MilliaireWinery.com; website: ww.MilliaireWinery.com. Open daily 11-5 |
| Newsome-Harlow Vineyards | 403 Main Street, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.9817; Fax: 209.728.0278; email: Natalie@Newsome-Harlow.com; website: www.Newsome-Harlow.com. Open Fri-Sun 11-6 |
| Rocco's Com e Bella Winery | 457-C Algiers Street, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.9030; Fax: 209.728.9031; email: RoccosBella@sbcglobal.net. Open Wed-Fri 12-5. |
| Stevenot Winery | 2690 San Domingo Road, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.728.0638; Fax: 209.728.0635; email: info@StevenotWinery.com; website: www.StevenotWinery.com. Open daily 11-5. Downtown Main Street Tasting Room: Phone: 209.728.0148. Open Wed-Mon 11-6. |
| Twisted Oak Winery | 4280 Red Hill Road, Vallecito CA; Phone: 209.736.9080; Fax: 209.736.9068; email: TastingRoom@Twisted Oak.com; website: www.TwistedOak.com. Open daily 10:30-5:30 Downtown Main Street Tasting Room: 350 Main Street; Phone: 209.728.3942. Hours Thurs-Sun 1:30-5:30. |
| Zucca Mountain Vineyards | Vineyard: 7830 Airola Road (PO Box 438) Vallecito CA 95251; Phone: 209.736l.2949; Fax: 209.736.1295 Tasting Room: 425 E Main Street, Murphys CA 95247; Phone: 209.736.2949; Fax: 209.736.1295; email: info@ZuccaWines.com; website: www.ZuccaWines.com. Open Daily 12-5. |
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