Wine Gold Country Lodging, Sutter Creek Bed and Breakfast Inn Hotel, Wine Touring in Gold Country

A Sampler of Local Wineries

Amador Foothill Winery: Zinfandels, Tuscan-style Sangiovese, Fume Blanc, Semillion and old vine Carignane.

Argonaut Winery: Barbera, Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Charles Spinetta Winery: Barbera, Sangiovese, Primitivo, Zinfandels

Clos du Lac Cellars: French style varieties

Deaver Vineyards: Dobra Zemlja: Zinfandel, Syrah, Sangiovese, Viognier, Marsanna

Domaine de la Terre Route: focuses on Rhone varietals and California varietals

Karly Winery: old vine Zinfandels, Rhone wines blended from Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre

Montevina: rough-hewn, big Zins, syrahs and largest Italian portfolio in the U.S

Nine Gables Vineyard: Sauvignon Blanc, Mission, Zinfandel, Barbera, Syrah

Rabbit Hill Winery: Fiddletown Zinfandel

Renwood: Zinfandel, Italian and dessert wines, White Zinfandel

Shenandoah Vineyards: Sobon Estate:

Story Winery: Zinfandel, Mission, Chenin Blanc, Barbera, Sangiovese

Sutter Ridge Vineyards: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Port, Zinfandel

TKC Vineyards: Zinfandel, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon

Toscano: Vino Noceto: Sangiovese, sparkling Muscat, Frivolo

Young's Vineyard: handcrafted red wine

Wineries Of Amador County

Home to twenty wineries, Amador County produces some of the finest Zinfandel in the world, much of it crafted from vines dating to the 19th Century.

The climate and soil is ideal for producing quality wine grapes. Where gold once reigned, today's treasure is the superb wines, which have earned Amador County international prominence.

Amador vintners are actively introducing stylish, new Rhone and Italian varietals, including Syrah, Viognier, Barbera and Sangiovese. These wines have earned awards and enthusiastic praise from critics and wine lovers worldwide.

Visiting the wineries of Amador County is a delight. Many are small family operations where the owner is likely to welcome you into the tasting room and unpretentious hospitality is the norm. Here is one we would like to suggest: Story Winery.

Our guests often comment that wine tasting in Amador County is like treasure hunting. All are located along scenic back roads in some of the most picturesque rural settings in California. Amador County wineries are easy to reach, nestled between Highways 50 and 88 along historic Highway 49.

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