2014 El Dorado & Amador Counties Wine Tour
NOTE: Club Events are for Sierra Chapter Members Only
An electronic invitation will be sent out to all chapter members for all events,
PLEASE RSVP by accepting the invitation or email us
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WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, September 13th & 14th
Saturday we’ll drive to Amador/El Dorado wine country, have lunch and spend the rest of the day visiting wineries to be selected (suggestions welcome). We’ll check in at The Shenandoah Inn in Plymouth, CA. Bring a bottle wine for the Wine & Cheese happy hour by the pool, followed by dinner. Sunday we’ll meet for breakfast then maybe visit Amador Flower Farm and continue with a couple of more wineries or head home..
ROUTE: TBD
Itinerary and Wineries TBD
COST: Hotel accommodations and meals and CALL the Shenandoah Inn at (209) 245-4491 or 800-542-4549 to reserve your room, only 15 rooms have been reserved.
Visit http://www.eldoradowines.org and http://www.amadorwine.com for winery information.
More detailed information on the itinerary for this year’s tour will be sent to anyone who signed up.
I WANT TO GO! Club Members can accept the emailed invitation will reserve your spot! Or email us
For further information contact DeArmond Sharp or Pat McGoff or Ron Rachow
Don’t forget to make your reservations!
Just returned from Amador County and suggest visiting the following:
Bray Wineries….very friendly, excellent Hussy Blonde (White) and very reasonable on all wines. Also thought the Sangiovese was an excellent value – picked up half a case for $42 (sale).
Andis Winery also has an excellent Sauvignon Blanc. Very nice grounds including a bacci ball court. Lots of adirondack chairs and thoughtful shade.
Villa Toscano… Terrific winery in true Tuscan style. Tasting room has lots of mercury glass, artglass, sculptures, art, etc to peruse and shop for. Lots of seating space outside for dining but cannot bring in food. However, their kitchen is very accomodating with pizzas, antipastos, salads, burgers, italian cookies, pastries…etc.
Finally, Helwig winery will be featuring Pablo Cruise concert on the evening of the 13th. We attended last years concert and it was magical. Tickets can be obtained from their website. Good food and lots of wine available for purchase… you won’t be disappointed.
We did visit Youngs Winery which had very pleasant surroundings but felt the wines were overpriced at $28 /bottle and up for nothing exceptional (I did buy a bottle of the petite syrah to be kind as it was kind of nice).