Winemaking at a higher level
Just about an hour from Sacramento or South Lake Tahoe and a little over two hours from Reno or the San Francisco area, El Dorado’s family-owned wineries beckon visitors with a wide diversity of award winning wines, friendly tasting room staffs and idyllic views of snow-capped mountains and oak-studded foothills.
Our wineries are renown for making vibrantly flavorful, distinctly delicious wines, grown in the dramatic elevations of the Sierra Nevada.
Mark your calendar for Sept. 13-14 for our Tour de Vine, and celebrate the magical cycle of winemaking with tours of vines, crush pads and cellars at 20 wineries throughout our colorful county.
Wine lovers, vineyard viewers and novice grape crushers also will be treated to a variety of unique harvest experiences, wine and light food pairings.
Get more details about your harvest experience at our wineries — and buy your ticket now!
A Passion for Winemaking Video
A quick tour and interviews with El Dorado winemakers. View movie >
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A Wine Country Wonderland
Check out our seasonal calendar of events where you'll always find something to do at our wineries. Come for a relaxing day of wine tasting or extend your visit with outdoor recreation like hiking, exploring Gold Country sites, or white water river rafting. Stay at an historic inn, relax with a round of golf, shop, and top off your day with a delicious meal at one of the area's many fine restaurants.
One Vintage, and then Another
Vines dotting the Sierra foothills are spreading their canopies, setting fruit, and offering the promise of another winning vintage. The warmer days and cool nights offer perfect growing conditions for a wide variety of grapes.
In their cellars, our winemakers are pulling bungs from barrels filled with the ’07 vintage, exploring the sensory nuances of what will soon be bottled, judged and enjoyed from the previous grape harvest.
Make the scenic drive to our tasting rooms and taste these new wines for yourself.
P.S. This is a beautiful time of year to visit El Dorado's wine country. Weather is great and crowds are sparse, giving you even more opportunities to talk with our winemaking families.