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 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.
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Experience El Dorado Year-Round
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, skiing, or exploring Gold Country sites. 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.
"A Passion for Winemaking" Video
A quick tour and interviews with El Dorado winemakers. View movie >
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THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE
Presented by the Wineries of the Sierra Foothills
3 - 6 p.m. Sunday, September 19
Blackhawk Country Club in Contra Costa County
If you or your friends live near Contra Costa County or the Bay Area, don’t miss the opportunity to taste a multitude of fine wines from the Sierra Foothills, being poured at one beautiful location on Sept 19.
To celebrate California Wine Month, El Dorado’s vintners are teaming up with Amador and Calaveras to present our first joint wine tasting at the luxurious Blackhawk Country Club in Danville. More than 40 foothills wineries will pour their finest wines, accompanied by delicious, Mediterranean-style finger foods and live flamenco guitar music.
Advance tickets are available at www.sierrafoothillswine.com for $35 or at the door for $50.
Here’s a tip for our fans: Advance tickets are $30 with the following discount code: eldoradofan
An on-site silent wine auction benefits the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
Enter to win the Tour de Vine Contest!!
We're celebrating harvest with a "Tour of the Vines!"
Now through Nov. 30, simply visit 3 regions in El Dorado. Collect labels from our wineries. Then enter to win tickets to our hottest events of the year: Bring out the Barrel Weekend (Jan. 29-30) and Passport Weekends (March 26-27 & April 2-3) as well as cool El Dorado Wine Country t-shirts!
At the end of September, October and November, we’ll conduct random drawings of qualified applicants for a pair of tickets to each event.
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