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Amador 360 – Wine Tasting Room

February 25, 2016 by Joe Becerra

Amador 360

Amador 360 tasting room in Plymouth

Amador 360 – Wine tasting room extraordinaire

This was our 17th annual visit to the Amador wine country. We love visiting this wine country for so many reasons. It is a wonderful change-of-pace from the Napa Valley or Sonoma wine country. Amador is a quiet wine country with fewer visitors, but nonetheless excellent wines and cozy tasting rooms. The price of wine and tasting room fees are priced like the old days of the Napa Valley. Each year, when we travel to the Amador wine country, we find something new. This year we discovered the Amador 360 tasting room. The tasting room is run by Brian Miller.  Brian features local wineries that do not have a tasting room. These are small-production wineries. Some are just getting started, and others do not have the budget for a tasting room. Besides the tasting room wines, Brian offers consumers and wineries shipping services to 45 states. The tasting room has couches and a very laid-back environment. We tried five different wines from small producers. They were priced around $20 and very tasty.  The tasty menu changes daily.  The Amador 360 Tasting Room is sponsoring two wine and food extravaganzas in Amador wine country. They are the Amador Four Fires and the Barbera Festival. The Amador Four Fires takes place on May 7th at the Amador County Fairgrounds.  It is an outdoor festival, focusing on the wines of Amador County and the culinary art of open-fire cooking, showcasing the “Four Fires” concept of four regions: Southern France, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, and Heritage California. The Barbera Festival takes place on June 11th at Terra d’Oro/Montevina Winery. Amador County is famous for its Barbera vineyards and wines. In addition to Amador wineries, other wineries from all over California will be present to pour Barbera wines. Local top chefs will prepare foods that pair well with Barbera. The Amador Four Fires event is a two-day event.

More on Amador Wine Country

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Filed Under: Wine Photo of the Day Tagged With: Amador Wine Country, Barbera Festival, Four Fires event, Plymouth wine country

Sierra Foothills Winter

January 5, 2015 by Joe Becerra

sierra foothills winter

Young’s Vineyard along the Shenandoah Road near Plymouth.

Sierra Foothills Winter

Our traveling wine country motto: “Any time of the year is the best time to visit the wine country.” This could not be more true than with the Sierra Foothills wine country in the winter. The photo above is so inviting. On a clear and crisp day, the Sierra Foothill wine country shines with beauty. The Sierra Foothills have many small and family-owned wineries. Outside of a few new and chic wineries, most are quaint and small, with cozy tasting rooms that are so welcoming to visitors. The countryside is mostly rolling hills of vines and oak trees. Each winter we take a trip to the Sierra Foothills. We like to stay in  the old gold mining town of Sutter Creek. Within 20 minutes we can be in the Shenandoah Valley of Amador County. On Shenandoah Road we find more than enough wineries to visit in a two-day stay. Most of the wineries open their tasting rooms from Fridays to Sundays only. We also enjoy a drive to Fair Play in El Dorado County. It is another 25 to 30 minutes away from Shenandoah Road.

Additional information on the wineries of the Sierra Foothills

  • Sierra Foothills Wine Country
  • Shenandoah Road Wine Route
  • Fair Play Wine Route
  • Lodging in Sutter Creek

Filed Under: Wine Photo of the Day Tagged With: Plymouth wine country, Shendandoah Road, Sierra Foothills, Wine Country Photography

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