{"id":712,"date":"2014-05-06T21:46:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f6b.6c3.myftpupload.com\/?page_id=712"},"modified":"2022-04-24T16:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T16:24:10","slug":"fair-play-wineries-in-el-dorado-wine-country","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/fair-play-wineries-in-el-dorado-wine-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Play Wineries in El Dorado Wine Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Fair Play Wine Trail<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13418\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13418\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fairplay-backroad.jpg\" alt=\"Fair Play wine country\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fairplay-backroad.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fairplay-backroad-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the barrel room at Skinner Vineyards in Fair Play &#8211; Fantastic hidden wineries and backroads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Fair Play wineries are about 45 minutes from the town of Plymouth, CA. Fair Play is a wine appellation or AVA. The elevation and other geographic features make this wine area unique. In Fair Play the wineries are all small and family-owned. The climate and soil conditions are ideal for producing Rhone-style wines. Other grape varieties also grow well here. This is an exciting wine country. Explore it, and you will experience great wine discoveries.<\/p>\n<h3>Top Fair Play Wineries<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cantiga Wineworks &#8211;\u00a0Extended cellaring produce a food-friendly wine<\/li>\n<li>Skinner Vineyards &#8211; Amazing tasting room, view, and Rhone wines<\/li>\n<li>Cedarville Vineyard \u2013 Great Rhone wines, plus terrific Zin and Cab<\/li>\n<li>Gwinllan Estate &#8211; Estate wines, tasting in a wine cave<\/li>\n<li>Oakstone Winery \u2013 Now Obscurity Cellars<\/li>\n<li>Colibri Ridge Winery &amp; Vineyards &#8211; The views and the wine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\"; google_ad_slot = \"6243722936\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Dining and Lodging Recommendations<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/sierra-foothills-restaurants\/\">See Restaurants<\/a><br \/><a href=\"\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/sierra-foothills-lodging\/\">See Lodging<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Winery Descriptions, Driving Directions, Tasting Room Hours<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cantigawine.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cantiga Wineworks<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Cantiga Wineworks is a fascinating winery in the area. You are likely to find either winemaker Rich Rorden or his wife Christine Rorden working the tasting room. Rich is an engineer and computer guy who uses his science skills to craft beautiful wines from this region. The wines are aged for long periods and produced in a food-friendly style. We love the Chardonnay wines and the Zinfandel. Cantiga Wineworks is indeed a gem in wine tasting exploration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cantigawine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cantiga has a terrific video on their Website<\/a> which clearly shows the uniqueness of wine making at Cantiga.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skinnervineyards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Skinner Vineyards<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Skinner is making some amazing wines (<a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/skinner-vineyards\/\">Our visit to Skinner<\/a>). You will find a stunning vista from the tasting room deck and picnic area. This is a great place to picnic. Inside the quaint tasting room, you will find wonderful Rhone-style wines. We love the Grenache Blanc, the Seven Generations (a blend of five Rhone varietals), and the Syrah Stony Creek Vineyard. Have you heard of a Picpoul Blanc? It is at Skinner and only 63 cases last vintage. I hope you get to try some. Don&#8217;t forget to pack that lunch!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cedarvillevineyard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cedarville Vineyard<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Just a short distance from Skinner is Cedarville Vineyard. Cedarville shares the same entrance road as Single Leaf Vineyard. Cedarville is only open by appointment. Don\u2019t pass up the chance to visit this winery. Cedarville makes some of the best wines in the Sierra Foothills. Jonathan Lachs is the the owner and winemaker. He has put his heart and soul into this winery, and it&#8217;s reflected in fabulous wines. The Grenache is a rare treat and sells out almost the moment it is released. All the wines, except for the Petite Sirah are estate grown. You will surely want to bring home some wines from Cedarville. The Cedarville wines are high quality and priced perfectly at consumer-friendly prices.<\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\"; google_ad_slot = \"6243722936\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwinllanestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gwillan Estate<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Drive slowly from the entrance way to get a full experience of the views of the foothills. Once at the tasting room you will be treated to some beautiful estate wines reflecting the terroir of the granite soils in the hilltop region of Fair Play. Gwillan is also a terrific spot to enjoy a picnic lunch just outside the wine cave. Gwillan produces only 600 cases of wine annually. We liked the Chardonnay and the Zinfandel very much.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oakstone-winery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Oakstone Winery &#8211; Obscurity Cellars<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Oakstone Winery has new owners as of 2021. They are Courtney and Dustin Russell. The two have big plans for this famous Fair Play winery. \u00a0Construction is moving along and soon visitors will be welcome. Keep checking the Oakstone website for tasting reservations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/sierra-foothills-wine-map\/\">Fair Play Wine Route Map<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/fairplaywine.com\/fair-play\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fair Play Wineries Website<\/a> (Wines with an Altitude) for a complete list of Fair Play wineries and tasting rooms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Additional Sierra Foothills Wine Routes to enjoy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Shenandoah School Wine Trail\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/shenandoah-school-wine-trail\/\">Shenandoah School Road<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Amador Wineries\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/amador-wineries\/\">Amador Shenandoah Valley wineries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Murphys Wine Trail in Calaveras County\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/murphys-wine-trail-in-calaveras-county\/\">Murphys wineries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cedarville-vineyards-zin.jpg\" alt=\"fair play wineries cedarville vineyards\" class=\"wp-image-14091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cedarville-vineyards-zin.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cedarville-vineyards-zin-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>2000 feet &#8211; Zinfandel Vineyard at Cedarville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fair Play Wine Trail The Fair Play wineries are about 45 minutes from the town of Plymouth, CA. Fair Play is a wine appellation or AVA. The elevation and other geographic features make this wine area unique. In Fair Play the wineries are all small and family-owned. The climate and soil conditions are ideal &#8230; <a title=\"Fair Play Wineries in El Dorado Wine Country\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sierra-foothills-wineries\/fair-play-wineries-in-el-dorado-wine-country\/\" aria-label=\"More on Fair Play Wineries in El Dorado Wine Country\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":565,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17850,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/712\/revisions\/17850"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}