{"id":18459,"date":"2022-07-29T23:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/?p=18459"},"modified":"2022-07-29T23:38:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:38:02","slug":"%ef%bf%bcyorkville-cellars-heading-to-the-anderson-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/%ef%bf%bcyorkville-cellars-heading-to-the-anderson-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufffcYorkville Cellars – Heading to the Anderson Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yorkville Cellars Tasting Room – Highway 128<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The new Yorkville Cellars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our last visit to the Yorkville area had been in 2019. COVID struck and we missed going through this area the past two years. We were quite surprised to learn that one of our favorite hidden wineries has new owners. Yorkville Cellars began in the 1980’s and, apparently, the original owners decided it was time to live the retired life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only did Yorkville Cellars get new owners, but also the tasting room has been completely refreshed. The structure has a new paint job, and the deck is newly decorated with comfortable seating. The tasting room is surrounded by Yorkville estate vineyards and stunning groves of Coastal Redwoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also new in the tasting room are tasting fees. On our previous visit, there had been no fees. The tasting fee is now $20 a person, but the good news is that the fee is waived with a purchase of wine. We very much enjoyed the wines, so buying a few bottles worked for us. The entry level tasting fee includes two white wines and three red wines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yorkville Cellars was one of the first wineries in the area to go organic and sustainable. The new owners are intent on continuing this philosophy in their wine production. The wines are all excellent. Although the vineyards are estate, the winemaking is done in Redwood Valley at the Graziano facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organic and sustainably-farmed vineyards<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our wine tasting was low key and pleasant. The pace was slow and our host was friendly, informative, and mellow. It was a very enjoyable experience.  We enjoyed all the wines, and we purchased the two white wines, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. We also purchased our favorite red of the tasting, the High Roller-Red which is a blend of 53% Zinfandel, 31% Malbec & 16% Petite Sirah. The Zin is not estate, but comes from the Redwood Valley where Zinfandel grapes thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tasting wine surrounded by organic vineyards and Redwood trees<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

About ten minutes away to the west is the small town of Boonville, where the Anderson Valley begins. The Anderson Valley is Pinot Noir land, along with fantastic white Alsatian varieties. There are many wineries to visit in the Anderson Valley. But before you head off the Anderson Valley, there are two other wineries to consider in the Yorkville Highlands. We recommend Artevino\/Maple Creek Winery <\/a>and Meyers Family winery.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On our recent trip to this area we stayed in the town of Philo, lodging at The Madrones<\/a>. We dined at the Wickson restaurant<\/a>, which is adjacent to The Madrones. Happy travels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Madrones in Philo is 25 minutes from Yorkville Cellars<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The new Yorkville Cellars Our last visit to the Yorkville area had been in 2019. COVID struck and we missed going through this area the past two years. We were quite surprised to learn that one of our favorite hidden wineries has new owners. Yorkville Cellars began in the 1980’s and, apparently, the original owners … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1880],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"authors":[{"term_id":1885,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joe","display_name":"Joe Becerra","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joe-Becerra.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Joe-Becerra.jpg"},"first_name":"Joe","last_name":"Becerra","user_url":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com","description":"Joe Becerra has been traveling to wine country and enjoying wine since 1965. He is a retired educator, and now have the time the opportunity to share his wine travel experiences through this Website."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18459"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=18459"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18515,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18459\/revisions\/18515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18459"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=18459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}