Sacramento and the Gold Country
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Sacramento and the Gold Country - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Apple growers since 1964, the Delfino family occupies one of El Dorado County's most idyllic sites. The clan gained early notice for Joan Delfino...Read More
The founders of this woodsy hilltop winery 7 miles south of Apple Hill tasted Châteauneuf-du-Pape on their honeymoon, sparking a lifetime passion...Read More
Nineteenth-century miners knew if they found the type of volcanic rocks visible everywhere on this winery's property that gold was nearby. These...Read More
Its many microclimates inspired owner-winemaker Tom Sinton to purchase a 67-acre hillside property he transformed into a magnificent showcase...Read More
The winery of Bill Easton and Jane O'Riordan achieves success with two separate labels. Terre Rouge, which focuses on Rhône-style wines, makes...Read More
The downtown tasting room of owner-winemaker Nathan Vader's boutique winery occupies a restored 1891 structure made of volcanic rock. Top Sierra...Read More
Nicole Salengo, the longtime winemaker of this operation whose origins date to the late 1960s, displays a light but knowing touch with even...Read More
In 1972, Greg Boeger revived a gold rush–era farm that once supported fruit and nut orchards, a winery, and a distillery. These days Boeger...Read More
This winery's owner envisioned his sleek hospitality space as "a country club" for experiencing wines by the glass or flight, with or without...Read More
Splashier than many of its neighbors and a draw as much for its restaurant and seasonal live music as its wines, family-operated Helwig occupies...Read More
The spectacular, impeccably maintained gardens at 1,150-acre Ironstone—not to mention the 44-pound specimen of crystalline gold on display—make...Read More
A stone building dating to 1859 houses this boutique winery's tasting room, which also sells artisanal cheeses and lavender products. Lavender...Read More
A bright red 1890 barn greets visitors to this winery on land whose vineyards were replaced with apples during Prohibition. Wine critics praise...Read More
The area's oldest operating winery, established in 1980, pours its wines, many from Sierra Foothills grapes, in a tasting room whose back patio...Read More
Single-vineyard Sierra Foothills Zinfandels are the passion of Newsome Harlow's owner-winemaker Scott Klann. The ebullient Klann also makes...Read More
For years Rombauer, famous for its Napa Valley Chardonnays, farmed foothills Zinfandel vineyards, so it wasn't a total surprise when the winery...Read More
A plummy Barbera and an almost chocolaty Zinfandel top this winery's repertoire, but for a contrast you can also try a startlingly crisp Sauvignon...Read More
You can sip fruity, robust Zinfandels—old vine and new—and learn about wine making and Shenandoah Valley pioneer life at the museum here. This...Read More
Taste for yourself what makes Sierra Foothills wines unique at the brick-walled sipping salon of owner-winemaker Sándor "Alex" Szabo. In addition...Read More
Third-generation farmer Chris Turkovich and his wife, Luciana, whose parents back in her native Argentina are both involved in the wine business...Read More
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