Wineries win in S.F. competition
FOOTHILLS WINERIES FARED WELL in this year’s San Francisco Chronicle wine competition.
The Nevada County wineries, also known as Sierra Vintners, that won medals included Avanguardia Wines, Lucchesi Vineyards, Montoliva Vineyard, Naggiar Vineyards and Pilot Peak Winery.
Montoliva won “best of class” for its 2008 Sierra Bella. “Now try to tell me this isn’t the best [...]
Seventeen Placer County Wineries to Host Holiday Toy Drive and Wine Tasting Weekend
By Jocelyn Maddux
The Placer County Vintners Association (PCVA) will host “Holidays in the Hills on the Placer County Wine Trail,” a charity toy drive and open-house wine-tasting weekend on December 10 and 11 from noon–5 p.m. at seventeen boutique wineries in Auburn, Newcastle, Loomis and Lincoln.
Visitors will enjoy local wine, food and gifts vendors, music, [...]
Placer Wine Trail this summer & go to Lone Buffalo
“FINE WINES, FEW SIGNS” JOKE DEDICATED fans who visit Lone Buffalo Vineyards in Auburn. Off the beaten path —just south of I-80 and at the end of a lane in the Shirland Tract area — this boutique winery is a hidden gem on the Placer County Wine Trail.
Winemaker and Owner Phil Maddux has more [...]
Placer County wineries win 20 awards
Here’s a press release from the Placer County wineries:
Placer County Wineries Win 20 Awards at SF Chronicle Wine Competition
Placer County Wins Big for Big Wines at America’s Largest Wine Competition
(Auburn, CA) – It’s another big award-wining start to 2011 for Placer County wineries. To the delight of local vintners and wine enthusiasts, [...]
Lone Buffalo Vineyards: Where the buffalo roam
THE FOOTHILLS HERITAGE IS STEEPED IN WINEMAKING, not just gold mining.
Vineyards were introduced in Placer County in 1848—the same year gold was discovered.
Prohibition shut down this bigger-than-Napa wine industry in 1920. But winemaking made a comeback in the ’70s.
Nowhere is the county’s recaptured heritage more visible than at Lone Buffalo Vineyards, a [...]
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