Sierra Norte

Donkey & Goat

Sluice Box El Dorado White Rhone Blend 2013

Love this unfiltered red blend, gallivanter, nice acidic start and berry finish, light to medium bodied, really tasty and easy drinking, — 5 years ago

Jolie-Laide Wines

Barsotti Vineyard Gamay Noir

Drank with Oscar and Lindsay when they came to visit. Rainy weekend. Grilled meat and fish, went to Art a whirl. — 6 years ago

Ian liked this

Donkey & Goat

El Dorado Grenache Noir 2014

Great bottle, 100% Grenache with 25% whole cluster. Cherry and red berry along with some spice notes with some a good tannin structure. Some meaty and minerality notes also come around. — 8 years ago

Matt and Stephen liked this

Forlorn Hope

Kumo to Ame Dewitt Vineyard Rosé Blend 2015

Chris Ursini
9.0

Kicking off memorial day weekend right — 9 years ago

Drew liked this

Keplinger

Caldera El Dorado Mourvedre Blend 2013

The main problem was that we opened it far too soon! A remarkable wine, beautifully light and deep at the same time. A lesson in not judging by alcohol % - you would never know it was 14.8. — 9 years ago

Lynne K
with Lynne
Chris liked this

Forlorn Hope

Mil Amores DeWitt Vineyard Red Blend

Drinks like a white. Tart and interesting. — 10 years ago

Renwood Winery

Premier Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel 2011

Love love love! Perfect balance! — 10 years ago

Renwood liked this

Turley

Judge Bell Amador County Zinfandel 2011

Cali Zin with refinement. Very nice. Need to get more of this. — 11 years ago

Favia

Rompecabezas Amador Syrah Blend 2014

A couple years in the bottle has done this one some good. Nice earthy raspberries. — 5 years ago

Iwan, Shay and 31 others liked this
Buddy G

Buddy G

One of my all time favs!

Enfield Wine Co.

Shake Ridge Ranch Tempranillo 2014

Rioja meets California. Too young though, needs another 5 years. — 6 years ago

La Clarine Farm

Piedi Grandi Sierra Foothills Mourvedre Blend 2015

Juicy! Love the nose on this one, better than a bouquet of flowers. — 7 years ago

Bodegas Sierra Cantabria

Colección Privada Rioja Tempranillo 2000

Im a Lopez/Rio Alta (w dips into CVNE) guy, so this was unexplored territory into mid/high end Rioja. All seamless, plush mouthfeel, rich rich rich black cherries, w enough acidic undertow to keep it fresh & reaching for next glass. Had after food so would love to taste with-bet its transformed. My home base is still Rio Alta & LopeZ though — 9 years ago

Owen MazonPaul Lafortezza
with Owen and Paul

Edmunds St. John

Bone-Jolly El Dorado County Gamay Noir 2013

Rhubarb and raspberry. Killer domestic gamay — 10 years ago

Sandlands

Amador County Syrah 2012

Elegant, a bit animale, touch of tapenade and rich, red meat. Closest Cali gets to Cote Rotie — 10 years ago

Anthony liked this

Easton

Amador County Zinfandel 2012

Great zin. Licorice and black cherry. — 10 years ago

RPM Wines

El Dorado Gamay Noir 2012

Terrific acid, bright red fruit, the perfect follow in to an epic Bordeaux tasting last night. — 11 years ago

Alex liked this

Donkey & Goat

Five Thirteen El Dorado Red Rhone Blend 2017

Zippy and delightful! — 5 years ago

Errol, Rana and 25 others liked this

Bodegas Sierra Cantabria

Reserva Única 2014

The reviews say that it’s over Oaked and imbalanced at least in this vintage but I disagreed. This is still quite tight and while it’s no Rioja Alta, it’s still quite good. — 5 years ago

P, Eric and 5 others liked this

Domaine Gramenon

Sierra du Sud Côtes du Rhône Syrah 2012

Very nice and interesting Syrah from the Rhone. Aromatically not that intense, but this has great freshness and acidity, with medium tannins. More purity of restrained fruit than earth or funk. Quite nice with a ribeye at Prairie Whale in the Berkshires. — 8 years ago

Ahmed and Phil liked this

La Clarine Farm

Jambalaia Rouge Red Rhone Blend 2014

Very light in color, but plenty of flavor hidden in it's cherry-colored essence - really helped us face the prospect of our fifth day of Thanksgiving leftovers.. — 9 years ago

Iris Brodrick
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David and Hank liked this
Iris Brodrick

Iris Brodrick

Wonder why they use clear bottle..
Hank Beckmeyer

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The color is part of the charm of that wine, so I bottle it in clear glass to show that off a little. Glad you liked it!
Iris Brodrick

Iris Brodrick

Super!! I did love it!! Thank you Hank!

Roar

Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

Young but what a delicious mouthful, with rich layers of fruit but elegant and smooth — 10 years ago

Keplinger

Sumō Petite Sirah Blend 2011

Delicious. Highly recommend. — 10 years ago

La Clarine Farm

Sierra Foothills Syrah Mourvedre Blend Rosé 2013

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

What an awesome rose. Probably unlike anything I've ever tasted, la clarine or not, yet it has that same unmistakably la clarine profile. the wine changes every second: carrots, pink lemonade, cantaloupe, fresh peaches, and white cherries come to mind. I can't wait to buy more. — 11 years ago

Elena Mercado
with Elena