Amador County Wine Reviews

Behind the Cork™ - Amador Cellars Sangiovese

Behind the Cork™ - Amador Cellars Sangiovese

The 2015 Amador Cellars Sangiovese is an estate-bottled California red wine produced by Amador Cellars, a family-owned winery located in Plymouth, California. And, if you haven’t noticed over the year…

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Behind the Cork™ - Sobon Estate Barbera

Behind the Cork™ - Sobon Estate Barbera

Shenandoah Vineyards in Plymouth, CA, was founded in 1977 by Shirley and Leon Sobon. They moved from Los Altos, California, where Leon was a Senior Scientist with the Lockheed Research Lab. Leon&#8217…

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Behind the Cork™ Helwig Frenchmen’s Creek Barbera

Behind the Cork™ Helwig Frenchmen’s Creek Barbera

Dave Helwig had a dream to move to the wine country upon retirement. After searching with his wife, Nancy, for the perfect wine region to relocate to from their home in Southern California, Dave could…

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Behind the Cork™ - Amador Cellars "Farmhouse Red"

Behind the Cork™ - Amador Cellars “Farmhouse Red”

Amador Cellars, located in Plymouth California (Amador County) is truly a family-run winery. It showcases Mediterranean wines, Tuscan architecture and a friendly tasting room staff that includes the …

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Behind the Cork™ - PARS Old Vine Zinfandel

Behind the Cork™ - PARS Old Vine Zinfandel

This was a recent unexpected fine. I really enjoy the wines of Amador County and that’s what caught my eye about this one. And, at $8, I had to give it a try. The grapes of Amador County didn’t let m…

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