Lifetime Achievement Award for Boeger
By Dan Clarke
Greg Boeger is the recipient of the California State Fair’s 2018 Wine Lifetime Achievement Award.
Four Fires Burn in Amador County
By Dan Clarke
After a while, most wine events begin to seem much the same.
State Historic Park Marks 168 Years
TASTE News Service March 20, 2018 - Gold was discovered in Columbia 168 years ago.
Wine Pick of the Week
2015 Barbera
Montevina
Amador County
Alcohol: 13.5%
Suggested Retail: $12
Winter is Closer and Finer Than You Think
TASTE News Service, January 3, 2018 - In the time it takes fog to completely blanket San Francisco, visitors from the Bay Area can reach Tuolumne County in the Sierra Foothills abutting Yosemite National Park.
Kautz Family Golden
by Bob Highfill
The 44-pound Crown Jewel at Ironstone Family Vineyards is the largest piece of crystallized gold in existence today.
Big Crush 2017
By Dan Clarke
When I first started visiting the Shenandoah Valley of California, there were wineries, but not nearly so many.
A Visit to the Niello Concours d'Elegance
By Dan Clarke
Music was playing as I walked onto the lawn. It wasn’t a live band, but the sound system was good enough that I couldn’t be sure.
The Old West Returns to Mariposa
TASTE News Service, September 27, 2017 - One of the best preserved and well-known Gold Rush towns in the Sierra Nevadas is gearing up for its annual festival, celebrating the life, times, music and food of their pioneer founders.
Four Fires Draws Wine Buffs
By Michael Eady
May 6th was the third edition of Amador Four Fires.