Wine Tasting in Amador County

Saturday October 3 a group of us attended the Big Crush wine festival in Amador County. It was a first for most who attended, and the first of this type of event for SHPE Sacramento. We also rented a van to maximize attendance, leaving the driving to Mario who was a great sport about being designated driver!

Highlights from Borjon Winery - mariachi and great wine!

The wine festival included food, live music, and samples of many of the wineries' best varieties including zinfandel, barbera, chardonnay, and dessert wines such as port and muscato among others. At least 30 wineries participated in the festival, but there was really only time to visit about 5 wineries during our visit to really fully enjoy what each of them had to offer. At one winery, we missed the grape stomp but got a chance to talk to the owner about the straw bale construction of their building and their grape press process. Then we moved onto the next place and stuffed ourselves full of tri-tip sandwiches and pasta salad! It was a great day overall. Hope we will do it again next year.

Enjoying ourselves at Convergence Winery

Hearing from the owner of Amador Cellars

A view of the valley - great way to end the day!