Twisted Oak Winery — Calaveras County Winery & Tasting Room

Sierra Foothills / Calaveras County · Calaveras County AVA
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Hours
Daily 10am–5pm
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Phone
(209) 736-9080
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Tasting Fee
From $10
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Reservations
Walk-ins welcome
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Est.
2001

About Twisted Oak Winery

Twisted Oak Winery is a dedicated estate winery in the Calaveras County wine region in the central Sierra Foothills, producing wines that reflect the character of decomposed granite soils and Gold Rush-era old vine heritage. Twisted Oak Winery is named for the twisted Valley Oak trees that grow throughout the foothill terrain around Murphys an. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Twisted Oak Winery a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Calaveras County growing environment shapes everything Twisted Oak Winery produces. Decomposed granite soils and gold rush-era old vine heritage define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Zinfandel, Barbera, and Rhône varieties form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Twisted Oak Winery prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Twisted Oak Winery can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Calaveras County appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Twisted Oak Winery offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.

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Twisted Oak WineryTwisted Oak Winery is named for the twisted Valley Oak trees that grow throughout the foothill terrain around Murphys and Vallecito in Calaveras County — the gnarled, ancient oaks whose twisted trunks and irregular growth patterns declare decades of adaptation to the dry, rocky Gold Rush country soils.
Jeff Stai's wineryJeff Stai's winery takes its character from these ancient trees: wine made with the same adaptation philosophy, working with the terrain's challenges rather than against them.
The Red HillThe Red Hill Road estate in Vallecito produces Zinfandel, Tempranillo, Verdelho, and Rhône varieties from Calaveras County estate vineyards with the gnarled-oak adaptation philosophy the name implies.
"Jeff Stai's 2001 Calaveras County twisted-oak-gnarled-tree-character-naming Zinfandel and Tempranillo estate — Twisted O"
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Featured Wines

Zinfandel
Zinfandel
Calaveras County / Twisted Oak Estate
Twisted Oak's gnarled-valley-oak-naming Calaveras Zinfandel — the adaptation philosophy of the twisted oak tree applied to Gold Rush country Zinfandel at 88–92 points.
Estate
★★★★☆
Tempranillo
Tempranillo
Calaveras County / Twisted Oak Estate
Twisted Oak Winery's gnarled-tree Calaveras Tempranillo — Jeff Stai's twisted-oak philosophy on the Iberian variety in foothill Gold Rush country.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Twisted Oak Gnarled Tree Walk-In
Daily walk-in at the twisted-Valley-Oak-gnarled-tree-named Calaveras County estate — Twisted Oak Zinfandel and Tempranillo at 88–92 points. Dog-friendly, picnic, family-welcoming on Red Hill Road.
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