About Wilderotter Vineyard
Wilderotter Vineyard is a small family winery in the California Shenandoah Valley, the Amador County heart of the Sierra Foothills. A husband-and-wife team bought forty acres here in 1990 and farmed grapes for other local producers before making their own wine; the first estate bottlings came from the 2002 harvest and the tasting room went up in 2003. The family name is German, and the winery translates it as wild red.
Nearly everything starts in the home vineyard. The list runs to Zinfandel, Syrah, Barbera, Viognier, Roussanne, Sauvignon Blanc and a Grenache rose, with a Cabernet Sauvignon made from Napa Valley fruit, and production sits at roughly 2,100 cases. The tasting room is a brown adobe-sided building under a tile roof, with secluded patios, artwork on the walls and a picnic area outside, which makes it a place to linger rather than a quick stop on a Shenandoah Road run.
The winery is at 19890 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth, CA 95669, phone (209) 245-6016. Listings disagree on visiting hours: Wine Routes shows daily 10:30 am to 5 pm, while California Winery Advisor shows Thursday through Monday, 11 am to 4 pm, with a complimentary tasting. Plymouth is a short drive off Highway 49 and pairs easily with the other Shenandoah Valley wineries. Confirm current hours, fees and reservation policy with the winery before you go.
Forty Shenandoah Valley acres bought in 1990, estate wines since 2002, poured under adobe walls and a tile roof.
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Forty acres since 1990,The founders bought forty acres in the Shenandoah Valley in 1990 and sold fruit to other producers before making wine.
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Estate from 2002,The first estate wines came from the 2002 harvest, with the tasting room following in 2003.
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Rhone whites included,Viognier and Roussanne sit on the list beside the Zinfandel, Syrah and Barbera.
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Adobe and tile,The tasting room is a brown adobe-sided building under a tile roof, with secluded patios and artwork.
"The estate-grown discipline and polished hospitality mark the valley's newer standard."
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Wilderotter El Dorado Walk-In
Taste the wines at Wilderotter Winery in the El Dorado County. Daily 11am to 5pm, walk-ins welcome.
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