Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley Wineries are located in Amador Valley. It is not to be confused with the AVA in Virginia bearing the same name. The warm climate and unfertile soils make Shenandoah Valley Wine Country a Zinfandel lover’s paradise.
Shenandoah Valley Wine Country
Most Shenandoah Valley wineries are small, family owned operations. The wine region’s unfertile soils keep vineyard yields down. Local wines are handcrafted by boutique Shenandoah Valley Wineries.
Because Shenandoah Valley Wine Country is the least elevated AVA in the region, it has the warmest climate. Shenandoah Wineries focus on Zinfandel, because grapes are able to develop high sugar levels to produce full-bodied, spicy wines.
The terrain of Shenandoah Valley Wine Country is made of sandy-loam and granitic soils. In conjunction with warm temperatures, Shenandoah Wineries use these unfertile soils produce red wines with lots of tannins and high alcohol levels.
When gold was discovered in 1848, Shenandoah Valley became a key part of the states’s winemaking history. Vineyards and wineries immediately sprang up to cater to this new market of mainly young, single men. As a legacy to this early vineyard development, some of the oldest Zinfandel vines in the state are grown in Shenandoah Valley Wine Country.
Shenandoah Valley Wineries
-->Latest News – Shenandoah Valley
- Mar 06, 2007
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Bray Vineyards Honored by SF Chronicle
Shenandoah's Bray Vineyards honored by the San Francisco Chronicle. - Mar 06, 2007
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Amador Foothill Winery Open House
Shenandoah Valley's Amador Foothill Winery upcoming open house. - Jan 05, 2007
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Amador County’s Behind the Cellar Door Winter Cellar-bration!
Amador County’s popular Behind the Cellar Door event is scheduled for February 10th and 11th from 10 to 4. - Jan 03, 2007
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Wine Institute Member Workshop
On Thursday, January 11th the Wine Institute and the Amador Vintners association are holding a workshop direct shipping laws, sustainable winegrowing practices and tasting room/wine club operations.
coyote said:
Good start but you're missing a few wineries.. should have a feature to add a winery
Posted 473 days ago.