Lake Tahoe

Cedarville is probably my favorite. They sell most of their wine through wine clubs, so visiting might be the only way you'll try it. You have to call and make a reservation. In El Dorado County. Three vineyards close to each other have gotten together to form the El Do Rhone growing area. Sierra Vista, which makes my favorite viognier (very American), Holly's Hill and the newbie, Narrow Gate. The founder of Sierra Vista is a founding member of the Rhone Rangers. In El Dorado County. I believe all three are open every day. Sierra Vista is for sure. No appointment necessary. Max of this newsgroup knows Bill Easton of Easton Wines, which also operates Terre Rouge Winss. I Love Easton's Zinfandel. It's in Amador County, which is getting a bit out of the way. Back in El Dorado County, Boeger Winery in Apple Hill has good wines and probably the best tasting room I've ever been in. It's an old wine cellar. They were building a new, larger one. Hopefully the cellar is still available. The Apple Hill area, which is kind of a tourist trap of small farms selling produce and fresh baked goods, has several wineries. Also in Apple Hill, I like Madrona Vineyards There's a couple others but I'm forgetting them. Apple Hill is just north of U.S. 50. El Do Rhone would be about 10 minutes south of U.S. 50. Cedarville is a few minutes south of El Do Rhone, if I remember correctly.

If you're in north shore, see my post of about two weeks ago in this newsgrouop about my tasting trip to Grbutt Valley and Nevada City.