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By the first 100 years A.D., wine was being exported from Italy to Spain, Germany, and France. It wasen't long before these countries ended up developing their own vineyards. Over the next few centries France had become the dominant producer of wines on the world market. Monastaries are known to have been reponsible for establishing several of the most sought after wines in the vineyards of France. Exploration and settlement brought wine to Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa in the 1500's and 1600's. Considered to be the father of the California Wine Industry, Jean-Louis Vignes planted the first European wine vines in northern California. He founded the Buena Vista Winery in 1857, which boasts 1,000 acres of vineyards in both Sonoma and Napa counties, and produces over half a million bottles of wine per year!
Made from fermented grape juice, wine is classified into 3 basic types: Natural, Sparkling, & Fortified. Natural wines may be Red, White, & Rose, and be classified in taste as Dry, Medium, or Sweet. Sparkling wines are given a 2nd fermatation in which added yeast eats up the sugar in the wine and produces carbon dioxide to give the wine a carbonated nature, much like soda pop. Tiny bubbles noticed in sparkling wines are from this natural process, while larger bubbles indicate carbon dioxide was added by machine. Fortified wines, such as Port, Sherry, Marsala, Vermouth, Maderia, Muscat, and Sangria, were made to have a longer shelf life. While there are spirits that are made from wine, the fortification process is created by when alcohol is added to the wine, thus killing the yeast before the fermintation process is completed, which leaves residual sugar. The higher levels of alcohol and sweetness help to preserve the wine longer. Wine is usually aged for several years in wood barrels, allowing the wood to influence the characteristics of the wine from taste, color, depth, complexity, and so on.
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Housley's Century Oak Winery
22211 North Lower Sacramento Road, Acampo, CA 95220 Map
209 334-3482
Peirano Estate Vineyards
21831 N Highway 99, Acampo, CA 95220 Map
209 369-9463
Crystal Basin Cellars
5660 Vineyard Lane, Coloma, CA 95613 Map
916 443-3480
McConnell Estates Winery
10686 West Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95757 Map
916 685-5368
Crystal Valley Cellars
16750 East State Highway 88, Lockeford, CA 95237 Map
209 759-3888
Borra Wines
1301 East Armstrong Road, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 368-2446
Harmony Winelands
9291 East Harney Lane, Lodi, CA 95240 Map
209 369-4184
Jessie's Grove Winery
1973 W Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 368-0880
Lodi Wine & Visitor Center
2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 365-0621
Lucas Winery
18196 North Davis Road, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 368-2006
Michael - David Vineyards
4580 W Highway 12, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 368-7384
Oak Ridge Vineyards-East Side Winery
6100 East Victor Road, Lodi, CA 95240 Map
209 369-4758
Spencer Winery
17303 North Devries Road, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 367-0467
Van Ruiten Taylor Winery
340 West Highway 12, Lodi, CA 95242 Map
209 334-5722
Mount Aukum Winery
6781 Tower Road, Mount Aukum, CA 95656 Map
530 620-1675
Pilot Peak Winery
12888 Spenceville Road, Penn Valley, CA 95946 Map
530 432-3321
Venezio Vineyards & Winery
5821 State Highway 49, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 Map
530 885-9463
Arrastra Vineyard
2399 Kingsgate Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Map
530 626-3377
Boeger Winery Inc
1709 Carson Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Map
530 622-8094
California Sweet Rides
5701 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Map
530 622-9950
Chateau Rodin Winery
4771 Greenhills Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Map
530 622-6839
Lava Cap Winery
2221 Fruitridge Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Map
530 621-0175
Stover Oaks Vineyard and Winery
5241 Nashville Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 Map
530 626-9463
Amador Foothill Winery
12500 Steiner Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-6307
Charles Spinetta Winery & Gallery
12557 Steiner Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-3384
Dobra Zemlja Winery
12505 Steiner Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-3183
Kelson Creek Winery
19919 Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-4700
Montevina Winery
20680 Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-6942
Nine Gables Vineyard & Winery
10778 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-3949
Renwood Winery Santino Wines
12225 Steiner Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-6979
Shenandoah Vineyard
12300 Steiner Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-4455
Story Winery
10525 Bell Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-6208
T K C Vineyards
11001 Valley Drive, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-6428
Villa Toscano Winery
10600 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-3800
Wilderotter Vineyard
21424 Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth, CA 95669 Map
209 245-6016
Revolution Wines
2116 P St, Sacramento, CA 95816 Map
916 444-7711
Chevalier Winery
5720 French Creek Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Map
530 677-1676
Mining Camp Winery
4801 Rock Barn Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Map
530 677-6510
Sogno Winery
3046 Ponderosa Road, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Map
530 672-6968
Sutter Creek Vineyards
14110 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Map
209 267-1316
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