Scenic Drive from San Francisco to Sutter Creek
The drive from San Francisco to Sutter Creek is about 2 1/2 hours, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s a scenic drive with various interesting stops along the way. Take your time as you cruise through the Delta. The journey is part of the adventure with...
Why Amador County Wineries Are Wine Country’s Best-Kept Secret
California wine country tends to conjure images of Napa Valley traffic and $50 tasting fees. Meanwhile, tucked into the Sierra Foothills about 45 minutes southeast of Sacramento, Amador County has been quietly producing some of the state’s most characterful...
Plymouth Tasting Rooms: Local Wineries, Tastings, and Experiences
Plymouth tasting rooms offer something that larger wine regions rarely deliver: a genuinely relaxed atmosphere where the person pouring your wine is often the same one who grew the grapes. Located in Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley, Plymouth sits at the center...
13 Places Named Shenandoah Across America, and Why California’s Is Wine Country
Few place names travel as far across a country as Shenandoah. The word Shenandoah is of unknown Native American origin, with proposed meanings including “River Through the Spruces,” “River of High Mountains,” and “Big Meadow.”...