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Holly’s Hill, El Dorado wine region

Posted on 8 September, 2009 by Jim Preston

This past weekend we finished off a bottle of Holly’s Hill Vineyards El Dorado 06 estate Grenache.  Medium body with an earthy Pinot-like nose and a fine lasting finish.  It has just a light hint of sweetness but is not … Continue reading →

Posted in California, El Dorado, Road trips, Wines | Tagged El Dorado, Grenache, Holly's Hill

Romantic Sierra Foothills 2 day road trip

Posted on 8 December, 2008 by Jim Preston

Last Thursday mid-day I was done with a meeting near Sacramento so I headed up Highway 50 to Placerville for one of my favorite wine tasting road trips.  My purpose was shooting photography for our upcoming video series on each … Continue reading →

Posted in Amador, California, El Dorado, Road trips | Tagged Amador, Amador City, El Dorado, Placerville, Plymouth, Sutter Creek

In search of gold in El Dorado – pines, vines, wines, and views!

Posted on 15 September, 2008 by Jim Preston

OK, not gold. I’m hopeless at that. Excellent wine and questing adventure is vastly easier to find in the hills of the El Dorado wine region. Katya and I joined up with mostly local and Nevada tasters for the Tour … Continue reading →

Posted in California, El Dorado, Road trips | Tagged back roads, El Dorado

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