Sierra Foothills Winery Directory

For more than 30 years, Chuck Hovey has consistently crafted exceptional award-winning Sierra Foothills wines worthy of international recognition.

At the end of a tree-lined road in Placerville, California, Lava Cap Winery greets guests with a simple charm all its own.

Paul and his wife Maggie of Madro�a Vineyards continue the Old World winemaking practices Paul’s father began.

First-time visitors to nine-year-old Miraflores, located in the Sierra Foothills, often remark that the winery building, reminiscent of a Tuscan retreat, looks as though it has been there for decades.

Surrounded by rolling hills and streams in the heart of the Sierra Foothills, Renwood Winery is experiencing an exciting resurgence, reminiscent of the California Gold Rush days. 

Skinner Vineyards & Winery’s stunning new tasting room is located at the very top of the Skinner property, located in the Sierra Foothills, offering panoramic views in all directions.

Terra d’Oro, Italian for land of gold, is credited with planting a different kind of treasure: the region’s first Zinfandel and Italian grape varieties.

In 1973, the Boegers began building the Boeger Winery on the very spot homesteaded by the Fossati-Lombardo family.

Upon first meeting Gay Callan, the petite owner of Chatom Vineyards, it’s hard to believe she’s a farmer and self-made businesswoman.

Matthew Hatcher’s winemaking talents have put Hatcher Winery on the “don’t miss” list of Foothill Wineries.

When John and Gail Kautz founded Ironstone Vineyards, they wanted to create a magnificent winery that would serve as a legacy for their children’s children.

Twenty acres of grapevines grow on the steeply terraced terrain of Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery

Newsome-Harlow Winery claims to be all about Bacchanalian hedonism –wine, food, friends, and copious amounts of laughter.

Renaissance Vineyard and Winery is a wine writer’s delight. Many have made the one-and-a-half-hour drive from Sacramento and written rave reviews.

The ability to merge two seemingly opposite passions into one reality is not often an easy feat, but for Russ Jones, owner and winemaker at Truckee River Winery, it has been a success for more than 20 years.