WINE AT A HIGHER LEVEL
El Dorado Wine Country has breathtaking vistas, a wide diversity of award-winning wines, and other delightful discoveries around every bend. The wineries are renowned for making vibrantly flavorful, distinctly delicious wines, grown in the dramatic elevations of the Sierra Foothills. Vineyards and wineries flourished here during the mid-to-late 1800s, making the county one of California’s oldest wine-producing areas. In the 1970s, El Dorado experienced a rebirth in the growth of premium vineyards and wineries. Today, the county has more than 2,000 acres of vines producing 50 grape varieties and is home to more than 70 wineries. Each winery is passionately tended by a winemaker, with his or her own, individual winemaking approach, who loves working with every diverse acre to achieve its perfect harvest.
CULINARY TREASURES
The true taste of El Dorado is rooted in its terroir starting with the land and the growers, continuing to the artisans who turn the crops into wonderful craft wine, cheese, and beer, and all the way to your plate, courtesy of creative local cooks and chefs. El Dorado County celebrates at its tables and in its communities through festivals and events, including local farmers markets that play a critical role in connecting visitors interested in indulging in honest-to-goodness farm freshness.
COZY QUARTERS
Accommodations are as diverse as El Dorado itself. Whether you prefer a riverfront cabin, boutique hotel, elegant and historic inn, charming bed-and-breakfast,, or a vineyard vacation rental, you’ll find it in El Dorado County.