No Spaswinefood adventure to Sierra Foothills Wine Country is complete without a stop over in Sutter Creek. Sutter Creek, the jewel of Gold Country is the perfect town to explore wine. During our spring visit we liked the relaxed place and warm welcome at Sutter Creek tasting rooms. In fact, Sutter Creek is the perfect place to begin a tour of wine country. You will have fun checking out tasting rooms and nearby Sierra Foothill wineries. This post will feature the Cinque Tasting Room.
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| Cinque Tasting Room, Sutter Creek © Spaswinefood |
Sutter Creek's wine tasting rooms are fun to explore
Sutter Creek's wine tasting rooms are on Main Street in the historic district. They include BellaGrace, Cinque, Scott Harvey Wine and Sutter Creek Wine Tasting. All these tasting rooms are fun to explore. Now let's take a look at the Cinque Tasting Room.
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| On the left side you will find BellaGrace, Cinque, Scott Harvey and Sutter Creek © Spaswinefood |
Cingue Tasting Room
The Cingue Tasting Room at 83 Main Street offers Serafina Cellars Wines produced by the Scotto family. The Scotto family's wine making history dates back five generations. The wine making tradition is carried on today by winemaker/owner Paul Scotto at Serafina Cellars, Plymouth.
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Cinque Tasting Room © Spaswinefood
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We enjoyed our tasting room experience at Cinque (Cinque means five in Italian). You can also visit Serafina Cellars in Plymouth. Serafina Cellars reds include Barbera, Zinfandel, Syrah and the winemaker's blend of Zinfandel, Barbera, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon (Dancing Grape); they also produce whites such as, Pinot Grigio and Malvasia Bianca. Of the wines I tasted I rather liked the Old Vines Zinfandel and Malvasia Bianca. Malvasia to me has a rather unique taste that I love for an after dinner drink, or with spicy food. However, from all reports you really need to check out their Dancing Grape red wine blend.
You can check Serafina Cellars reviews at Yelp. Also, for list of awards for its wines see the Serafina website. I have put Serafina Cellars wines produced by winemaker Paul Scotto on my list. This young winery is already starting to produce some good wines.
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| Scotto Family Cellars Old Vines Zinfandel 2009 © Spaswinefood |
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| Serafina Cellars Malvasia Bianca 2010 © Spaswinefood |
You can comfortably explore Sutter Creeks four tasting rooms in a day. However, to adequately explore the Sierra Foothills Wine Country you will need at least a week. The good news is that you will find a variety of charming bed and breakfasts and historic inn type accommodations in Sutter Creek. Overall Sutter Creek offers a good selection of restaurants.
If you are planning a wine adventure in Sierra Foothills Wine Country then Sutter Creek is the perfect stopover. Not only does Sutter Creek have great tasting rooms but, it is also a great base from which to explore Sierra Foothills Wine Country. Sierra Foothill wineries are found in the counties of Amador, Calaveras and El Dorado. Sierra Foothills American Viticultural Area has 1,700 acres of its 2,700 acres planted with Zinfandel, with the remainder being mainly Rhone and Italian varietals.
If you are planning a wine adventure in Sierra Foothills Wine Country then Sutter Creek is the perfect stopover. Not only does Sutter Creek have great tasting rooms but, it is also a great base from which to explore Sierra Foothills Wine Country. Sierra Foothill wineries are found in the counties of Amador, Calaveras and El Dorado. Sierra Foothills American Viticultural Area has 1,700 acres of its 2,700 acres planted with Zinfandel, with the remainder being mainly Rhone and Italian varietals.
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Sierra Foothills Wine Country © Spaswinefood
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I invite you to join me in my travels in Sierra Foothills Wine Country and elsewhere to search for the best in Spaswinefood, or visit my travel column at the Examiner.
Sharon
May 2012
Sutter Creek, California
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