Lake County

Don't let its industrial setting with picnic tables outside dissuade you from trying their wine. Several locals recommended this winery and there's always a reason for talk like that. They are one of the few wineries that is taking advantage of the wonderfully...

Some of the most well-crafted wines come from winemakers who got their experience while employed by other wineries before branching out to create a label of their own, representing a personal style or creative outlet. Shed Horn is a great example of this bootstrapping...

All the best Italian varietals are available at the Rosa D'Oro Vineyards tasting room in downtown Kelseyville right in front of those cool antique street lights. If you are a fan of these famed grapes, make sure you stop at this family winery for a tasting. Their...

Chacewater Winery and Olive Mill is one of those resourceful wineries that also makes olive oil and olive oil products. Pop in on any day they are open, and they’ll be happy to give you a tour of the winemaking facility as well as their olive oil milling equipment....

When too many locals rave about a winery, you have to get yourself there to figure out why. Maybe, not you but I do. That's what makes me a wine investigator. Gregory Graham Estate Winery is one of those famed places with a rock star winemaker rep and following. Not...

Noggle is another great example of how quality rules over quantity. They don't make a lot of wine and only specialize in a few varietals. But, they've admirably chosen varietals that thrive here. The day I was there they were only pouring Cabernet Sauvignon from two...

I don't know where the Brassfields got their panache, but their beautifully rustic tasting room and gardens, set beneath layers of colored mountains sure tell a story. If these local walnut wooded walls could talk, they'd speak of a sickly child whose life was saved...

Thorn Hill Vineyards is one of the few wineries in the area that has a sparkling cuvee made in the traditional methode champenoise way using a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. It's bright crisp green apple and citrus fruit flavors make it wonderfully light with...