Northern California's Best Kept Secret
Nestled in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California about 170 miles east of San Francisco, Calaveras County was a bustling land of gold and silver mines in the late 1800's. Famous people like Mark Twain lived there and wrote about the area, bringing its name to the rest of the world. But when boom times went bust, the tiny towns nearly died, until vintners and wine growers took notice of the area's arid climate and rich red soil, which was perfect for growing wine grapes. Years later, these same towns are bustling with wine lovers and tourists from around the world, eager to sample the local wines and take in the rich local history.
My husband's parents own Holleman Vineyards in San Andreas, CA, and a local winery has even named one of their wines after my father-in-law, "Big John" Holleman. 
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Map Of The Wineries of Calaveras County
Where To Go For Wine In The Sierra Foothills
The Wineries of Calaveras County
- Black Sheep Winery
- Brice Station
- Broll Mountain Vineyards
- Domaine Becquet
- French Hill Winery
- Hatcher Winery
- Indian Rock Vineyards
- Irish Vineyards
- Ironstone Vineyards
- Laraine Wines/Gerber Vineyards
- Lavendar Ridge Vineyard
- Milliaire Winery
- Newsome-Harlow Vineyards
- Solomon Wine Company
- Stevenot Winery
- Twisted Oak Winery
- Zucca Mountain Vineyards
- Rocco's Com E Bella Winery
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Calaveras Wine Grape Alliance Events
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Calaveras County Wine on CafePress
Epi-Log: The Grapevine
Vintage posts from wine lovers
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LIVE eBay Feed: California Wines
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The Blog Of Twisted Oak Winery
Stay current with the wine events and doings in Calaveras County.
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Learn About California Wines on Amazon.com
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The Winemakers: California Liquid Gold
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Gardens Of Northern California's Wine Country
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Curious About Wine?
What do you love about wine?
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- KadabaCo KadabaCo Aug 6, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
- Great Lens! Ironstone's Apple Wine has to be my favorite! I also love the town of Murphy's even though I live in Copperopolis! I'm lensrolling this on my Copperopolis lens!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
- My grandparents lived in Calaveras County when I was young, so we have many happy memories of that area. Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
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- GypsyPirate GypsyPirate Feb 19, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
- What a great lens and a great area! I love the Mark Twain tie in!
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- technovoid technovoid Jun 2, 2007 @ 3:08 am
- Toured your lens and am highly impressed. Great lens! 5 Stars! Keep up the good work!
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- eljefetwisted eljefetwisted Apr 15, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
- hi Bette - I'm a fan of Big John, and the Zin too! Just set up my own lens for Twisted Oak Winery here at http://www.squidoo.com/twisted/ And as soon as I figger out how I'll link back to your lens...:) Thanks for setting this up!
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- Kakenetit2 Kakenetit2 Apr 6, 2007 @ 12:13 am
- I have to say we don't drink as much wine as we should!
We both grew up in "Wine Country" in the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York. Love your lens!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Apr 3, 2007 @ 6:12 pm
- A day without wine is like a day without sunshine. Wine tasting at beautiful wineries is a great way to unwind - a treat for all of the senses.
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- flaminglacer flaminglacer Apr 2, 2007 @ 2:02 am
- What do I love about wine - Everything! Great lens - check out Sharing Good Wines for some more info.
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