Amador County Wine Country
2014 - 2015

A week long visit with one of Rick's high school classmates in Rancho Murieta, California
The perfect staging location for visits to the Amador County Wine Country - we have been meaning to do this for years!

One of our favorites - small property, great wines, friendly staff!

Rick and Briggs Matsko (both New Brighton High School 1969) showing our roots

The winemaker with Emily

They rent out the barn for events

Now, that is a photo!

Next year's harvest

A Tuscan-themed winery - quite good

The California poppy - the state flower

Barrel stave furniture

Emily in the Wildrotter tasting room

Interesting use of barrel staves

Andis tasting room

Story Vineyards - one of the originals

Nice handles

Vineyard art

Young's Vineyards - another of the originals

Our tasting guides at Young's

Nice labels

Turley Vineyards

Red-winged blackbird

Red-tailed hawk

Acorn woodpecker

Fall in Amador County

Clarksburg
Down the road (not in Amador County) near Sacramento

A repurposed sugar mill

This says it is by Veronese, but I can't find this in his portfolio - similar, but not this

Briggs Matsko