Every year during the first and second weekends of April, the El Dorado Winery Association holds its annual Passport Weekend. The Passports are $50.00 per person and gives you unfettered access to all of the association’s member wineries. You get two days (Sat. and Sun. on one of the two weekends offered) to hit as many of the wineries as you can. They offer barrel tasting, new releases, futures, plenty of gourmet food and lots of fun. Here are the wineries we visited and a list of wines tasted. I will post food and TNs when my head clears…
Cedarville Vineyard 2001 Viognier
2001 Turnabout’s Fairplay
2001 Grenache
2001 Syrah
2000 Zinfandel
2001 Zinfandel
Perry Creek Vineyards 2001 Club Cuvee Chardonnay, California
2001 Cellar Select Chardonnay, El Dorado
2001 Viognier, Estate
1999 Syrah, Estate
2000 ZinMan Zinfandel
2000 Cellar Select Zinfandel, Spanish Creek Ranch
1999 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate
2000 Cellar Select Petite Sirah, Estate
Mistelle Blanc (dessert)
Mistelle Rouge (dessert)
Oakstone Winery 2001 Viognier
2002 Pinot Grigio
2001 Chardonnay
NV Slug Gulch Gold
NV Slug Gulch Red Lot #7
2000 Zinfandel
2000 Merlot
1999 Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Meritage
2000 Syrah
2000 Charbono
2001 Pinot Gris (late harvest)
2000 Merlot Port
Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards Madame Omo’s Pure Sunshine (white blend NV)
2002 Sauvignon Blanc
2002 Riesling
2002 Chardonnay
Monsieur Omo’s Red Sunshine
Bella Rossa
2000 Zinfandel
2001 Merlot
2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Reserve Pinot Noir
2000 Reserve Zinfandel
2001 Barbera
2001 Syrah
2001 Old Vine Zinfandel
2000 Sangiovese
2000 Grand Reserve
1999 Old Vine Zinfandel Port
1998 Reserve Port
Barrel Tasting for Futures Program
2001 Grand Reserve
2001 Zinfandel Port
2001 Zinfandel – Fairplay
2002 Primitivo – Amador
2002 Pinot Noir – El Dorado
2002 Pinot Noir – Mendocino
Single Leaf Vineyards 2001 Chardonnay
2000 Cabernet Franc
2000 Merlot
1998 Cabernet Sauvignon
Pammie’s Cuvee Lot #2
2000 Zinfandel
1999 Zinfandel
1999 Reserve Zinfandel
1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
1995 Port
1999 Port
Barrel Tasting for Futures Program
2001 Zinfandel
Firefall Vineyards 2001 Rosato di Sangiovese
Grizzly Flat ‘1849’ Red Table Wine
1999 Syrah, Lone Meadow Vineyard
2000 Reserve Syrah
2001 Syrah, Baby Rattlesnake Vineyard
Boeger Winery 2000 Barbera
2000 Charbono
2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 El Dorado Zinfandel
2000 Merlot
2001 Walker Zinfandel
2000 Grenache
2000 Mouvedre/Syrah
2002 Pinot Gris
2000 Refosco
Lava Cap Winery 2001 Fume Blanc
2001 Chardonnay Reserve
2000 Semillon
2000 Reserve Barbera
2000 Sangiovese “Matagrano”
2000 Reserve Merlot
2000 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Reserve Syrah
2000 Reserve Zinfandel
2000 Petite Sirah
2001 Cabernet Blanc
2001 Muscat Canelli
2001 Viognier “Vinehill”
1999 Stromberg Merlot
2000 Cabernet Franc
1999 Syrah Reserve
Madrona Vineyards 2001 Chardonnay
2000 Gewurtztramineer
2000 Cabernet Franc
2000 Syrah
2001 Melange du Trios (Rhone Blend)
2000 Merlot
1999 Cabernet Sauvignon
1999 Reserve Zinfandel
2001 New World Port
Venezio Vineyard and Winery 2000 Sauvignon Blanc
2000 Chardonnay
1999 Merlot
1998 Cabernet Sauvignon
1998 Zinfandel
2000 Barbera
Venezio Port
2000 Sangiovese
2000 Syrah
2000 Cabernet Franc
2000 Meritage
Sogno Winery 2000 Giocchino Red (Chianti)
2001 Vermiglio
2000 Merlot
2000 Syrah
2000 Amador Zinfandel
2000 El Dorado Zinfandel
2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Cabernet Franc
2001 Riesling
2000 Muscat Canelli
WHEW!!!
