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El Dorado Wine Festival
The El Dorado wine region has celebrated its remarkable varietals during Passport for over thirty years. This year’s event, on April 18-19, 2026, 11 am to 5 pm, will again feature wineries in high-elevation...
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Passport Celebrates 35 Years on April 18-19
2026 Event To Feature Over 20 El Dorado County Wineries January 22, 2026 (Placerville, CA) — The El Dorado Winery Association’s (EDWA) Passport Weekend returns for its 35th year on April...
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El Dorado Rum Launch Second High Ester Expression: ‘Port Mourant / Diamond High Ester’
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), under its renowned El Dorado Rum brand, introduces the second release in its high ester series: the Port Mourant (PM) / Diamond High Ester (DHE) a bold, limited-edition...
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Wines That Touch the Sky!
Taste New Heights In Wine with El Dorado’s Mountain Winemakers Sunday, June 1st from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. at the top of Sacramento’s Citizen Hotel, where the city meets the sky, take part in a next-level...
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Fire Watch: Caldor Fire Burns Big Doubling in Size
In the week following our last report, Caldor has destroyed nearly 200,000 acres —Barbara Barrielle The Caldor Fire is only 16% contained as it continues its trajectory toward vacation paradise, Lake Tahoe....
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Fire Watch: Caldor Fire Blazes Through El Dorado Wine Country
County’s wineries remain alert, but untouched; surrounding AVAs contend with smoke. —Barbara Barrielle The Caldor Fire has torched 114,166 acres of El Dorado County. As of this writing the fire is only...
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Afternoon Brief, June 1
The Wine, Winery and Winemaker That Made the Biggest Impact in the Past 10 Years: Vintage after vintage over the last 10 years, Almaviva has been quietly and consistently establishing a track record as...
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Weather Wisdom from El Dorado Wine Region Winemakers and Growers
A week of steep temperatures put vintners on the precipice of irrigation – only to get relief from a cooling trend (June 1, 2020) Placerville, El Dorado County, CA – Amid the tangle of covid-19...
Down to Earth Month 2019
California Wines "Down to Earth Month" Kicks Off in April with Eco-Friendly Events Across the State
SAN FRANCISCO — The eighth annual California Wines Down to Earth Month kicks off in April with sustainability-focused wine events and offers across the state, including Earth Day festivals, vineyard...
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Afternoon Brief: August 16
U.S. Wine Sales up Despite Import Competition: Steady growth in U.S. wine sales continued through July, traditionally a slower season for purchases and direct-to-consumer shipments...
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