Visit El Dorado
If you appreciate fine wine, made in small lots by family winemakers, come to El Dorado. Explore our scenic back roads and discover just what makes these high-elevation wineries tops with wine lovers. Plan your visit by downloading our winery map (pdf).
Premieres Sunday July 5th at 5:00 p.m.
on KXTV NEWS10
This premiere episode explores El Dorado’s Gold Country. Highlights include: the River City Beemers motorcycle club rolling through the foothill’s winding byways; sophisticated swines rooting out some delectable truffles on the organic Z & B Ranch; handling your horse at Red Hawk Ranch; and jumping into a flood of fun at the American River Festival.
Finally, come and sample some of the best wines El Dorado – and California – has to offer, tracing the roots of a foothills winemaking tradition that winds all the way back to the discovery of gold in California.
Sacramento to Placerville: 38 miles
San Francisco to Placerville: 115 miles
Napa to Placerville: 87 miles
South Lake Tahoe to Placerville: 46 miles