Saturday, June 8, 2013

California's Top Wine Destinations: Livermore Wineries

By Philip Vonwrede


Livermore Wineries is currently experiencing a renaissance in wine making boasting of vineyards located on over 5,000 acres with more than 40 wineries. Most of the vineyards grow the Spanish and California varietals. The recent winery to open up is boutique along-side historic properties which have massively transformed California as a wine making industry. Livermore is a region where there are so many things to do and enjoy and wine tasting is only a piece of the cake. Most of the Livermore Wineries even charge no fee at all for wine tasting while those that do have modest charges.

3 Steves Winery

The conception of the 3 Steves Winery started when 3 pals were just lounging around enjoying each other's company while drinking wine. Before that, they already ventured in the wine business with a modest winery boutique. Couple with their wine-making skills, they launched their brand without any major setbacks. They believe that if they made use of the numerous different varieties of grapes that are planted and harvested right in Livermore, not only will it benefit the wine region as a whole, but it would enable them to produce premium wine at their vineyard.

Concannon Vineyard

Concannon Vineyard is one of the vastest wineries found in Livermore, totaling a yearly assembly of over 30,000 wine cases. They are more popularly known for their Concannon and Petite Sirah wine blend. In addition to that, they also make a lot of other wine mixtures such as the well-received Chardonnay. Concannon is presently a member of The Wine Group by James Concannon in 1883. It is always supplied the altar or sacramental wine for the needs of the Roman Catholic Church. Because of this, they have been christened as the California Historical Landmark.

Garre Vineyard & Winery

Garre Vineyard & Winery is surrounded by beautiful scenery and is part of Livermore wineries. The vineyard has unique panoramic views that give visitors spectacular backdrops as they enjoy what the winery has to offer. Garre Vineyard & Winery to be the producer of award winning wines and it is one of the greatest destinations in California where visitors keep coming back again and again.

Red Feather Winery & Vineyard

Red Feather Winery & Vineyard was built in 2005 and began by Dan and Connie. They make numerous wine blends such as Gunnar Cabernet Sauvignon, Jaidem's Dessert wine, and Livermore Merlot. Together with an amazing and warm wine tasting room, visitors will surely leave with a smile on their faces and totally agree with their tag line "Wine From The Heart". You can drop by from 12 noon until 5 pm every Saturday.

Wente Vineyards

Being in the wine industry for over a hundred years, Wente Vineyards has been run and managed by wine-loving Wente family. It is deemed as the first winery to be built in the United States. As of now, it is still paving the way in terms of wine-making standards that other wineries aim to achieve. They have incorporated several traditional and modern techniques in producing their wine that is being applied to in their 3,000 acre of land. With this, they know own a staggering collection of the finest wine varietal in this wine region.




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