Shenandoah Valley and Amador Wine Country

by R Scott Baxter, Kimberly Wooten, R. Scott Baxter

Book Overview

The grape has been grown and fermented into wine in the foothills of Amador County since the first days of the Gold Rush. While many dreamed of overnight riches in the gold fields, others saw wealth in the region's red soils and Mediterranean climate, patiently planting gardens and orchards, wheat, and vine. These vines, some of the oldest zinfandel in California, have produced distinctive wines in a viticultural tradition that has survived the ravages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738556033
• ISBN13: 9780738556031
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"