September 2, 2011

Plymouth: C.G. Di Arie Vineyard and Winery; things to do

co-owner Elisheva Gur-Arieh at the C.G. Di Arie Vineyard and Winery tasting room in Plymouth, California
Highway 49--Gold Rush Country

C.G. Di Arie Vineyard and Winery  

19919 Shenandoah School Rd., 209. 245. 4700. Tasting Thur-M 10-4:30. 

Owned by a native Israeli and his wife, a former dancer with the Oakland Ballet, the tiny 209-acre C.G. Di Arie Vineyard and Winery makes big wine. “Wine is the thing around which we dance today,” comments the charming Elisheva Gur-Arieh. She says they came to attend a bat mitzvah in the valley here and heard it calling to them. Her husband Chaim is described by others as a character and also the maker of incredible wines. Do sample their smooth and delicious flagship Southern Exposure™ Zinfandel, which has won more than 30 gold medals and is made from grapes from the original Grandpere vineyard. (It is claimed this vineyard holds the oldest living Zinfandel vines in the U.S.  The first recorded harvest came from this vineyard in 1868, 1 year before the Civil War.)


More things to see and do in Plymouth.

More things to do in Gold Rush Country.

More ideas for exploring Northern California.

image ©2011 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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