Behind The Cellar Door Event

March 3rd and 4th, 2012 10 am to 4 pm – Participating Wineries, Amador County Do you love Zinfandel? Then come to the source and enjoy a Zintastic weekend Behind the Cellar Door in Amador! Amador County is California oldest Zinfandel-growing region (dating back to the Gold Rush of the 1850s) and home to its most venerable Zin vines. On March 3rd-4th, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., our vintners are returning to their roots to offer Zinfanatics and wine lovers of all stripes a weekend of all things Zin at the Amador Vintners’ annual “Behind the Cellar Door” weekend wine extravaganza.

Education’s the Theme as Amador County Vintners Welcome Wine Lovers “Behind the Cellar Door” on March 3-4, 2012Regional winery associations throughout California regularly stage big wine tasting events. Few, however, attempt what the vintners of Amador County, in California’s Sierra Foothills, accomplish each year during their “Behind the Cellar Door” winter wine extravaganza: educate several thousand oenophiles in the intricacies of grape-growing, winemaking and wine-and-food pairing.

Along with tastings of wines from barrel and bottle at 36 Amador County wineries – accompanied by a diverse array of gourmet foods and live music – Amador’s vintners will offer a panoply of entertaining seminars designed to enhance attendees’ knowledge and appreciation of wine.

Tickets for the 2012 edition of the “Behind the Cellar Door” are on sale now. Call (toll-free) 1-888-655-8614. Presale Prices are $50 per person for the entire weekend or $35 Sunday only, and include a commemorative wine glass. Advance purchase is recommended.

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