Taste Our 90 Point Award Winning Wines!
Winery & Tasting Room
17585 Hwy 49 Plymouth, Amador County, California 95669
Open:
Friday – Saturday – Sunday 11am – 4pm
No Reservations Are Necessary
209-680-9035 or paul@schmitzwines.com
Address:
17585 Hwy 49 Shenandoah Valley, California 95669
We are located just 40 miles due east from Sacramento, a scenic drive through the Sierra Foothills along Highways 16 and 49.
Taste Our 90 Point Award Winning Wines!
Winery & Tasting Room
17585 Hwy 49 Plymouth, Amador County, California 95669
Wine Competition List of Awards
San Francisco International Wine Competitions 2014, 2016, 2017,2018 & 2019
- 98 Points / Double Gold Medal 2013 Petite Sirah, Lake County
- 93 Points / Gold Medal 2013 Zinfandel, Sierra Foothills
- 92 Points / Gold Medal 2012 Winemaker’s Red Blend, Sierra Foothills & Lake County
- 90 Points / Gold Medal 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles
- 89 Points / Silver Medal 2016 Barbera, Shenandoah Valley Amador County
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competitions 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020
- 95 Points / Gold Medal 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley
- 95 Points / Gold Medal 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley
- 95 Points / Gold Medal 2013 Syrah, Lake County
- 94 Points / Gold Medal 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley
- 89 Points / Silver Medal 2016 Barbera, Shenandoah Valley Amador County
- 89 Points / Silver Medal 2015 Chardonnay, Lake County
- 89 Points / Silver Medal 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Sierra Foothills
The Tasting Panel Wine Competition 2015
- 92 Points / Gold Medal 2012 Winemaker’s Red Blend, Sierra Foothills & Lake County
- 88 Points / Silver Medal 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, Sierra Foothills
Our grapes are all sourced from Northern California’s high elevation vineyards. Soils are rich in red clay soil, along with granite, rhyolite rock, sandstone and volcanic rock. Each varietal is slowly fermented using wild native yeast the grapes are crushed and within 48 hours the natural fermentation begins. Our Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are ‘stir-sir-lees’ for 8 months giving the wine a creamy smooth soft long finish, no ML, then aged for 20 months in seasoned French oak barrels, we cold stabilized, filter twice prior to bottling. Our red wines are also fermented with wild native yeast then slowly aged in seasoned French oak barrels for 24 to 30 months prior to bottling and unfiltered at bottling to conserve color and flavor. We harvest all our fruit at or close to 24 Brix which is the natural sugar level accumulated in the grapes that we feel is the optimal ripeness to directly influence the quality and flavor.
Winery & Tasting Room 17585 Hwy 49 Plymouth Amador County California 9569
209-680-9035
Schmitz 24 BRIX Wines - 6 Bottle Minimum Purchase for $1.00 shipping cost to CA, NV, OR, WA, for all other states please call 209-680-9035 or email paul@schmitzwines.com
Wineries & Vineyards in Plymouth, CA | Amador County California Vineyard
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98 Point / Double Gold: Awarded by San Francisco International Wine Competition
Full-bodied big Petite Sirah, ruby red inky color, rich fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
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$39.00
94 Point / Gold: Awarded by San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Full-bodied big Cabernet Sauvignon with rich dark red fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
Add to cart90 Point / Gold: San Francisco International Wine Competition
Full-bodied big Cabernet Sauvignon with rich dark red fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
Add to cart95 Point / Gold: Awarded by San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Full-bodied big Cabernet Sauvignon with rich dark red fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
Add to cartFull-bodied big Cabernet Sauvignon with rich dark red fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
This fine wine has been naturally fermented from the vineyards wild yeast, slowly aged for 36 months in seasoned French oak barrels.
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95 Point / Gold: Awarded by San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Medium-bodied elegant Syrah with rich fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
This fine wine has been naturally fermented from the vineyards wild yeast, aged for 36 months in seasoned French oak barrels.
Add to cart95 Point Syrah 2013
$33.00
93 Point / Gold: Awarded by San Francisco International Wine Competition
Light-bodied elegant Zinfandel with fresh fruit flavors & soft tannins. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.
This fine wine has been naturally fermented from the vineyards wild yeast, aged for 36 months in seasoned French oak barrels
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$33.00
92 Points / Gold: Awarded by The San Francisco International Wine Competition
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This is a big full-bodied blend with a wow factor! Deep purple color, lots of complex dark fruit flavors with a long finish. The wine is a selection of SYRAH, MERLOT, ZINFANDEL, PETITE SIRAH, aged in seasoned oak barrels for 60 months.
Silver: Awarded by San Francisco International Wine Competition
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Vibrant elegant texture, medium-bodied wine, aromas of ripe dark berries, fresh fruit flavors, soft texture and light tannin. Kind to your palate, with a long smooth finish.89 Point Barbera
$34.00
89 Point / Silver: Awarded by San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
24 BRIX Chardonnay grapes are sustainable framed, grown in California North Coast AVA, the vineyard contains rich red clay soil and granite rocks. Medium-bodied Chardonnay with elegant soft aromas, rich fruit flavors & a creamy smooth finish, making it the perfect companion for your every special meal. This fine wine has been naturally fermented from the vineyards wild native yeast, fermented in French seasoned oak barrels, stir sur-lie for 10 months, wine does not go through malolactic fermentation, aged in seasoned French oak barrels for 20 months prior to bottling. We harvest our grapes at, or close to, 24 BRIX, the natural sugar level we feel is the optimal ripeness that dramatically influences its quality & flavor.
Add to cart89 Point Chardonnay 2015
$26.00
89 Point / Silver: Awarded by Tasting Panel
Optimal ripeness that dramatically influences quality and brings out the purist crisp fresh flavors of white peach, and dried apricot. For 8 months the wine is ‘stir-sir-lees’ (French for stirring the wine) giving the wine a creamy smooth soft long finish, no ML, then aged for 20 months in seasoned French oak barrels.
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