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