Get To Know El Dorado Wine Country

<p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;">  </p> <p style="text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 120px;"> <img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/46773/Photo_Aug_26_12_21_31_PM.jpg" alt= "" width="250" height="333" /></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;">  </p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <!--StartFragment--><span style= "font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">Located 35 miles from Sacramento, California lies the El Dorado AVA. Designated in 1983 it covers the majority of El Dorado County with beautiful views of the Sierra Foothills.</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">There are 40 wineries that grow 76 grape varietals and the highest altitude vineyards is 3,500 feet above sea level.</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">We welcomed Kara Sather, Executive Director of El Dorado Winery Association, to talk to us and familiarize us with the El Dorado wine region.</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style= "font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">Pre-prohibition the El Dorado wine region had more vineyards the Los Angeles. The region is very sprawled out and not heavily populated, and you can see the mountains in Tahoe. The American River flows through El Dorado, which is one of the top whitewater rafting destinations in the world.</span></p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">This is a destination you can go wine tasting, hiking, skiing, and rafting. It’s a region you come to experience!</span></p> <p style= "-qt-paragraph-type: empty; -qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">  </p> <p style="-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 18px; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-