Lake County, the Old Fashioned Wine Country Destination
Free Pinzgauer tours host by Six Sigma Ranch to celebrate harvest season 2013 take place on Saturdays. The Pinzgauer is a high mobility, all-terrain open-air Austrian military vehicle that seats about 10 passengers, providing a rustic trip to the highest elevation vineyard, Christian’s Diamond Mine Vineyard. Guests are welcomed in the historic Stage Coach House Tasting Room where a guide takes you to the far corners of the ranch, sharing some amazing vistas as faraway as Lake Berryessa. Call to make a reservation at least 24 hours in advance at 707-994-4068, sixsigmaranch.com
They call themselves the New Wine Country. Lake County has embraced wine in a big way. There’s a place called Grapevine Lounge where you can sip wine and listen to bands every weekend, in fact. Then there are wonderful wine tours such as Six Sigma Ranch’s harvest tour, or events throughout the year. Here’s a sampling from Lake County Marketing & Economic Development Program:
- Lake County Wine Auction September 21, 2013
- Kelseyville Pear Festival Concert September 27, 2013 at Wildhurst Vineyards Courtyard
- Vineyard Run for Literacy October 1
- Art & Wine Reception Fri, October 4 & 5
- North of Napa- Wine Country the Way it Used to Be October 6
- Wild Women of Wine October 9
- Local Cuisine Scene October 11 at Lake County Wine Studio
- Steele Wines Harvest Festival October 12
