Fenton Herriott Vineyards is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills at the gateway to Apple
Hill, and is situated on what was once the old Pony Express Route and resides
just 1/2 mile from the Smith Flat house. This region has a vibrant prospecting
history, and is just a short distance from the gold mining towns of Coloma and
Sutter's Mill.
The Sierra Nevada foothills has been used for farming for well over 150 years. The Mediterranean
climate of this area combining warm summer nights and hot summer days with
free-draining volcanic soils is especially ideal for grape growing and allows
us to produce the quality fruit needed for our complex, delicately-balanced
and full-bodied wines.
As a family-owned winery, Fenton Herriott is intimately involved in every part of the vintner
process - vineyard and vine maintenance, grape crush, fermentation, barrel ageing,
bottling, and packaging. To provide a broader selection of wines to our customers,
we supplement our harvest with other hand selected
grapes grown from quality vineyards here in the El Dorado foothills. All
of our wines are being made "by hand" which is both a time consuming
and an exacting task, yet truly something we love to do. We are confident
that you will love the wines as much as we do.
