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This This California winery never got the fame it deserved. After nearly 40 years, it’s closing.

In the last few years, Edmunds scaled back, making wine only from Mansfield’s vineyards and from Shake Ridge Ranch, a highly regarded site in Amador County . Read More...

The Best Things We Drank in October 2023

Just a couple of hours from Napa and Santa Rosa, two of California’s finest wine destinations, Shake Ridge Ranch is known for making some of the best Shiraz in the northern hemisphere. Read More...

7 Superb Petit Sirahs From California to Drink Right Now

Grapes for this Petite Sirah were grown at altitudes between 1,600 and 1,800 feet in the Sierra Foothills of Amador County, where vines can experience day to night temperature variations of as much as fifty degrees.  Read More...

2021 Sundown Somewhere, Red Wine, Shake Ridge Ranch

Under the stewardship of viticultural legend Ann Kraemer, Shake Ridge Ranch is one of the most iconic vineyards in the United States. Read More...

Livermore Winemakers Find Treasures Afield

...from Shake Ridge Ranch, “the best and cleanest fruit I have ever seen.  Read More...

Ann Kraemer's Magic at Shake Ridge Ranch

It's been said that she farms with the devotion of a monk. Read More...

Why Many of California's Best Known Winemakers Flock to Amador County

Shake Ridge Ranch (house label Yorba Wines) proves that grapes considered obscure to California can thrive in Amador County. Read More...

10 Drive Worthy Wineries in California Gold Country

Where to find the Sierra Foothills best Zinfandel, Barbera and more. Read more..

One Year Later: How U.S. Winemakers Averted Disaster

Pandemic disruptions seemed to pose the biggest obstacles, but West Coast fires were far more damaging. Read more..

On Wine: Taste of the Ranch with Yorba Wines

Just over the hill in Amador County, there is a special piece of land called Shake Ridge Ranch. Planted in the early 2000s, this relatively young vineyard produces fruit that is routinely sought after by some of California’s most talented and revered winemakers. Read more...

For Farmers of Wine Grapes, the Pandemic Sows Doubts

"As wineries face disruptions in sales and cash flow, growers seek creative solutions to help their customers and themselves..." Read more...

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"Few vineyards, and probably none as young, account for as many wines on the wine list of Napa Valley’s acclaimed restaurant the French Laundry — 11."  Read more...

"On a beautiful, secluded ranch in Amador County, Shake Ridge Vineyards is the culmination of experience, thoughtful design, and hard work."

"Amador County grape grower Ann Kraemer understands that her relationship with her grape customers doesn’t end when the grapes are delivered to the crush pad. She knows the success and reputation of her vineyard depends on the success of the wines it produces."

"Ann Kraemer tailors her Shake Ridge Tempranillo and Graciano vines to the styles of the four winemakers who work with the grapes."

"Ann sets the bar high; she not only work tirelessly to produce the best fruit off of her property, she also strives to meet each of her clients' varied needs in a way I have never experienced with any other grower." 

Mike Dunne, a well respected wine writer, (ayearinwine.com) spent an afternoon with Ann at Shake Ridge Vineyard this fall.  Read this great article to see what he has to say about Shake Ridge and Yorba Wines.  

"Barbera was first planted in the 1880s and today it's identified with dozens of Sierra Foothills boutique wineries.  Among the best is Yorba...."  An interesting article on how obscure Italian varietals are gaining a foothold in the Golden State.  By Patrica Thomson, California Esoterics.  

"Shake Ridge Ranch has set a standard for viticulture in Amador County and the incredible list of winemakers who now source fruit from the amazing vineyard above Sutter Creek tell it's story in every vintage and bottle produced." Roger King, Wine Appellation.