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Element 79 Vineyards and Winery

Element 79 Vineyards and Winery

Golden Wine in Gold Country, a real winner that creates the most relaxing visit in the Sierra.

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One of the latest wineries to open it’s doors in the creative and productive Fairplay appellation. At 2400 foot elevation, with true four season temperatures and weather, this winery sits in the middle of two beautiful roads that house some twenty other wineries. The 32 acres of vines, sitting on mostly decomposed granite soils, have constantly produced gold and double gold awards even at the most respected San Francisco Chronicle Wine competitions. The new owners, Les and Sharon Heinsen, have recreated this 18 year old vineyard into pure golden pleasure.

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Wine Varietals:Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Chardonnay, Viognier, Zinfandel, Rose,
Dog Friendly:Yes, absolutely we love your puppies
Picnic Area:Yes, bring your lunch, dinner and snacks. Please no beer is allowed on the premises.
Food Available:Yes, We also offer charcuterie boards, sparkling wines by the glass and an assortment of wine related merchandise.
Children’s Games:Yes, we have Cornhole, checkers, card games and more.
Tours of Winery:Yes, we offer a great one hour tour for four on the winery's Kubota. Includes the winery, vineyards and our 25 acre forest, with our two wine experts Les (owner) and Nicole (manager) narrating the history of Sierra gold and the technology of wine making and grape growing.

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Limousines OK:Yes, but please make sure you give us a call and set a definite time and number of visitors.
Wine Club Choices:Three levels of wine clubs: either 3, 6 or 9 bottles per quarter.
Wine Club Features:Free tastings for members and guests as defined, tours of our facilities, great discounts, Quarterly Release parties and discount points to purchase more wine. See Below in Our Wines section to go directly to our club features.
Newsletter:Yes, sign up on our web site.
Blog:Owners Sharon and Les will keep you informed about many topics on wine, food, books, and visiting our foothills.
Return and Cancellation Policy:TBD
Terms of Use:TBD
Lodging Available:Yes, we now offer a great retreat cottage owned and recently totally upgraded. This beauty is less than two miles from the winery. And soon we will be opening a three bedroom beautiful home on the same property as the cottage including a three acre vineyard. More info below.
Harvest Hosts:Absolutely, we are a happy member of harvesthost.com. If you own a self contained motor home or trailer, you will be welcomed with open arms to park your vehicle next to the forest and enjoy our wines and check out the other 20+ wonderful wineries in our Fairplay district.
Catering Services:Yes we have a number of catering companies that we work with for any particular event you are planning.
Weddings:Not at this time, however we welcome your plans for Birthday, Bridal and Groom parties. We also have a separate room for meetings that can handle groups up to 20.

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Q When did you open the winery

We opened formally on February 1st., 2018. Our vines are 18+ years old and we produced over 100 tons of grapes in the 2019 growing year. We expect great things from this year's incredible harvest. We usually sell much of our wine grapes to Napa and Sonoma county wineries. Many of the Fairplay wineries and growers sell to those two counties as well as to wineries in other states.

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Q When did you open the winery