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Welcome to the DAMAS VINEYARDS web site.  Here you can learn a little bit about the folks behind DAMAS, our vineyard, our wines and where you can find them.

Our 2003 and 2004 Zinfandels won bronze medals at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, a blind tasting of over 4,000 wines from around the world held in June 2007.  The 2004 Zin was selected by KQED and NapaStyle Wine Clubs for their December 2007 pick for wine club members.

DAMAS VINEYARD

The DAMAS Vineyard was planted in 1998 at approximately 2000 foot elevation, in Amador County, in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The vineyard has 1,250 Zinfandel vines and occupies an area of about two acres. The vineyard slope is shaped like an amphitheater, facing southwest, in the relatively tiny Fiddletown appellation.

Our grapes are head-pruned (the historic Amador way). We practice integrated pest management, which means pesticide use is minimal. We have a big composting operation and mulch our pruned canes each year to replenish the soil in the vineyard.

A famous winemaker once told us that, in his experience, the best wine grapes come from the vineyards that have the most footprints of the owners in them. Our vineyard is full of our footprints, as well as those of our city friends who love to break away from their professional jobs to get their hands dirty and get intimate with these beautiful vines. We prune, sucker, tie, cane-thin, canopy thin, cluster thin and harvest all by hand--striving for high quality, happy and healthy wine grapes!

Learn more about DAMAS and where you can find our limited-production wines on the other pages of this website.

DAMAS Zinfandel Ready for Harvest
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