Pescatore Vineyard and Winery

This is my 3^rd or 4^th visit to this cute, little winery. My girlfriend lives in the area, so every time I come & visit her I make sure we make a stop here. Dave, the owner, has always been our pourer. You can tell he is passionate about his wines & it shows in the quality of them. My 2 favorite varietals that he does is the Malbec & Cab Franc. Both so delicious & fruit forward and very smooth! His late harvest Zinfandel also surprised me today… Not super sweet but juicy & delicious.
I’m used to tasting wines in Sonoma & Napa & I would take these wines over the majority of those any day!

One on the Placer County Wine Trail. Sign on the road and the property are so difficult to read. We drove by the signs and the wrong driveway leading up. Signs were a little unclear where to go through the process other than the map from the wine trailer brochure.
We were greeted by the family dog. Dave is the owner and was serving the patrons the day we visited. The room isn’t overly large and it doesn’t pretend or over due what it’s intent is. He greeted and got us started promptly for tasting of 6 wines. His pricing for the wine was simple. 15 dollar for whichever. We proceed to try the wines include and Sauvignon Blanc, Malbec, and Barbera. He has a list to which he goes about and explains the history behind the products. He also discusses the business, vineyard and awards.
We didn’t care for the first one. Or the second one. Second one for my guest had a bug fly in or was in the bottle. Not sure where from. She poured out the wine and we went to the next one. Malbec I believe was an award winner one of the years. It was a good wine wet. Not dry. Berries and cherries hints. I walk around and most windows have a good amount of bugs flying about or dead.
We continue with the tasting. Barbera was another one that we enjoyed from the rest. We finished the rest with no issues with bugs.
We picked up one bottle and paid cash being it was a small winery. Enjoyed the conversation and reasonable price point. Didn’t care for bugs. Aside from that all it was okay overall. Not sure I would come back. I would just be mindful for the pour may see bugs.

Small, family-​owned winery. Dave, the owner, was our server. We were the only couple there for a tasting. No charge for tastings and all their wines are $ 15! Dave told us that they carry some of his wines at local grocers. Most notably, Raley’s/Bel Air. We tried three different wineries and this was our favorite. We bought two of the Zinfandel and one of the Sauvignon Blanc. He didn’t have the Malbec or the Barbera available but told us to come back soon. Highly recommend you make a stop here before you go to the more popular stops along the wine trail.

Found Pescatore last year totally by accident, loved it and came back again this year. Wonderful wine (my personal favorites are Cabernet Franc and the Barbera), great tasting room with a gorgeous view of the vineyard and the hills, and awesome super nice owner!!! Prices are very reasonable. Love it and highly recommend!

I had a wonderful time at this winery. I recently was part of a large group on a wine tasting birthday trip. The gentleman was very nice, good pour, beautiful location, fabulous wine, and nice atmosphere. My only regret is that I did not purchase more wine.

This was our first stop on visiting wineries along the Placer County Wine Trail. We were the only visitors at the time. We were spotted and a gentlemen quickly rode up on a golf cart. The tasting room was spacious with many tables and had a lovely view. I had a California Sips card but it wasn’t needed since there was no charge for tasting. He was generous in the pours. The gentlemen spoke almost no English. It worked out o.k. because my husband and sister-​in-​law were able to converse with him. He was very chatty and friendly. I understood that the owners were away and he was left to serve wine. The wines are all reasonably priced and they are terrific wines. We especially loved the Cabernet Franc and the Barbera. We brought home a case. I’m looking forward to many happy wine evenings this fall.

I can’t believe that no one has reviewed this place before… We stopped in last weekend for the Toys for Tots wine tasting event.
There was a nice crowd, great views off the back deck.
The wine maker has numerous red wines to try. They cost 15 dollars per bottle.
The malbec and barbera stood out as the best.
We will be back…

Love Pescatore and the beauty of the winery. The owners were very nice and proud of their vineyard. We enjoyed a fundraiser dinner for Newcastle Elementary and the food and presentation were superb.