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- The Amador Vintners have 37 member wineries with tasting rooms in the Shenandoah Valley, Fiddletown, Sutter Creek, Willow Creek and Ione areas.
- The Amador Vintners Office & Visitor Center is located at 9310 Pacific Street, (Hwy. 49) in the small town of Plymouth at the entrance to Shenandoah Valley.
- Wine grapes represent the single largest agriculture commodity in Amador County, comprising nearly 50% of total agricultural value.
- In 2008, 3,700 acres of wine grapes were planted in Amador, yielding over 13,000 tons of grapes at an average price per ton of $1,080.
- Amador Vintner wineries generate $60 million in wine sales annually, including $10 million in tasting room sales; they employ 150 full-time employees and 300 part-time and seasonal workers.
- Wine tourism in Amador generates $35 million annually in non-wine expenditures.
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Amador Wine Country Weather: Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind at 9 mph becoming southwest. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west northwest between 7 and 10 mph. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind at 9 mph becoming east.
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