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Explorers:
Karen – Ken
Check out their tastes and Bios here

Wineries Visited
Fasi Estate – production: 800 cases
Westbrook Wine Farm – less than 1,000 cases
Idle Hour Winery – 1,200 cases

Winery-Sage.com Listing:
1) View more information for the Yosemite Sierra Wine Road on their Association listing on the Winery-Sage.com main web site.

2) To view more information for the Wineries of Madera County (the local regional association),  click here and type “Madera” in the “quick search” field to see their listing on Winery-Sage.com.

3) View more information for the larger Madera Wine Trail on their Association listing on the Winery-Sage.com main site.

4) More information can be found for each Varietal that we’ve listed by clicking on the link that we’ve created the first time the Varietal is listed in each post.

General Location
Believe it or not, vineyards and wineries in Madera County produce approximately 10% of the wine grapes grown in California. Most of those find their way into the hands of the mass producers but there are a number of smaller wineries that create artisan wines. Three of them are located on the Yosemite Sierra Wine Road in eastern Madera County. The Wine Trail is in the hills, on the way to Yosemite rather than the Valley where most other Madera County Wineries reside. Heading north from the highway 99 – highway 41 junction the first winery, Fasi Estates is about 20 minutes outside of Fresno on highway 41. Westbrook Wine Farm is another 15 minutes from Fasi and Idle Hour is 30 minutes from Westbrook. In other words, this isn’t a trip for those who want to hit a winery every 5 minutes. However, if you have the patience, the wines and the views are worth the trip. Read More→