IN THE KNOW

March 22

The Shingle SpringsCameron Park Chamber of Commerce hosts a luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with guest speaker Auditor-Controller Joe Harn at Los Pinos, 3420 Palmer Drive in Cameron Park. For more information call (530) 677-8000 or visit sscpchamber.org.

March 23

Oak Ridge Theatre Arts presents “Clue: On Stage” March 23-25 at the ORHS theater in El Dorado Hills. For tickets and more information visit ortab.org. Dust in My Coffee will perform 7-10 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Swell Productions and the Sacramento Blues Society present the second annual Little Charlie Baty Celebration Concert featuring Rick Estrin & The Nightcats with special guests Anson Funderburgh and Rusty Zinn. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. at Harlow’s in Sacramento. For tickets and more information visit harlows.com.

March 24

Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open again every Friday and Saturday for open garden days, 9 a.m. to noon. Take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist with any questions regarding nation’s wine garden and wine cellar and Amador Vintners Association’s Behind the Cellar Door event is a great way to discover the fruits of this garden.

In a 2023 survey conducted by LawnStarter to discover the best counties in wine-related categories, Amador County scored third place out of California’s 58 counties in the Highest Average Consumer Rating for Wine Tours category (see all ranking at lawnstarter. com/blog/studies/best-california-wine-counties).

Experience why March 25 & 26, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, when Behind the Cellar Door reveals the art of winemaking by sharing the secrets of blending wine and how to pair wine and food plus o ering winery tours or meetings with award-winning winemakers. More than 40 wineries in Amador Wine Country will give guests exclusive opportunities to go behind the scenes while enjoying flights of world-class Amador wine, small bites and barrel samples.

Guests may select up to five winery experiences per day from the participating wineries list. A limited number of single-day and designated driver passes are also available. Tickets can be purchased online at cellarpass.com/events/behind-the-cellardoor-2023-9524 for this rain or shine event. Follow Amador wineries on Instagram @AmadorWine or sign up for the newsletter for additional information.

Winery experiences

24 Brix will o er an educational talk with winemaker/owner Paul Schmitz discussing “How to Make 90 Point Fine Wines” with a special barrel tasting in the production room during the talk. Four 90+ wines will be poured and paired with a cheese and cracker specifically meant to complement each of the four varietals.

Amador Cellars will o er a flight of six awardwinning wines paired with pasta puttanesca and live music. Join winemaker Michael Long to learn the art of writing tasting notes. He will describe his thought

■ See CELLAR DOOR, page B3