boeger winery Information

Specialties This picturesque and quaint winery sits on an enchanting gold rush era homestead and is the oldest commercial winery in the county. Founded in 1972, Boeger has built a reputation on innovative and unusual varietals and blends with a special emphasis on Barbera. Awarded the Wine Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 from the CA Sate Fair, Boeger continues to pioneer innovative wines and provides a community hub and gathering place for locals and visitors alike. If you are looking for the best in wine and ambiance please join us in our intimate tasting room and enjoy our charming, historic grounds and gardens. History Established in 1972. The Boeger Winery estate was homesteaded during the gold rush. Greg and Sue Boeger bought the property in 1972, decades after the last winery in the county was shut down due to Prohibition. Boeger was the first modern day (post-Prohibition) winery in the El Dorado AVA. Greg Boeger experimented with underdog varietals such as Barbera, Carignane, Refosco, Charbono, and Aglianico, just to name a few of the over thirty varietals that the winery produces. Barbera emerged as the winery's golden child early on and has garnered hundreds of awards over it's lifetime under the Boeger label. As the founder of the El Dorado commercial wine industry, promoter of unique varietals and life-long advocate for farm life and agricultural rights, Greg Boeger was awarded the Wine Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 by the California State Fair. Joining the ranks of other California greats such as Robert Mondavi, Jerry Lohr, Bob Gallo and University of California, Davis.