Growing grapes since the 1800s, Murrieta’s Well is one of the original wine estates in California. We tasted through six of their wines in an hour. Snooth recently hosted a virtual tasting focused on Murrieta’s Well wines. Because of this, the valley became known as Livermore Pass, the northern pass that led the people to their golden dreams. He ran an inn at his adobe ranch house in the valley that provided a rest stop for miners and other travelers on their way to the Mother Loge region in the Sierra Nevada. Eight years later, the two men purchased Rancho Canada de los Vaqueros adjacent to the north of Rancho Las Positas and Livermore Valley in the Diablo Range.ĭuring this time, Livermore’s name became synonymous with the California Gold Rush. In 1839, the governor gave them the Mexican Land Grant for Rancho Las Positas. Robert Livermore and his business partner José Noriega raised livestock in the valley since 1834. The valley that bears the name of Robert Livermore has a rich wine history dating back to the early 19th century. Bounded by the Diablo Range on the north, east and south, and linked to the Amador Valley in the west, this wine region is located just 45 miles east of SFO and has so much to offer. Living a Little More In Livermore photo courtesy of Livermore Valley Winegrowers AssociationĪlthough the majority of people flying into San Francisco Airport with wine on the mind have visions of Napa and/or Sonoma, I’m here to tell you about a place you can “Live a little more.” Livermore Valley is located in the eastern portion of Alameda County, in the East Bay region of San Francisco Bay.
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