...has its roots in agriculture. Along with the prospering wineries that have blossomed all around since the 1970s, the town has grown
The hills are pleasant, the oaks magnificent, and the weather better yet.
Like its neighbor River Pines, Mount Aukum wasn’t much of a boom-and-bust mining community. It too started relatively recently but has its roots in agriculture. Along with the prospering wineries that have blossomed all around since the 1970s, the town has grown. Still, it’s a small community and there’s no obvious downtown. But big-city folks have discovered the charm of the locality, plus it’s a reasonable commute from the Placerville and Highway 50 corridor. New homes and even a contemporary downtown development have recently sprung up.
Mount Aukum has a brand-spanking-new post office, a gas station, feed store, and two cafés.There are wineries below and above the community along the county road. The hills are pleasant, the oaks magnificent, and the weather better yet. What else could you want? It’s a great place to live but most visitors pass through on their way to the wineries. Geographically you’re in the middle of the local growing area and dozens of wineries and one brewery.
Over 25 wineries are only minutes away. This beautiful region in the Amador County foothills is often referred to as the “Tuscany of California.” Every – ok, almost all – of the little communities tucked along the road have a country store or deli. Mochas, lattes, and fresh baked goodies are favorites for visitors and locals alike.
Ride your road bike, take a picnic lunch, and the day definitely qualifies as an aerobic outdoor activity. The rolling foothills, spring wildflowers, or summer’s golden, grassy meadows and deep green oaks viewed from the many miles of paved, winding county roads offer a lovely setting. If you are pedaling, some of the hills will make you work for your wine; so pace your riding as well as sipping
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From Plymouth turn east up the Fiddletown Road and very shortly turn left on the Shenandoah Valley Road. Go by several wineries, downtown River Pines, cross the South Fork of the Cosumnes River and you’ll soon be there. You can’t miss the new development. There’s even landscaped, paved parking.