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Milliaire Winery

Milliaire is located in the historic gold rush town of Murphy's, in Calaveras County. Traditional techniques are used to produce limited bottlings of wines selected from foothill vineyards, of which the two most notable are Ghirardelli Vineyard in Calaveras County, and Amador's Clockspring Vineyard.

The winery is owned by Liz and Steve Millier. Steve's first job (after graduating from the enology & viticulture program at Fresno State University) was as Winemaker for David Bruce Winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Milliers came to Calaveras County where Steve was Winemaker at Stevenot Winery (and several others at the same time), and the couple founded Milliaire in 1983. In 1990, the winery moved into a former gas station on Main Street in Murphys.

Annual production is around 2,500 cases.
Winery Location: 276 Main Street, Murphys
Tasting: Friday through Monday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.



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