Author Archives: Maggie Bush

A Rose Celebration! One of our favorite summertime treats is this style of wine; dry with acidity, beautiful light fruit notes, and a color that just reminds us to settle back and enjoy summer.  We like it so much that … Continue reading →

Rucksack Cellars finally got their quilt hung on the building and officially joined the Quilt Trail of El Dorado County.  Thank you to Kathleen Callaghan Mendenhall for writing this great article on it! Mt Democrat Article – November 21, 2017

Dear Rucksack Cellars’ Wine Club Members, Our long-awaited second release of wines from Rucksack Cellars is now available. The July (well now August) Shipment has almost squeaked into July on wines that are predominantly sold out. In other words, we’ve … Continue reading →

A Day of Rosé Last Saturday, thirty-two people chose to spend a very warm Saturday trompsing around the vineyards and exploring the world of Rosé. It was a joint Madroña/Rucksack Cellars event (Progressing in Provence) celebrating the need for these … Continue reading →

Join us for the Rucksack Cellars Ribbon Cutting! June 1st 4-6pm We are excited to have this venture get off the ground and to prove it – we are having an official Ribbon Cutting!  We hope you will join us … Continue reading →

Rucksack Cellars is open Memorial Day Weekend from 12-5 each day!  We hope to see you here – it is going to be a beautiful weekend!  And check out this article in our local paper! Mountain Democrat – May 26, … Continue reading →

Rucksack Cellars will be open today, May 12th through May 14th!   12-5 each day. This week we are pouring: 2016 Chenin Blanc (Just Released) 2016 Barbera Rose 2015 Zinfandel 2013 Cache 2014 Barbera Come out and enjoy!  

A year of so many firsts!  We will be joining Passport 2017 for the first time this year!  And now Ryan has crafted our first recipe that pairs with the Rucksack Wines.  What we love about this recipe is that … Continue reading →

March, 2017 As many people know, one of the basic ideas behind Rucksack Cellars is to get people exploring the Sierra Foothills through wine.  Not only is our appellation wonderfully diverse, but the expression of the foothills is truly unique. … Continue reading →

We are excited to announce that Rucksack Cellars will be participating in Passport Weekend, sponsored by the El Dorado Winery Association.  Rucksack will be open to only Passport participants the weekends of April 22 -23 and April 29-30, 2017. Passport … Continue reading →