Nello Olivo is 87 and makes Italian-style wines in El Dorado County. Everyone calls him The Grapefather. Since 2010 those wines have taken 205 medals across 35 competitions, including a perfect hundred points at the California State Fair.
A fun afternoon of tasting and entertaining wine chat with Nello Olivo or one of our knowledgeable team members, 90 minutes to 2 hours. Six of our best wines to enjoy, plus yummy cheeses and charcuterie.
Learn about wines and get tips for discovering new favorites. Informal and interactive. Come with a partner or reserve the entire table for your friends.
The Sequoia Mansion has stood on Bee Street since 1853, and Placerville will tell you it is haunted. The cellar is the stone room underneath it, the oldest and most talked-about room in town, which makes it the place to be on an October afternoon.
Fall special: Private Cellar Tastings are $30 a seat, regularly $60. Wine Mob members book up to four seats free; a deposit and a minimum order are required to book, and a $10 fee applies to no-shows and cancellations less than four days ahead. Every date runs once it reaches its minimum of two seats; if it falls short we cancel and refund, so call or text Debi, 530-207-0396, before you make plans.* Includes 6 wines and individual cheese and charcuterie plates. Book a seat in the store, or text Debi at 530-207-0396 with your name and number of seats. A date runs once 6 seats are booked. This fall the cellar opens on select Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 through November; Sunday Oct 11 starts at 1:00. The dates with seats are below, and Debi can open another by arrangement. *Subject to change or cancellation.
Club members also get a private room free once a year, either the Cellar in Placerville or the Library at Camino, for an event of up to 18 people. Reserve it ahead with Debi.
- Where
- Sequoia Mansion
- Address
- 643 Bee Street
- Price
- $30 fall special, regularly $60, free for club with a deposit and minimum order
- Booking
- On Eventbrite, members in the store, or text 530-207-0396
- This fall
- Select Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00, Sun Oct 11 at 1:00; dates with seats below
- How long
- 90 minutes to 2 hours
- Group booking
- 10 to 16, any date by arrangement
*Member bookings: minimum order and deposit required; call Debi for details, 530-207-0396. Subject to change or cancellation. A date runs when at least 2 seats are booked; if it falls short three days before, we cancel it and refund every ticket in full. Because of limited seating and the cost of food and wine, a $10 fee applies if you fail to show or cancel less than 4 days ahead, club members included. To cancel, call 530-207-0396. Sold out, or the dates don’t work? Text or call Debi at 530-207-0396 or email Debi@nelloolivo.com to arrange another date, time or group size.
