Taste Restaurant
Amador's Best-Kept Wine Country Secret
Plymouth · Plymouth · Californian, Seasonal · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 10, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Taste lands like a love letter to Amador County — and honestly, we're here for it. You're not going to find a sprawling global cellar here, but what you do find is a focused, confident California list that knows exactly where it lives. Exposed brick, warm lighting, and a card full of local Zinfandel producers: this place has a point of view.
Selection Deep Dive
At 100-150 bottles, the list isn't trying to be everything — it's trying to be the best version of Amador County wine country on paper, and it largely succeeds. The Zinfandel section is the real draw, with producers like Turley, Terre Rouge, Easton, and Story Winery representing the region's depth far better than most restaurants twice the size. Sobon Estate and Drytown Cellars round out the local contingent and give guests something they genuinely can't find at their neighborhood wine shop back home. California's broader hits show up too — Rombauer Chardonnay and Duckhorn Cab for the crowd pleasers — but the soul of this list is squarely in the Shenandoah Valley.
By the Glass
Ten to sixteen pours by the glass is a solid number for a restaurant of this size, and with Wednesday half-price wine night in play, the by-the-glass program earns its keep. We'd expect local Zinfandel and Barbera to anchor the glass list, which is exactly the right call in this setting. Rotation isn't confirmed as frequent, but the Active Program badge on specials suggests someone's paying attention.
Sobon Estate Rocky Top Zinfandel 2020 — $36
Sobon has been farming Amador County since 1977 and Rocky Top is their flagship Zin. At $36 a bottle in a sit-down restaurant, you're drinking a piece of local wine history for the price of a mediocre cocktail in a city restaurant. This is the pick.
Shenandoah Valley Barbera (Drytown Cellars)
Most tables are going straight for the Zinfandel, which means the Barbera gets overlooked. Amador Barbera has bright acidity and dark fruit that makes Napa Cab feel heavy by comparison — and at this price range, it's almost always the smarter order.
Bogle Phantom 2020
Bogle Phantom is a fine supermarket-tier red blend, but at $52 on this list, you're paying a significant premium for a wine that retails for well under $20. With local Amador producers at comparable or lower prices, there's no reason to settle for this one.
Scott Harvey Amador County Zinfandel 2021 + Duck breast with cherry gastrique
Amador Zinfandel and duck is one of California's most underrated pairings — the dark cherry and spice in the Harvey Zin mirrors the gastrique while the wine's structure cuts through the richness of the duck. Local wine, local-ish cuisine, no-brainer.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night every Wednesday — the single best reason to plan a midweek trip to Plymouth.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Taste is the kind of restaurant that makes you feel smart for knowing about it — a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence honoree since 2008 that leans hard into its Amador County identity and mostly delivers. If you're in wine country and want to drink where you are instead of drinking around it, get a reservation and show up on a Wednesday.
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