And there are small foothill wineries on the way to Yosemite.

Another is the level of commitment and cash required to operate even a small winery.

They fixed up the house and built a small winery, but by the late 1970's they were running out of money.

The state features many small wineries which produce less than 5,000 cases per year.

We passed a farmhouse along the highway and then a small winery.

These small wineries need every opportunity to reach their customers.

But small wineries argue that the cost of doing this is prohibitive.

These days, it's a great place to live if you are a fan of the state's popular small wineries.

Many small wineries that produce less than 5,000 cases a year find themselves in a Catch-22.

Most of the small wineries tended by missionaries were eventually abandoned.