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Why big, oaky California whites have always been food-worthy
Coopering oak barrels, the use of which drastically altered the style and scope of California wine in the 1970s and '80s. Nowadays we talk a lot about crisp, light, minimally or "non" oaked white...
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Why, in Lodi, the finest sparklers are made from Assyrtiko, Albariño,...
Clements Hills-Lodi's Terra Alta Vineyard, source of both Piquepoul and Albariño now going into some of California's most exciting alternative style champagne method sparkling wines. One of the...
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A current list (over 100!) of wines that celebrate Lodi’s sense of place
Late March blossoms in mixed old vine block sitting in the deep, rich sandy loam soil of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA. Night and day You might want to pass Goal and scroll all the way down to the end of...
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Lodi's Marian's Vineyard is named 2025 Vineyard of the Year by California...
Lodi's Marian's Vineyard—the 2025 California Vineyard of the Year—in late March 2025, during first bud break. Last week Mark Chandler, Chief Judge at the California State Fair Wine Competition,...
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Visual discussion of grapevine training during April bud break
The first week of April is a special time of year, when you can observe early bud break as well as the beautiful "bones" of old vine plantings, such as in this 116-year-old Zinfandel on the east side...
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The recent 2025 Wine Market Council conference tackles the domestic wine...
Dr. Liz Thach, MW, President of the Wine Market Council. This past April 2 at the 2025 Wine Market Council (WMC) Annual Research Conference and Members Meeting, held in the City of Napa, there was...
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Dent de Lion is a new handcraft brand established for the best of all...
Zinfandel harvest in Dent de Lion Vineyard. Dent de Lion. There is a brand new, handcraft local wine label here in Lodi, started up for all the right (at least in our book) reasons: To save a special...
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The perfect spring chicken is cooked in white wine
Spring flowers in Michael David Winery's gardens. Wine stirs the spring, happiness bursts through the earth like a plant… —Pablo Neruda One month into spring in 2025—finally, nights are less chilly,...
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A new Cerasuolo inspired rosé is already rocking the Lodi wine scene
A rosé that thinks it’s a red Take a gander at this bottle of wine adorned with the plainest of labels, explaining exactly what it is: The 2024 Kirschenbloom Lodi Rosé ($24), produced and bottled by...
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Exciting first for American grown wines—Bokisch’s Lo Xalet Cava (champagne...
Bokisch Vineyards' Liz and Markus Bokisch introducing Lo Xalet, America's first cava style sparkler, at their Clements Hills-Lodi winery. Kelly Marie Photography. Hang on to your hats, Lodi wine...
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Lodi captures Best of Show and numerous Golds at State Fair, what happens in...
Blind tasting of Lodi reds. A Lodi wine is named #1 First, this just in: The 2025 California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition just announced that this year’s “Best of Show Red” is the 2023 St....
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Michael McCay talks baby backs
C McCay Cellars's Michael McCay barrel smoking his dry rub spiced baby back pork ribs. Lodi is made for barbecue The weather is warming up, folks, hitting the 80°s although in Lodi wine country we’re...
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Lodi grown wines shine at Historic Vineyard Society In the City tasting
Historic Vineyard Society sign marking Lodi's Marian's Vineyard, also recently named the 2025 Vineyard of the Year (for the entire state of California) by the California State Fair. At the Historic...
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With their new Heleje brand, the Des Voignes family turns culinary dreams...
Chefs Jake and Shauna Des Voignes in their kitchen with their newly released Heleje wines. Once upon the time there were two career chefs who met in a super-fine big city restaurant, got married,...
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A new, different, exciting style of ancient vine Lodi Carignan
Lorenza's Melinda Kearney with ancient vine Carignan in Lodi's Rauser Vineyard, planted in 1909. Ancient vine Lodi Carignan, 2.0 Lorenza Wine—owned and operated by the mother/daughter team of Melinda...
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