The many faces of Lodi in 2012 (part 1)
As we approach the end of another auspicious year in Lodi‘s wine country, it is as good a time as any to revisit the first half of 2012 with some of our favorite images of the people who are making...
View ArticleEast side, west side, Lodi Zinfandels getting around the block
Part 2 of our autumn paen to Zinfandel: In 1991, some 700 of Lodi’s grape growers came together to form the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission (since shortened to Lodi Winegrape Commission). At that...
View ArticleThe many faces of Lodi in 2012 (part 2)
There is strength and perseverance in Lodi faces — borne out of long hours under the sun, or when pinched by wintry chill — as well as wisdom and the signs of sheer joy that that are part and parcel of...
View ArticleLodi’s winemakers analyze 12 of their top 2010 Zinfandels
What happens when you take 11 of Lodi’s best winemaker/growers, and sit them down at one table to blind-taste their own Zinfandels? In early November we did exactly that, in the Cellar Room of Lodi’s...
View ArticleDoes price (and letting wines “breathe”) matter?
Does price affect the “quality” of wine? Yes, indeed it do. At least according to results of a study that was released back in 2008, conducted by Antonio Rangel, Associate Professor of Economics at...
View ArticleAn ultimate Christmas gift: Lodi’s 12 most interesting wines of 2012
For Christmas, what do you give a Lodi wine lover who’s tried everything? A full case (12 bottles) of Lodi’s 12 finest wines, of course. Herein lies the dilemma: the Lodi wine industry has recently...
View ArticleThe perfect holiday refresher: Sorelle Vin Brulé
In recent weeks, lucky visitors to Sorelle Winery have been treated to a special drink: a classic mulled (or “spiced”) wine that Mike Scott and his family – owners and growers of this outstanding Lodi...
View ArticleWine tasting is mind tasting
When you taste wine or food, are you tasting with your nose and mouth, or your mind? Consider this: in India, Hindu customers once marched against a dozen locations of McDonald’s; where, because of...
View ArticleMarkus Bokisch looks back at 2012
Here at the end of 2012, it makes sense to catch up with Markus Bokisch, whose Bokisch Ranches have become one of the most important vineyard management companies in the Lodi American Viticultural Area...
View ArticleHux’s Roussanne & Mourvèdre recall the pioneering spirit of Rhone Rangers
The adventurous spirit of California’s Rhône Rangers, an unofficial movement that began to spark just over 30 years ago, still lives on here and there, seemingly everywhere you look: particularly at...
View ArticleTurley’s Passalacqua to pay tribute to classic Lodi Zinfandels at 2013 ZAP...
This past December, Tegan Passalacqua – the winemaker/vineyard manager of the prestigious Turley Wine Cellars (a Napa Valley based Zinfandel specialist, also sourcing several wines from Lodi) – took an...
View ArticleCulinary orgy of Lodi wines & chocolate dishes in San Francisco’s Naked Kitchen
Lodi Wine Country’s Wine & Chocolate Weekend (our 16th Annual!) is nigh upon us, this coming February 9 & 10, 2013! To get the our juices flowing, this past January 9 Camron King, Executive...
View ArticleSmallest Lodi wineries earn biggest awards at San Francisco Chronicle Wine...
Out of thousands upon thousands of other wines, one little Lodi winery received one of only six “Sweepstake” awards given out by 2013 San Francisco Wine Competition; an honor voted on by some of the...
View ArticleAn insider’s guide to Lodi’s Wine & Chocolate Weekend
True lovers of wine, food and life: Lodi’s 16th annual Wine & Chocolate Weekend is just around the corner; taking place February 9 & 10, 2013 (both days, 11 AM-4 PM), when over 40 of Lodi Wine...
View Article8 romantic things to do in Lodi, and February hotel specials
Being in Lodi Wine Country is always romantic enough. The folks at Lodi’s luxurious, four-star Wine & Roses Hotel would tell you that – if you happen to walk in with someone you’re just dating,...
View ArticleAcclaimed Mikami Zinfandel is culmination of 100 years of undaunted Lodi farming
One of the finest Zinfandels made in California today is one that even the most devoted Zinfandel lovers never heard of: made by Mikami Vineyards, sourced from a 15-acre vineyard owned by Jason...
View ArticleFour Lodi tasting rooms making their Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend debut
If you’ve celebrated Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend with us before, you might be especially interested in some brand new venues in which to indulge and pamper your senses, this coming February 9...
View ArticleSomms, truffles & epicurians: ZAP & Zinfandels have come a long way, baby
Another ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates & Producers) Grand Tasting has come and gone, this past February 2, 2013 in San Francisco. After 22 years, ZAP’s annual Grand Tasting has morphed into an extremely...
View ArticleMarkus Bokisch looks back at 2012
Here at the end of 2012, it makes sense to catch up with Markus Bokisch, whose Bokisch Ranches have become one of the most important vineyard management companies in the Lodi American Viticultural Area...
View ArticleHux’s Roussanne & Mourvèdre recall the pioneering spirit of Rhone Rangers
The adventurous spirit of California’s Rhône Rangers, an unofficial movement that began to spark just over 30 years ago, still lives on here and there, seemingly everywhere you look: particularly at...
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