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Ripken picks Sagrantino, another road-less-travelled grape
Richard "Rip" Ripken sampling his newly planted Sagrantino grapes Early this morning (Thursday, September 10), Richard “Rip” Ripken was out in his 400-acre Guard Road Ranch picking his first crop of a...
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What top sommeliers are saying about Lodi
In Mohr-Fry Ranch, Honolulu sommelier Ivy Nagayma (center) and Elk Grove's Marie Mertz (right) being shown how to field-sort Zinfandel These wines deserve to be in the same league with any region, any...
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Sommeliers discover Lodi's many wine industry innovations
Dropped Tannat grapes between the rows in Alta Mesa-Lodi's Silvaspoons Vineyard, still waiting to be harvested last week One question brought up from last week’s visit of 28 sommeliers from across the...
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Top Elk Grove chef/restaurateur finds "love at first sip" in Lodi
Todo un Poco chef/owner Marie Mertz tasting just-picked ancient vine Zinfandel in Lodi Marie Mertz is a restaurateur/chef who lives and works in Elk Grove, one of California's most rapidly growing...
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Colorful lug labels tell the history of Lodi's grape packing industry
Fresh field-packed Valley Beauty Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in 2014 Robert Mondavi’s family found their earliest fortunes as Lodi grape packers, not as winemakers. Mondavi’s father, Cesare...
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Victor Vineyards, Lodi's latest award winning producer
Victor Vineyards grower/owner Rob Lawson among +100-year-old Dixon Vineyard Zinfandel Why did the chicken cross the road? In the miniature CDP of Victor, located just outside the City of Lodi on the...
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Neyers' Lodi Zinfandel is making waves across the country
Rocky gravelly-clay hillside terroir of Vista Luna Vineyard in Lodi's Borden Ranch AVA It is always a big deal when a Napa Valley producer like Neyers Vineyards comes out with another Lodi grown...
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Lodi's fascinating history as a Johnny-come-lately wine region
Japanese leaf thinning crew; Lodi, circa 1945 Since 1991 the Lodi Winegrape Commission has diligently worked to fulfill one of its original mandates: raising awareness of the intrinsic quality of Lodi...
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In 1907 Lodi celebrated grapes like no American city never-ever has
Start of mile-long procession of Tokay grape-laden wagons triumphantly entering Lodi at the 1907 Tokay Carnival Lodi enjoys a glorious, oft-times phenomenal, past. This especially goes for what...
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1969 – A year of change and unforgettable times
Lodi in 1969: new sidewalk being installed along vineyard lined Ham Ln. at Lodi Ave. 1969. If you weren’t born yet, we envy your youth, but feel sorry you missed it. There were good times in 1969....
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Wine bloggers primed to invade Lodi next August
One of the big-deal news items coming out of Lodi Wine Country recently is the announcement that the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference will take place here on August 11-14, 2016. For Lodi folks less...
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Why is Lodi the Wine Region of the Year?
Pouring on the wine and charm at Lodi's Oak Farm Vineyards Wow. The nationally distributed Wine Enthusiast Magazine has conferred one of its 2015 Wine Star Awards on Lodi, as its Region of the Year....
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Where Lodi fits in the latest American Wine Consumer Preference survey
According to the latest Preference Survey, women and Millennials are now the predominant wine consumers Americans are funny. Wine retailers know this, because they always hear customers say that they...
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Appreciating endangered ancient vines during National Zinfandel week
2015 Zinfandel ready to be picked off Maley family's 57-year-old Wegat Vineyard in Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA Wednesday, November 18, 2015 is National Zinfandel Day. Who thinks of these days anyway?...
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Estate Crush's quintessentially "Lodi" wines for Thanksgiving
Estate Crush's Bob Colarossi and Alison Leibich Colarossi When Bob Colarossi and Alison Liebich Colarossi plan their Thanksgiving libations, they literally get to choose from over 90 different wines...
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Oak Farm's contemporary style Grenache and Indigenous Zinfandel are perfect...
Chad Joseph and Dan Panella of Oak Farm Vineyards It’s been a good year for the Panella family of Oak Farm Vineyards. Visit Lodi! named Oak Farm their “Winery of the Year.” And also this past spring,...
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John Curley's fantastical Lodi images and impressions
Oak Farm Vineyards and winery during a September sunset “Keeping things alive forever” is how California photographer John Curley (please visit johncurleyclients.com) describes his ambition whenever...
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New winemakers, new styles and wines at Van Ruiten Family Vineyards
The Van Ruiten Family team: Ron Justice (Assistant Winemaker), Bill Rogan (President/GM) and John Giannini (Winemaker) There are some subtle yet significant changes afoot at Van Ruiten Family...
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Oak Ridge Winery is taking destiny into its own farmers' hands
The Lodi natives behind Oak Ridge Winery: Raquel Maggio-Casity, Rudy Maggio and Shelly Maggio-Woltkamp Quietly, effectively – almost like a stealth craft the size of a long-range B-52 – there is one...
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Toasted Toad's Lodi wines are as adventurous as its winemakers
Toasted Toad's daughter/father team Laura and Jeff Werter in their Downtown Lodi winery Last week, speaking in his Downtown Lodi winery and tasting room, Toasted Toad Cellars Owner/Assistant Winemaker...
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