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How Lodi saved the wine world in 2015
Markus Bokisch teaching sommeliers about vine morphology in his Vista Luna Vineyard This past November 2015 Lodi’s Markus Bokisch of Bokisch Ranches was named one of the 20 Most Admired Grapegrowers...
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Lodi Decembers in living color
December in Lodi: ancient Zinfandel, distant barns and late day shadows against fiery gold dappling plum-gray skies When gloomy gray Decembers are roused to Christmas mirth, The dullest life remembers...
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A year of blogs on Lodi's winegrowing history
Lodi Grape Festival Court, circa 1940s Unlike Hollywood stars, viticultural and winemaking regions are never overnight sensations. For European regions, great wines and success stories are the...
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In 2016, time for new directions with Lodi's stunning range of unique varietals
Ramshackle water tower rising up from Lodi's sandy river shores Tired of the same ol’ same ol’? Join the club! The beautiful thing about Lodi is that this is one American Viticultural Area – with over...
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Predicting what we'll be predictably drinking in 2016
At the crack of a September 2015 dawn, visiting sommeliers helping to pick Zinfandel from 73-year-old vines in Mohr-Fry Ranch (image courtesy of John Curley Photography) It’s early January 2016, and...
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Interview - Michael David's David Phillips talks about "what's good for Lodi"
David Phillips (far left) entertaining visiting restaurant sommeliers at Michael David Winery this past September (image courtesy of John Curley Photography) David Phillips – who co-owns Michael David...
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Lodi's 2016 Gold-or-higher winners at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine...
Key components of the multi-award winning Michael David Winery team: Vineyard Manager Kevin Phillips and Winemaker Adam Mettler (image courtesy of The Sommelier Files by Christopher Sawyer)...
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Lodi's 2016 Wine & Chocolate Weekend is upon us!
Wine and chocolate lovers at Oak Farm Vineyards tasting room OMG, the 19th Annual Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend is less than a month away: taking place Saturday/Sunday, February 13 + 14, 2016! If...
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Lodi's Michael David Winery named Winery of the Year at 2016 Unified Symposium
Michael David Winery co-owners Michael and David Phillips (image courtesy of John Curley Photography) And the hits just keep on coming... There was a surprise announcement this past Wednesday, January...
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MK Zinfandel - agonies and ecstasies of micro-scaled wine
Michael Klouda sampling one of his MK Zinfandel barrels In the world of wine, there are always Davids and Goliaths. Michael David Winery, for one, has been flexing considerable muscle of late as one...
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Beyond Super Bowl 50: why you should be in Lodi!
San Francisco's Alexandra Fondren (here, at Lodi ZinFest) shares her favorite things to do in Lodi wine country Attention Super Bowl 50 visitors: where is the place to be this weekend or following the...
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Lodi wine and chocolate - seduction at first sight
Cacao pods in the raw (before turned into culinary sexiness) For the past four vintages the official co-sponsor of our Lodi Wine & Chocolate celebration – in 2016, taking place this Saturday and...
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Where to find Lodi's alternative style wines during Wine & Chocolate Weekend
Wine & Chocolate Weekend in Lodi's Harmony Wynelands Are you ready for Lodi's Wine & Chocolate Weekend? We are! One of the things that excites Lodi wine lovers the most these days is that the...
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Zinfandel (and ZAP) at a crossroads
Wintering 100-year-old Zinfandel in McCay's Lot 13 on Lodi's east side This is the Big Week for Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (a.k.a. ZAP): their annual Experience in San Francisco, self-billed...
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Deep thoughts on Uvaggio Vermentino
Vermentino in Lodi's Bella Vigna Vineyard “Time changes everything,” goes that old, wonderful song by Tommy Duncan, sung with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. 40 years ago grapes like Merlot were...
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Acquiesce answers question - is Lodi best for white wines?
Grenache Blanc grapes in Lodi's Acquiesce Vineyards More than ever, the wines of Acquiesce Winery & Vineyards – a small producer of exclusively estate grown wines located at Peltier and N....
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Wine grape IQ test (ah, sweet mystery of Lodi whites)
Visiting L.A. sommelier with white wine grapes in Lodi's Silvaspoons Vineyards In lieu of our last post (Is Lodi best for white wines?), would you care to put your white wine grape IQ (i.e. geek...
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Bokisch Vineyards opens new tasting room in Lodi's Clements Hills
Markus and Liz Bokisch at the entrance of the new Bokisch Vineyards tasting room Bokisch Vineyards’ Terra Alta Vineyard has always been one of Lodi wine country’s most spectacular, photogenic, yet...
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Women of Lodi's wine industry: Joan Kautz of Ironstone Vineyards
Ironstone Vineyards' Joan Kauz in one of Kautz Farms' east-side Lodi vineyards This if the first of several posts in which we will be profiling a few of the Lodi wine industry’s most powerful women,...
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Women of Lodi's wine industry: Janis Barsetti Gray of Barsetti Vineyards
The morning after a March storm, Janis Barsetti Gray looks at her budding 2016 Zinfandel In the second of our profiles of the Lodi wine industry’s most powerful women, we are proud to hold up Janis...
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