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2016 Lodi Zinfandels, says Macchia's Tim Holdener, are showing phenomenal...
Macchia winemaker/owner Tim Holdener with 2016 Zinfandel barrel samples It’s October 3, 2016, and Lodi winegrowers are talking about wrapping up the vintage within the next two weeks, as soon as it is...
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Round-up of top Barbara bottlings from Lodi's oldest (and younger) plantings
In 2016, tiny, palm sized Barbera clusters in Lodi's 44-year-old Noma Vineyard In 1972, according to St. Amant Winery owner/winemaker Stuart Spencer, “E. & J. Gallo approached several Lodi growers...
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Winemaker John Giannini brings bold new direction to Van Ruiten Family Vineyards
Van Ruiten Family winemaker John Giannini at home in his lab In November of last year (2015), Van Ruiten Family Vineyards – significant as one of the Lodi Viticultural Area’s largest, most established...
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Ron Silva is Lodi's Portuguese Grape King
Silvaspoons Vineyards owner/grower Ron Silva The following blog - accidentally dropped from our backlog two years ago when the lodiwine.com site was overhauled - was originally posted in August 2010....
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Beating the October rain at Lodi's Silvaspoons Vineyards
2016 Silvaspoons Vineyards Alvarelhão harvest under overcast October skies At 7:00 this morning (Thursday, October 13, 2016), the rising sun’s light barely visible through gray overcast skies, Ron...
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Ah, the smell of spice (that is, rotundone) in autumn wines
Discarded Zinfandel in Lucas Winery's ZinStar Vineyard Syrah/Shiraz... Zinfandel... Petite Sirah... Grenache... what do these varietal reds have in common? Answer: they are all commonly described as...
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Questions (and answers) concerning the distinct minerality of Lodi grown wines
Fallen leaves and cobbly stones under mid-October vine in Lodi's Borden Ranch AVA What is “minerality" in wine, and why are more people talking about it? Answer: After many years of drinking soft,...
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The joy of Lodi grapes discovered in Berkeley's Urbano Cellars
Urbano Cellars' Bob Rawson and Fred Dick in their West Berkeley winery If there is joy and camaraderie in wine, there is even more joy when you get together with friends of like mind and temperament...
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November's Lodi Tour of Tempranillo (and why Tempranillo is an ultimate food...
This November, discerning aficionados of red wines made from the Tempranillo grape will be able to experience a time of their life in Lodi wine country. Liz Bokisch, co-owner of Bokisch Vineyards and...
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The quintessential Lodi Zinfandel and ideal artisanal cheese matches
Essence of Lodi: vintages of St. Amant Marian's Vineyard Zinfandel The Quintessential Lodi Zinfandel Lodi is known for Zinfandel. There is more of this grape grown here than anywhere else; untold...
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What the Lodi Rules seal means on a bottle and to the Lodi community
Lodi grower Dave Devine's Lodi Rules certified L.D.L. Vineyard Zinfandel planting in Lodi's Clements Hills Here at the end of 2016 – a year marking 25 years of existence for the Lodi Winegrape...
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A Lucas family Lodi Thanksgiving
Mitra and David Lucas (the father/daughter team behind The Lucas Winery) Mitra Lucas – the “owner and daughter” of Lodi's The Lucas Winery and its founder/grower David Lucas – has many fond holiday...
View ArticleLodi Winegrape Commission Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
The last five years have seen a tremendous swell of support and recognition for the Lodi wine region, most notable being the receipt of the coveted title of 2015 Wine Region of the Year from Wine...
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Meet Wendy Brannen, Lodi Winegrape Commission's new Executive Director
Wendy Brannen, Lodi Winegrape Commission's new Executive Director This past October Wendy Brannen crossed the country from her longtime home in Washington D.C. to Lodi to assume your new position as...
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The best wines with turkey
Can we talk? Ready for the one-hundred-millionth article on what wines to serve with your Thanksgiving turkey? Heck, we’ve composed a good half-dozen ourselves; and yes, we always recommend Lodi grown...
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Poetry in early Lodi autumn mornings
There is nothing like a late November walk through Lodi vineyards at the break of dawn; when vines are shrouded in ghostly fog, over a lush, green carpet soaked in numbing dew (waterproof boots...
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Rippey Family wines embody everything wonderful and innovative about Lodi
Rippey Family Vineyards' Tyson Rippey The Rippey Family Signature Even most true-blue Lodi wine lovers have yet to catch on to Rippey Family Vineyards, who produce and show their wines at the site of...
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Aaron Shinn foresees a bright future for Lodi winegrowing
Lodi vineyard manager Aaron Shinn One of the most highly regarded, and more forward thinking, of the Lodi Viticultural Area’s winegrowers is Aaron Shinn: Vineyard Manager for Round Valley Ranches, one...
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Viticultural consultant Stan Grant talks about Lodi growers'"quiet revolution"
Stan Grant of Progressive Viticulture Lodi has become synonymous with generous, expressive wines; many readily available at exceptional, value-range prices, and more and more of them crafted by...
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Ultimate Christmas case: the 12 most "Lodi" wines of 2016
Ancient Lodi Zinfandel For Christmas, what do you give a Lodi wine lover who has tried most everything? Our suggestion: a case of 12 Lodi grown wines, each showing what Lodi does best. And what Lodi...
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