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McManis Family’s transition to Lodi appellation wines (that are also...
Harvest dawn in McManis Family Vineyards' Sierra Loma Vineyard (Borden Ranch-Lodi AVA) McManis Family Vineyards might be the largest grower of Lodi grapes still unfamiliar to most Lodi wine lovers....
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The Burlington Chandler reds of longtime Lodi natives Mark and Jan Burlington...
Burlington Chandler grower Mark Chandler taking sugar reading of 2018 Malbec with his refractometer Mark Chandler and Jan Burlington Chandler are well known in the Lodi community – Mark as the former...
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Maître de Chai finds “new California” wine in Lodi’s Clements Hills
Maître de Chai's Alex Pitts (left) and Marty Winters in Clements Hills-Lodi's Stampede Vineyard Every “new” generation re-invents the wheel. Why not? Old-timers can recall when Robert Mondavi boldly...
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Thanksgiving shopping list: One dozen “very Lodi” wines
Winemaker's daughter (Marina Holman) with bounty of Lodi grapes What makes a wine “very Lodi?” First, it’s more than just grown and produced in Lodi. It’s also a wine that would be hard to duplicate...
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The Wine Spectator gives credence to Lodi’s “rising tide” of premium winegrowing
First two pages of the Wine Spectator story on Lodi wine country, depicting Bokisch Vineyards' Markus Bokisch in his Terra Alta Vineyard (image courtesy of Wine Spectator; photograph by Michelle...
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National Zinfandel Day Technical Workshop takes a keen, sobering look at the...
To kick off 2018’s National Zinfandel Day week, this past November 14, over 100 winemakers and growers came together from both inside and outside the Lodi AVA for a Technical Workshop co-sponsored by...
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Steven Kent Mirassou aims to bring “fun” back into wine with Lodi grown...
An emotionally attached Steven Kent Mirassou Like many of Lodi’s own growers and vintners, Steven Kent Mirassou is a living, walking, talking piece of California wine history. In Mirassou’s case, as a...
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California’s first Mencía just released by Lodi’s PRIE Winery
Silvaspoons Vineyards' young Mencía block in Lodi's Alta Mesa AVA At the beginning of this month (December 2018), PRIE Winery quietly released its 2017 PRIE Silvaspoons Vineyard Alta Mesa-Lodi Mencía...
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The first time (falling in love with wine and the wine business)
Satisfying glass (red, red Lodi grown Zinfandel) Because we are nosy, we asked a few people associated with the Lodi wine industry about the first time they became hopelessly “hooked” on wine. Not...
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Recap of 2018 (possibly Lodi's best vintage ever!) through words and our...
In December 2018: just-pruned Wegat Vineyard (Maley Bros.) 62-year-old Zinfandel and wintry moss 2018. Remember this year, which will in all likelihood turn out to be a red-letter vintage for the Lodi...
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A strategy for holiday wine shopping in 2018
Mid-December colors among Lodi old vine Zinfandel Attention, shoppers. If you haven't already noticed, this holiday season may be the best in years for finding great wine deals. Make that the best...
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Our best (that is, most educational) blogs of 2018
In 2018, the future of Lodi's heritage Zinfandel plantings was a major lodiwine.com subject We call this page on lodiwine.com a "blog," but obviously it isn't like other blogs. It is not a forum from...
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Just another Lodi success story (LVVR’s new sparkling Verdelho)
File Lodi wine country’s latest new wine under the category, “Just another Lodi original.” We’re talking about a true champagne style wine: the 2017 LVVR Lodi Verdelho Sparkling Wine ($27), released...
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Lodi in the 2018 national news
Visiting sommeliers in Lodi's Bechthold Vineyard, producing ancient vine Cinsaut now found on wine lists as far-flung as "hipster, natural" wine bars in New York City Lodi is undoubtedly California’s...
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Four 2018 wine grape lessons (part 1)
Lodi's 2018 heirloom Flame Tokay and Zinfandel harvest in Jessie's Grove's 129-year-old Royal Tee Vineyard The months of August, September and October are the climatic peaks of each growing season in...
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Four 2018 wine grape lessons (part 2)
Visiting sommeliers Naureen Zaim and Scott Reesman helping with Lodi's Mohr-Fry Ranches Zinfandel harvest In Part 1 of our Four 2018 wine grape lessons, we discussed how, like all the fine wines of...
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Let us count the reasons why we love Lodi's Wine & Chocolate Weekend
Counting the reasons why we love Lodi's Wine & Chocolate Weekend It’s ba-a-a-ack... Lodi wine country’s most popular yearly event! Lodi’s Wine & Chocolate Weekend takes place on the...
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At this year’s ZAP celebration in San Francisco, Zinfandel lovers will find...
Room set for ZAP's annual Flights! tasting in San Francisco This week – on January 17-19, 2019 – marks the annual San Francisco celebration of Zinfandel put on each year by ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates...
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At ZAP’s 2019 “Flights!”: The question of blending vs. 100% varietal Zinfandels
2019 ZAP Flights! moderator Joel Peterson (standing) with panelists producing 100% Zinfandels: (from left) McCay Cellars' Mike McCay, Easton Wines' Bill Easton, Day's Ehren Jordan, and Hendry Wines'...
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While seeking sense of place, Lodi grown Petite Sirahs still command respect
Petite Sirah harvest in Kevin Phillips' vineyard (picked for Michael David Winery) in Lodi's Jahant AVA Recently, to update ourselves, we conducted a blind tasting of 14 of our Lodi grown reds...
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