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The latest wines of Lodi's Heritage Oak demonstrate a mastery of pure...
Heritage Oak Winery's Tom and Carmela Hoffman in their idyllic vineyard estate, on the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA Tom Hoffman, Heritage Oak Winery’s owner/grower/winemaker, likes to have...
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Favorite wine/chocolate matches from Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekends past
Zinfandel and chocolate lover at Macchia Wines tasting room during Wine & Chocolate Weekend The wines of Lodi, perhaps more than that of any other wine region, are known for their round, gentle,...
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Latest statistics reflect steady movement towards premium (and redder) wines
Wine lovers in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA In her yearly summary of the latest statistical reports, Dr. Liz Thach MW, who teaches at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, describes the state of the...
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Huge diversity of wines and love, love, love rules during Lodi's 2019 Wine &...
2019 Lodi Wine & Chocolate festivities at m2 Wines Happy Valentine’s Day from Lodi wine country! For our photographic memories of this past weekend’s 22nd Annual Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend...
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Do Lodi Zinfandels age? Frank talk over old wines with legendary winemakers
Tasting of pristinely fresh 34-year-old (left) and 24-year-old Lodi Zinfandels There is an old adage in the industry, oft-repeated by the usual pundits: California Zinfandels do not age. Not that...
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New things (and incredible values) afoot at Oak Ridge Winery
Oak Ridge Winery's new, talented winemaker Noel Basso, with one of the few remaining old vine Zinfandels planted by Rudy Maggio in 1952 There are a few new things afoot at Lodi’s Oak Ridge Winery,...
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Why half of LODI RULES sustainable vineyards are now located outside of Lodi
View of Vino Farms' Grand Vin Lands - a showcase LODI RULES for Sustainable Winegrowing vineyard - through one of its meticulously cultivated, bio-diverse insectories Lodi is known for its heritage...
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Mountain Tides succeeds with one grape (Petite Sirah), inaugurated with...
Mountain Tides winemaker/owner Scott Kirkpatrick at Clements Hills-Lodi's Viñedos Aurora Vineyard There are plenty of American wineries founded with the intention of specializing in one grape, such as...
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Sacramento Bee’s Mike Dunne shares honest feedback on Lodi's latest wines
The Sacramento Bee's Mike Dunne, judging in The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition's sweepstakes round (photo courtesy of Eric Degerman/Great Northwest Wine) Mike Dunne is one of those...
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Spring, glorious spring in Lodi wine country!
Spring pruning of old vine Zinfandel in Stampede Vineyard (Clements Hills-Lodi AVA) Okay, so it’s still a little gray out there, and the ground has not yet completely dried up from the winter rains...
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The past, present and future usages of head trained vines in Lodi
Classic 8-spur head trained vine in Burness Vineyard on the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA In the 1850s and 1860s, when pioneering growers first began planting wine grapes in Sonoma County,...
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The “no-oak” rebellion at Lodi’s Acquiesce (and history of barrel usage since...
Acquiesce Winery tasting room, housed in a refurbished 100-year-old barn The re-opening of Acquiesce Winery’s tasting room – which usually happens after about four months of a “winter slumber” – has...
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Spring flings and liquid danger at 2019 Lodi Wine & Food Festival
2019 early spring bud break in Lodi wine country At the cusp of spring, wrote the poet Marge Piercy, the months become a "rich fresh wine," into which we stagger "smeared with pollen," when “the green...
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Michael Klouda’s mission to “save” Lodi Zinfandel with his dry style Retro Rosé
Michael Klouda Wines' Michael Klouda harvesting Lodi Zinfandel grapes It’s ba-a-ack. A pale, transparently pink wine made 100% from black skinned Zinfandel grapes – otherwise known as “White...
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Estate Crush’s new, sparkly iteration of Lodi’s venerated Bechthold Vineyard...
In early April 2019, Estate Crush's rows of 133-year-old vertical cordon Cinsaut at the north end of Lodi's historic Bechthold Vineyard How do you describe the latest wine produced by Lodi’s Estate...
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2019 ZinFest Blind Tasting – a study of ancient vine Zinfandels of California
ZinFest blind tasting coming up at Wine & Roses Hotel! Friday, May 17, 2019 – 2:00-4:00 PM – Wine & Roses Hotel Ballroom (Lodi) Exactly how do Zinfandels from Lodi’s oldest vines compare to...
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Catherine Fallis (Master Sommelier and author of Ten Grapes to Know)...
Learnng while enjoying the immense pleasures of Lodi wine at ZinFest Wine School It’s nearly that time again: the annual Lodi ZinFest Wine Festival, taking place Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the...
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Everything’s coming up rosés in a blind tasting of Lodi bottlngs
Lodi's ever expanding plethora of dry style rosés Just ten years ago, whenever a wine connoisseur was served a pink wine he/she would run away screaming, thinking it was a White Zinfandel. These days...
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Direct influence of east vs. west side terroirs on the taste of Lodi Zinfandels
Lodi Winegrape Commission's Stephanie Bolton with cluster of 2018 Steacy Ranch Zinfandel (planted in 1907) on Mokelumne River-Lodi's east side The French call it terroir – a “sense of place”...
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The 100 (plus!) grapes of Lodi
2018 harvesting of Kerner grapes (producing, crisp, minerally, floral dry whites) in Lodi's Mokelumne Glen Vineyards If anything, the Lodi Viticultural Area is prolific. We now count over 125 grape...
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