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What wine lovers really want
Visiting Forbes correspondent Alissa Fitzgerald paying respects to a Lodi ancient vine (Bechthold Vineyard), finally getting its due after over 100 years of being ignored or unwanted. What do wine...
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The women winemakers of Lodi (part 1)
We can't let Women's History Month slip completely by without highlighting the modest yet growing number of women winemakers specializing in Lodi appellation-grown wines. The old adage is undoubtedly...
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ZAP is back! And a history of Zinfandel in Lodi
Zinfandel cluster harvested from 1940s block on the west side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation. After a two-month delay due to (you guessed it) another Covid surge, Zinfandel Advocates &...
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The women winemakers of Lodi (part 2 — are male winemakers from Mars and...
Continued from The women winemakers of Lodi (part 1) The differences between the sexes Salary discrepancies and gender/job pigeonholing are as much a part of the challenge of today's women winemakers...
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The women winemakers of Lodi (part 3 — our incredible up and coming talent)
Continued from The women winemakers of Lodi (part 2 — are male winemakers from Mars and women winemakers from Venus?) Industry disproportions To start part 3 of our series on Women Winemakers of Lodi,...
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Mission — the historic varietal that refuses to die
Lodi's Somers Vineyard — old vine Mission planted right alongside the winding Mokelumne River. One of the most interesting things to happen in the Lodi appellation just over the past three, four years...
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Why wine is tasted with your brain, not your palate
A sommelier making full use of her senses and brain to assess and enjoy a Zinfandel in the vineyard in which it was grown. The role of perception in food and wine production When you taste wine, are...
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A new (or is it old?) definition of wine balance
Popular wine influencers learning about Lodi Zinfandel by tasting them "blind" (from left, Casleah Herwaldt, Lexi Stephens, Desiree Harrison-Brown and Jamie Knee). A wine can be described as...
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Micro-sized Drava Wines carves out its own place in the Lodi wine scene
Drava Wines co-owner/winemaker Steve Carson Drava Wines co-owner Steve Carson regularly describes his Lodi appellation winery operation as garagiste. In fact, he says, "We are as garagiste as it...
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The Christopher Cellars Sprague Family Vineyard Cinsaut is a harbinger of...
Sprague Family Vineyard Cinsaut when recently planted in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA. Still another sign that the Lodi Viticultural Area is moving in the right direction is the upcoming May release of...
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How Lodi wines compare to classic wines of the world (double-blind tasting...
Visting sommeliers double-blind tasting Lodi wines in the Lodi Wine & Visitor Center. This past April 20 we conducted a "Lodi vs. World" double-blind tasting with 10 visiting sommeliers from...
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Sommeliers assess the state of Lodi Albariño and Tempranillo in blind tasting
Visiting sommeliers and Lodi vintners blind-tasting through Lodi-grown Albariños. We often point out that, among Lodi's local wineries, there are now more producers of Albariño and Tempranillo than...
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St. Jorge brings back Alicante Bouschet, one of Lodi's heritage grapes
Vintage crate labels for fresh packed Alicante Bouschet grapes, which Lodi companies sent out to thousands of home winemakers across the country during Prohibiton in the 1920s; re the top left "Valley...
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Is criticism of organic or sustainable winegrowing programs adding to...
Vino Farms Vineyard Manager Marisela Granados with Vermentino from The Bench Vineyard, cultivated both sustainably and Biodynamically (two farming systems that are not diametrically opposed) in Lodi's...
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Stonum's KMS Mule Plane Vineyard Lodi Carignan is the perfect wine for...
Stonum Vineyards owner/grower/winemaker Kathy Stonum with her newly released KMS Carignan. Stonum Vineyards' newly released 2020 KMS Collection "Unbroken" Lodi Carignan ($35 ) is meaningful for...
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A Lodi-grown Ribolla Gialla rewards a Master Sommelier/winemaker's perseverance
Ribolla Gialla grapes in Clements Hills-Lodi's Mio Vigneto Vineyard. Christopher Miller, a Master Sommelier and owner/winemaker of the Monterey and Petaluma-based Bold Wine Company, has produced a...
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What the nation's sommeliers are saying about Lodi in 2022
Visiting veteran restaurant wine professionals Bree Serpenti and Diego Rech marveling at ancient vine Zinfandel in Marian's Vineyard (planted in 1901). What do seasoned restaurant wine professonals...
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Contemporary rosés celebrate summer and the diversity of Lodi grapes
Grenache (in Lodi's Abba Vineyard), the world's most important grape for dry rosé production. The first week of June always seems like a rush to summer (this year the summer solstice falls on June...
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2022 update on Lodi's oldest vine growths (part 1 — west side vineyards)
The Historic Vineyard Society-certified Church Block, originally planted on Lodi's west side in the early 1930s. In the May 2022 issue of America's leading wine industry magazine, Wine Business...
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2022 update on Lodi's oldest vine growths (part 2)—east side of the Mokelumne...
118-year-old Zinfandel in Lizzy James Vineyard, located in the heart of the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA. Continued from our previous post: 2022 update on Lodi's oldest vine growths (part...
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