Ripken’s award winning Pinot Noir, home grown in the Delta
Attention, fine wine shoppers: Lodi is now growing some first class Pinot Noir! At least, this is what a discriminating panel thought about the 2010 Ripken Vineyards Lodi Pinot Noir ($20) when they...
View ArticleOnesta releases wines from Lodi’s oldest historic vineyard
This past May there was much ado about a wine event taking place in Healdsburg called the Seven % Solution, highlighting wines made from grapes other than the 93% (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,...
View ArticleThe Mettler Family soon to open a truly “grand” tasting room
Mettler Family Vineyards is probably the best wine producer many visitors to Lodi Wine Country have never heard of: because, simply, ever since they started with a bang – a 1999 Lodi Cabernet...
View ArticleWhy the “R” Grenache, voted “Best Red Wine in Lodi,” may be among...
This past June the judges at the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition voted on 2013’s “Best Red Wine in Lodi”: the 2012 Jeff Runquist “R” Alta Mesa-Lodi Grenache ($20), sourced from Ron...
View ArticleForlorn Hope produces stunning Lodi grown “orange” wine
What do you think of orange wines? Even longtime wine lovers and “experts” get thrown for a loop the first time they are asked that question. The first thing you think, of course, is, “I didn’t know...
View ArticleThe most spectacular time of year: veraison 2013 in Lodi
During the past two weeks Lodi Wine Country has been in the midst of véraison: the originally French viticultural term which translates into “onset of ripening.” What is happening before our eyes?...
View ArticleThe 10 most interesting wines of Lodi (2013)
So far in 2013 a number of winery releases have come out that are just begging to be cobbled together in one group. We’ll call them exactly what they seem to us: The 10 most interesting wines in...
View ArticlePictorial guide to what makes Lodi Zinfandel so unique
So you think you know Lodi Zinfandel? If you are ready to get your geek on, let’s delve into the six major reasons why Lodi grown Zinfandels are the way they are: so compellingly lush, round, gentle,...
View ArticleA Master Sommelier talks ZinFest wine and cheese
In this blogpost, we have a guest writer: San Francisco’s Catherine Fallis MS. MS stands for Master Sommelier, which is a lofty title. According to the Court of Master Sommeliers Web site, only 133...
View ArticleSix sexy Lodi rosés for summer sips and nibbles
Nothing screams “summer” better than a good, well chilled bottle of rosé, and American grown rosés are hotter than ever. Just ask Randy Lange, co-founder/co-owner (with brother Brad) of Lodi Wine...
View ArticleRipken’s award winning Pinot Noir, home grown in the Delta
Attention, fine wine shoppers: Lodi is now growing some first class Pinot Noir! At least, this is what a discriminating panel thought about the 2010 Ripken Vineyards Lodi Pinot Noir ($20) when they...
View ArticleOnesta releases wines from Lodi’s oldest historic vineyard
This past May there was much ado about a wine event taking place in Healdsburg called the Seven % Solution, highlighting wines made from grapes other than the 93% (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,...
View ArticleHaving a “Dream” International Albarino Day (August 3)
TAPAS – the Tempranillo Advocates Producers & Amigos Society – has announced that this Saturday, August 3, 2013 will be the second International Albariño Day, during which wine lovers around the...
View ArticleSix sexy Lodi rosés for summer sips and nibbles
Nothing screams “summer” better than a good, well chilled bottle of rosé, and American grown rosés are hotter than ever. Just ask Randy Lange, co-founder/co-owner (with brother Brad) of Lodi Wine...
View ArticleRipken’s award winning Pinot Noir, home grown in the Delta
Attention, fine wine shoppers: Lodi is now growing some first class Pinot Noir! At least, this is what a discriminating panel thought about the 2010 Ripken Vineyards Lodi Pinot Noir ($20) when they...
View ArticleOnesta releases wines from Lodi’s oldest historic vineyard
This past May there was much ado about a wine event taking place in Healdsburg called the Seven % Solution, highlighting wines made from grapes other than the 93% (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,...
View ArticleThe Mettler Family soon to open a truly “grand” tasting room
Mettler Family Vineyards is probably the best wine producer many visitors to Lodi Wine Country have never heard of: because, simply, ever since they started with a bang – a 1999 Lodi Cabernet...
View ArticleMichael David picks 2013 Chardonnay (early spring leads to one of Lodi’s...
This past Monday, August 5 Lodi’s Phillips Farms (the agricultural arm of Michael David Winery) began its second week of harvest 2013 with a picking of Chardonnay at their Bare Ranch property on...
View ArticleLangeTwins kicks off 2013 harvest with picking of Sauvignon Musqué
Last week Friday and Saturday (August 9-10), LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyards kicked off their 2013 harvest in Lodi by picking their 50-acre Jahant Rd. vineyard planted to Sauvignon Musqué – a...
View ArticleHow to taste wine, and separate cinnamon from clove, women from the men, etc.
Wine tasting, as most people would tell you, can be difficult (please see Wine 101: tasting and talking). But here’s one thing most wine experts agree on: women make better wine tasters than men. A...
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