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m2′s sleek new winery, producing Lodi wines as unique as ever
m2′s dramatically high ceilinged new tasting room The new m2 Wines winery and tasting room, located at 2900 E. Peltier Rd. (just north of the town of Lodi), is a low slung, rectangular, 6,000...
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Winter of 2014′s certain Slant of light
Winter pruning of own-rooted, head trained 53-year old Zinfandel vines on the west side of Lodi’s Mokelumne River AVA There’s a certain Slant of light, Emily Dickinson famously wrote, describing...
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Odisea releases first Lodi grown Verdejo
Lodi’s first Verdejo Odisea Wine Company – a small, artisanal winery based in Napa – has produced Lodi’s first Verdejo: a 2013 bottled under their Flor de Viña sub-label. The Verdejo grapes were grown...
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Borra Vineyards releases very interesting feminine whites
2013 Mokelumne Glen Vineyard Kerner cluster, going into Borra’s Artist Series white You might have heard that some crazy, unlikely, yet very in-ter-resting (to quote Arte Johnson) things have been...
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Lodi “Outsiders” joining “Natives” at 2014 ZinFest Wine School
Turley Wine Cellars’ Tegan Passalacqua (standing in his Kirschenmann Vineyard, located on Lodi’s east side) will be on the “Lodi Outsiders” panel as part of 2014′s Lodi ZinFest Wine School Don’t look...
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ZinFest Wine School will explore Lodi’s wonderful diversity of wines
The Lodi ZinFest Wine Festival has never been just about Zinfandel. It’s always been about the huge variety of wines grown and produced in the Lodi AVA. At this year’s ZinFest, taking place Saturday,...
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Wine writers appreciate Lodi grown Zinfandel in unprecedented fashion
Macchia’s Tim Holdener and grower Leland Noma in Lodi Native vineyard, Noma Ranch The Lodi Native project is making an impact on how the region is perceived from the outside This past week, two...
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Acquiesce Vineyards’ Sue Tipton grows more comfortable with her puristic style
Acquiesce Vineyards’ Sue Tipton This past March 2014 Acquiesce Vineyards opened its tasting room doors once again, after being closed for over four months. Why the down time? For one, it’s because...
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Eight years of ZinFest poster’s red haired muse
The first, contemplative appearance of ZinFest artist Vince McIndoe’s red haird muse, in 2007 Lodi ZinFest is celebrating its 10th year in 2014. The beautiful, mysterious “red headed girl” depicted...
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Lodi Native vintners to introduce their unique Zinfandels at ZinFest Wine School
At the Lodi ZinFest Wine Festival taking place in the pristine riparian setting of Lodi Lake Park on Saturday, May 17, 2014, Lodi wine lovers will have the opportunity to taste and discover for...
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Spring flings by Bokisch – a house built by Albariño, and much more
Bokisch Vineyards’ Spring 2014 releases “Lodi proves to be perfect for Albariño,” is the heading of Bokisch Vineyards’ latest blog on their Web site. “The Albariño grape is originally from the Rías...
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For the love of culinary grapes at TAPAS Grand Wine Tasting
Tapas coming through in Lodi’s Bokisch Vineyards For the Love of Culinary Grapes Do you enjoy alternative style wines veering off from the usual heavy handed, ripe or oaky style typical of...
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Swirl, sniff, sip, spit, then shop hard-to-get wines at the ZinFest Wine...
ZinFest wine maven The ZinFest Wine Festival on Saturday, May 17, 2014 will be an opportunity to taste over 200 wines representing the incredible diversity of winegrowing going on in the Lodi...
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Grape Goddess, the perfect salad for Zinfandel, and bevy of new stuff at Lodi...
Chef Tony Lawrence (right, with St. Amant’s Stuart Spencer) will demonstrate his amazingly Zinfandel-friendly “chocolate salad” at this year’s ZinFest The 2014 Lodi ZinFest Wine Festival, taking place...
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Downtown Lodi’s Wine Social wine bar is a cozy corner for wine lovers
Downtown Lodi’s Wine Social wine bar Wine tasting is fun; and good wine, sipped in healthy moderation, stimulates both mind and body. And so naturally, good wines also perk conversation, ushering...
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Da’ music and green, green grass of Lodi ZinFest
Snap Jackson at ZinFest At ZinFest Wine Festival, Lodi grown wines set the stage, the towering weeping willows and ancient valley oaks make the scene, and the green, green grass of Lodi Lake Park makes...
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Photo memories: ZinFest is more than about wine, it’s about the people of Lodi
Lodi ZinFesters pouring into Lodi Lake Park Who comes to Lodi for its annual ZinFest? At least 4,000 devotees of Delta grown grapes each year. To be more specific, Lodi wine lovers coming from as far...
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A tribute to a family patriarch: Viñedos Aurora’s new Don Victor
The 2010 Viñedos Aurora Don Victor Lodi Reserva de la Casa ($39) is a deep, dark, brawny and rippling red wine; produced from Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Petite Sirah (40%) sourced completely from...
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Klinker Brick’s serendipitous rosé, surprising Syrah, and uncommon Dolcetto
Klinker Brick’s Joseph Smith, thiefing Dolcetto barrels this past February GRANDMA AND GRANDPA HAD IT RIGHT Summer is three weeks away (June 21, 2014); but lately, it sure has felt like it has already...
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Lodi’s thirty-six % solution: delicious wines from less familiar grapes
2013 Verdelho harvest in Lodi’s Silvaspoons Vineyards One of the more interesting things to come along over the past year have been the “Seven % Solution” tastings popping up here and there....
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