LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Peltier Winery - Friday Night Live Music 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Fri, Jul 2, 2021 Venue: Peltier Winery - 22150 N Kennefick Rd., Acampo, CA 95220 Contact: Peltier Winery 209.367.4882, events@peltierwinery.com LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Peltier Winery - Friday Night Live Music 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Fri, Jul 2, 2021 Venue: Peltier Winery - 22150 N Kennefick Rd., Acampo, CA 95220 Contact: Peltier Winery 209.367.4882, events@peltierwinery.com LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Consulting winemaker Barry Gnekow monitoring progress of grapes undergoing the pre-fermentation thermovinification process called flash-détente, at the top of the must heater at Lodi Vintners Desperate times call for flash-détente Before our meeting last week to discuss the latest winemaking technology utilized at Lodi's Lodi Vintners — where brands such as Klinker Brick, Concrete LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Enjoying wines with authentic Hawaiian style poke. Hukilau (net fishing, followed by a feast of fresh fish on the beach) in Hawaii, circa 1905. The native Hawaiian dish called poke (pronounced poh-keh) is now found seemingly everywhere outside the fiftieth state.It was bound to happen, with millions of people from around the world visiting the Hawaiian Islands each year, and then going back to LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION "Sheltered" life depicted during the 1950s (image courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images) After five weeks of self-quarantined lifestyle, I suppose we are all getting better at it. Sure, it's challenging. Can't even get into the local hardware store for nails or lightbulbs without standing in a 10-minute line. Our friendly neighborhood bankers no longer want to see us — it's machine only LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION "Sheltered" life depicted during the 1950s (image courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images) After five weeks of self-quarantined lifestyle, I suppose we are all getting better at it. Sure, it's challenging. Can't even get into the local hardware store for nails or lightbulbs without standing in a 10-minute line. Our friendly neighborhood bankers no longer want to see us — it's machine only LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION A round-up of top Lodi Cabernet Sauvignons. Clone 336 Cabernet Sauvignon in Mettler Family's Arbor Vineyards. Lodi grown Cabernet Sauvignon is hugely important to the California wine industry. How huge? According to the 2016 USDA California Grape Acreage Report, these are the California Grape Crush Districts with currently the largest number of Cabernet Sauvignon acres planted: LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Recent shot of Michael David Winery Co-Owner/President David Phillips and VP of Operations Kevin Phillips One of the more interesting reports logged by the industry trade publication, Wine Business Monthly, is a yearly list of 30 largest American wine production companies in terms of case sales within the U.S. In the February 2017 issue of WBM, two companies with direct ties to Lodi LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION "Sheltered" life depicted during the 1950s (image courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images) After five weeks of self-quarantined lifestyle, I suppose we are all getting better at it. Sure, it's challenging. Can't even get into the local hardware store for nails or lightbulbs without standing in a 10-minute line. Our friendly neighborhood bankers no longer want to see us — it's machine only LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION "Sheltered" life depicted during the 1950s (image courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images) After five weeks of self-quarantined lifestyle, I suppose we are all getting better at it. Sure, it's challenging. Can't even get into the local hardware store for nails or lightbulbs without standing in a 10-minute line. Our friendly neighborhood bankers no longer want to see us — it's machine only LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION A round-up of top Lodi Cabernet Sauvignons. Clone 336 Cabernet Sauvignon in Mettler Family's Arbor Vineyards. Lodi grown Cabernet Sauvignon is hugely important to the California wine industry. How huge? According to the 2016 USDA California Grape Acreage Report, these are the California Grape Crush Districts with currently the largest number of Cabernet Sauvignon acres planted: LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Recent shot of Michael David Winery Co-Owner/President David Phillips and VP of Operations Kevin Phillips One of the more interesting reports logged by the industry trade publication, Wine Business Monthly, is a yearly list of 30 largest American wine production companies in terms of case sales within the U.S. In the February 2017 issue of WBM, two companies with direct ties to Lodi LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION "Sheltered" life depicted during the 1950s (image courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images) After five weeks of self-quarantined lifestyle, I suppose we are all getting better at it. Sure, it's challenging. Can't even get into the local hardware store for nails or lightbulbs without standing in a 10-minute line. Our friendly neighborhood bankers no longer want to see us — it's machine only LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION "Sheltered" life depicted during the 1950s (image courtesy of Hulton Archive/Getty Images) After five weeks of self-quarantined lifestyle, I suppose we are all getting better at it. Sure, it's challenging. Can't even get into the local hardware store for nails or lightbulbs without standing in a 10-minute line. Our friendly neighborhood bankers no longer want to see us — it's machine only LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau, owner/growers of Galloping Hills Ranch in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA On their website, Lodi's Galloping Hills Ranch describes itself as a "winery, vineyard, bed & breakfast." All of this is true, except for the fact that the current pandemic has prevented owners Fern and MaryAnn Simoneau from welcoming their very first guests to their Airbnb, ensconced on the floor LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 fashioned from Petite Sirah (a.k.a. Durif). We found a uniformity of quality comparable to Petite Sirahs from other California wine regions (example of Lodi’s competitiveness: at the recent 2019 San LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION A round-up of top Lodi Cabernet Sauvignons. Clone 336 Cabernet Sauvignon in Mettler Family's Arbor Vineyards. Lodi grown Cabernet Sauvignon is hugely important to the California wine industry. How huge? According to the 2016 USDA California Grape Acreage Report, these are the California Grape Crush Districts with currently the largest number of Cabernet Sauvignon acres planted: LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Recent shot of Michael David Winery Co-Owner/President David Phillips and VP of Operations Kevin Phillips One of the more interesting reports logged by the industry trade publication, Wine Business Monthly, is a yearly list of 30 largest American wine production companies in terms of case sales within the U.S. In the February 2017 issue of WBM, two companies with direct ties to Lodi LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 Zinfandels fall completely apart after, say, 10 or 15 years in the bottle. But rather, that they just don’t get any “better,” or more enjoyable, than when they are usually consumed, less than 5 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 Zinfandels fall completely apart after, say, 10 or 15 years in the bottle. But rather, that they just don’t get any “better,” or more enjoyable, than when they are usually consumed, less than 5 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION OUTDOOR SEATED EXPERIENCE. Our private, outdoor seated experience is available for groups up to 4 guests and is $12 per person. Our temporary hours of operation are Thursday - Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm. Your tasting includes a selection of 4 diverse Lodi wines. The seated experience spans 45-75 minutes (90 minutes maximum). LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINE COMMISSION Heritage Oak Winery is located on an isolated stretch of Woodbridge Road six miles east of Lodi, California. Established on 106 acres of property that nestles up against the north bank of the Mokelumne River, the winery was built in 2007 beneath a towering blue LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINE COMMISSION A quintessential Lodi wine country story When things go bad, the old saw goes, you take lemons and turn them into lemonade. Steve Felten, the colorful yet pensive winemaker/proprietor of Klinker Brick Winery, tells us that when he was first forced to turn grapes into wine, he wasn’t exactly thrilled by the prospect. “It started in 1995,” he says, “when we lost our contracts with LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Recent shot of Michael David Winery Co-Owner/President David Phillips and VP of Operations Kevin Phillips One of the more interesting reports logged by the industry trade publication, Wine Business Monthly, is a yearly list of 30 largest American wine production companies in terms of case sales within the U.S. In the February 2017 issue of WBM, two companies with direct ties to Lodi
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Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSIONWINERIESABOUTVISITCLUBEVENTSSTORE Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION GETTING HERE. It’s easy to get to Lodi from several major cities in Northern and Southern California. Lodi is located just 40 miles south of Sacramento, 90 miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area, and approximately 100 miles northeast of San Jose. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION We love to lounge on the patio with a glass in hand, enjoying the warm Lodi nights, made event better with some live music! Grey Finch is a country artist from California bringing a unique blend of musical experiences to the country/folk/americana genre, all delivered acoustically with guitar simplicity and heartfelt vocal performances. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION LangeTwins Family's Aaron Lange demonstrating the upward growth of Cabernet Sauvignon canes on HCMP trellis in One Hundred Vineyard Feast or famine, supply and demand, boom or bust: That's the story of business everywhere, and it's no different in San Joaquin Valley where the leading crops — almonds, walnuts and wine LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION The historic Bechthold Vineyard; Lodi's oldest continuously farmed planting (Cinsaut planted in 1886) “Lodi needs to actively fight against commoditization and move more decisively towards premiumization,” said Jeff Bitter, the recently appointed President of Allied Grape Growers; yesterday afternoon at the 2018 Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium, taking place at Wine & Roses LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINE COMMISSION Heritage Oak Winery is located on an isolated stretch of Woodbridge Road six miles east of Lodi, California. Established on 106 acres of property that nestles up against the north bank of the Mokelumne River, the winery was built in 2007 beneath a towering blue LODI WINE COMMISSION Stama Winery is located on the picturesque Lodi Wine Trail. The winery’s barrel tiled roof, arched doors and landscape gives the impression of being in a Venetian village in southern Greece. LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Nostra Vita Family Winery proprietors Robert Indelicato and Leslie Bloudoff in their Old Ice House production facility Lodi's Nostra Vita Family Winery is, as the name implies, a family affair: nostra vita being Italian for "our life," and the famiglia consisting of the owners Robert Indelicato (Winemaker) and Leslie Bloudoff (President), and their children Katie Bloudoff-Indelicato (Sales LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Lodi Wine Visitor Center 2545 West Turner Road Lodi, CA 95242 209.365.0621 Open: Thursday - Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm. Lodi Winegrape Commission 2545 West LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION 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 Zinfandels fall completely apart after, say, 10 or 15 years in the bottle. But rather, that they just don’t get any “better,” or more enjoyable, than when they are usually consumed, less than 5 LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION Recent shot of Michael David Winery Co-Owner/President David Phillips and VP of Operations Kevin Phillips One of the more interesting reports logged by the industry trade publication, Wine Business Monthly, is a yearly list of 30 largest American wine production companies in terms of case sales within the U.S. In the February 2017 issue of WBM, two companies with direct ties to Lodi LODI WINE COMMISSION The decidedly unknown (yet fantastic) Charbono grape. The near forgotten Charbono grape. In a recent polemic issued on his Web site, the widely read wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. commented on the disproportionate attention paid to "unknown" grapes by some of the new "absolutists": “What we also have from this group of absolutists is a near-complete rejection of some of the finest skip to main content LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION __
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