VinePair Wine 101 Podcast: America - Lodi Ava
MONDAY, JULY 17, 2023. BY VINEPAIR. VinePair’s Wine 101 is an educational podcast for the everyday wine lover. In this series, they...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jun 26
Global encompassing The Old Vine Registry launches, with 53 Lodi AVA vineyards
Today (June 26, 2023) marks the official launch of The Old Vine Registry (re oldvineregistry.org). This is a big deal. As it states on...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- May 2
Monte Rio winemaker explains his puristic, terroir-driven approach from Lodi's oldest vineyards
Monte Rio Cellars—a small, independent, handcraft label owned and operated by former longtime New York City sommelier Patrick...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Apr 24
Ten reasons why old vines are more important than ever to the international wine community
In our continuation of Everything You Wanted to Know About Old Vines and Why They're a Big Deal—which is also the subject of our 12:00 PM...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Apr 18
Why old vines are more important than ever all around the world
Everything You Wanted to Know About Old Vines and Why They're a Big Deal is the subject of the 12:00 PM Wine Seminar taking place during...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Feb 21
Common misperceptions of Lodi Zinfandel and other errant information on Lodi found online
You should never believe everything you find online. That goes for just about everything, but especially for wine. There is so much...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jan 26
2023 update on Lodi vineyards finally being recognized by Historic Vineyard Society
Long-overlooked old vines finally get their due In France, plantings of old vines are called vielles vignes (pronounced "VEE-le...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jan 12
Plain talk on the increasing mystique and value of old vines
Seemingly everyone in the wine world—wine lovers, self-appointed experts and writers, sommeliers, and media “influencers” and the like—is...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Nov 21, 2022
Why Lodi's Cinsaut may be the single finest wine for Thanksgiving tables
Are you ready for a 100-millionth article on wines for Thanksgiving? We like to think ours is special because, well, we recommend...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Nov 17, 2022
Marking National Zinfandel Day with a history of the grape in Lodi
Today, November 17, is National Zinfandel Day. Every day, of course, is a good day for Zinfandel in Lodi. There are more acres of...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Oct 6, 2022
The Church Ancient Blocks is pure luxury, paying tribute to two Lodi wine industry giants
It is always good news when Markus Wine Co. owner/winemaker Markus Niggli comes out with another one of his vaunted blends. If there ever...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Oct 4, 2022
Independent Iconic Wines crafts Lodi Cinsaut and ancient vine Zinfandel anyone would love to drink
One of the big stories in Lodi wine country just over the past four, or five years has been the influx of small, independent winemakers....
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Sep 28, 2022
2022 roundup of Lodi Zinfandel styles
First thing to remember when buying Lodi-grown Zinfandel is that there are basically two styles: The broadly defined varietal styles...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Aug 22, 2022
Why Turley is bonkers for Lodi grapes
This article is a rewrite of an article (including all the original photos) first posted on this site on September 11, 2011. It has been...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Aug 8, 2022
Impact of phylloxera on Lodi's vaunted old vines and their natural defenses
Own-rooted vs. grafted old vine growths The defining attribute of Lodi's Mokelumne River Viticultural Area is its sandy loam soil,...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jul 28, 2022
Ser's Bechthold Cinsaut adds mystique to Lodi's multi-generational wine culture
While in our last post we talked a out how old vines—which we define as plants over 50 years old (and in Lodi, many of them are over 75...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jul 25, 2022
Learning to love Zinfandel and saving old vines in the process
Over the past five, ten, twenty years Lodi growers have been faced with a dilemma: The ever-increasing cost of farming and labor shortage...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jul 18, 2022
Little Trouble Wine Co. is brewing hands-off, one-of-a-kind Zinfandel field blends
Women winemakers of like minds Jennifer Reichardt and Sara Morgenstern, co-owner/winemakers of Little Trouble Wine Co., emanate joy and...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jun 27, 2022
Mettler Family takes another giant step with two vineyard-designate Zinfandels
Mettler Family Vineyards has recently released a first for this highly respected brand: Two vineyard-designate Zinfandels, both...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
- Jun 15, 2022
2022 update on Lodi's oldest vine growths (part 3)—the Clements Hills AVA
Continued from our previous post: 2022 update on Lodi's oldest vine growths (part 2)—east side of the Mokelumne River AVA Perhaps the...
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