California's Wine Regions, Terrior, Day Trips, Wine Tasting
Taste of Space: How Wine Changes in Orbit With Cabernet Sauvignon from MDW In the vacuum of space nobody hears you slurp. But in space we know you can ferment … Continue Reading Wine Experiments With Microgravity: Zero Gravity Vino
You like California wine, but some of it is just too harsh, some to sweet. With over 10,000 varieties of wine grape which one fits your palate, your taste? There … Continue Reading What California Wine Do You Like? There’s A Test For Finding Your Wine Palate: Sweet, Sensitive, or Tolerant?
Lodi’s Harney Lane Winery Creates Wine From 100+ Year Old Grape Vines Old Vine grape wine is interesting, tasty and of course it has a great back story. Also marketed … Continue Reading Old Vine Grapes: The Secret To Better California Wine?
Exploring Old Vine Wine At Mettler Family Vineyards California produces much of our country’s Old Vine Grape. They can be tasty, and there’s certainly a good story line when grape … Continue Reading Lodi ‘s Legacy of Old Vine California Wine Grape
With California wine sales declining, could the instigator be high prices? Is it just too expensive to go estate wine tasting and buy good estate wine? A lot of theories … Continue Reading One California Wine Region Bucks Declining Visits & Sales:There’s A Reason It’s Growing While Others Shrink
An Old Ghost sits on our table. Created by Klinker Brick Winery this California wine is an example why Lodi is the heart and soul of Zinfandels in the U.S. … Continue Reading Lodi’s California Wine is The Epicenter of the State’s Zinfandel & Barbera World
Many hobbyist California winemakers aspire to create a wine loved by others. Dave Dart & Helen Rommel started down that path in Lodi’s wine appellation 13 years ago when they … Continue Reading Lodi’s New World California Wine: Barbera, Syrah & Zinfandel
California wine regions were pummeled by wild weather spouting atmospheric rivers drenching us in the winter of 2022-2023. The big question all year has been, ‘What affect will that water … Continue Reading Water Into California Wine: Is This 2023 Vintage the Best Of The Decade?
When you sell 16 million cases of California wine each year, do you really need a tasting room? Delicato Family Wines still maintains one. Most wineries we visit sell 500 … Continue Reading 16 Million Cases of California Wine From One California Winemaker
“Do you smoke, use drugs or drink alcohol?” Classic questions from a doctor but the next question surprised me after I shared my wine proclivities. “Do you like Napa wine?” … Continue Reading With California Wine, ‘Love The One You’re With’
Imagine dropping letters in a mailbox standing inside the evil aura of this grape vine monster. Grape plants like this have been growing in Lodi since the early 1900s. Last … Continue Reading Old Vine Grape In Lodi – A Monster of a Plant In California
The Center of the Universe For Zinfandel Bottles of Wine We always sing the praises of Lodi as the center of the Zinfandel wine universe. If you are looking for … Continue Reading Stuck in Lodi Again – Looking for Great Zinfandel Bottles of Wine
Does Ancient Vine Grape Produce A Great Bottle of Wine? Many people believe an ancient grape vine produces fruit leading to a superior bottle of wine. If this is so, … Continue Reading Jessie’s Grove – Ancient Vine Zinfandel From Lodi
Lodi Zin, Gold Country Grape and Blends Bottles of Wine From M2 Wines Sitting down to a bottle of M2 wine and BBQ pork ribs, we sipped, wondering what that … Continue Reading Bottles of Wine from Lodi – M2 Wines
Bottles of Ancient Vine Zinfandel Wine From Lodi’s Durst Winery Savoring a first sip from this California bottle of wine, we both looked at each other and said, “Amazingly smooth!” … Continue Reading Durst Winery – Lodi’s Newest Tasting Room
Lodi Bottles of Syrah, Cabernet and Zinfandel Wine While Lodi is known for its Zinfandel bottles of wine, we go to Berghold Vineyards for their Lodi Syrah. Yes, they have … Continue Reading Syrah, Cab & Zin Bottles of California Wine in Lodi’s Berghold Vineyards