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		<title>LangeTwins wines epitomize the heartfelt smiles and spirit of Lodi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Wednesday, May 15, LangeTwins Winery &#38; Vineyard christened their Press Room – their recently completed, sleek yet organic looking tasting room, located right alongside their barrel room beneath their crush pad – with their first-ever guest chef/winemaker dinner. Their choice of guest chef – in several ways, very much “LangeTwins,” and very much “Lodi” – was Dan Landsberg of DragonFly Restaurant in Dallas, Texas’ Hotel ZaZa.  Chef Dan’s five courses were exquisitely fine, balanced, strikingly contemporary, yet honest, almost plain (only in the sense of being easily perceived) in its power and freshness – just like LangeTwins’ Lodi.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/langetwins-wines-epitomize-the-heartfelt-smiles-and-spirit-of-lodi">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Photos from 2013 ZinFest &#8212; real peeps at Lodi Lake Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lodi ZinFest 2013 began this past Friday night, May 17, in Lodi Lake Park with the Vintner’s Grille barbecue, attended by over 500 people.  The Friday night dinner sells out every year because it is the perfect opportunity for Lodi wine enthusiasts to mix and mingle with Lodi vignerons, who make up nearly half the crowd and are identifiable by their blue buttons saying “Lodi Growers… we’re kind of a big deal.” And they’re becoming a bigger and bigger deal every year, judging from the number of tickets (over 4,000) pre-purchased for the following Saturday afternoon’s ZinFest Wine Festival.  While,.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/photos-from-2013-zinfest-real-peeps-at-lodi-lake-park">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing variety of alternative wines to be poured at ZinFest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lodi AVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lodi Lake Park]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning or still thinking about coming out to Lodi ZinFest this coming Saturday, May 18 (12-5 PM at Lodi Lake Park)? One thing to take note of:  it&#8217;s not just all about Zinfandel at ZinFest.  It will also be about Albariño and Alicante, Grenache and Grenache Blanc, Barbera and Sangiovese, Merlot and Montepulciano, Tempranillo and Graciano, Souzão, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, and a dizzying host of other varietal wines and imaginative blends now being produced by Lodi’s finest. As a matter of fact, the Lodi AVA has always grown a wider range of wine grapes than any other region in.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/amazing-variety-of-alternative-wines-to-be-poured-at-zinfest">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Abba Vineyards grows Grenache comparable to “Pinot Noir”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael McCay, the owner/winemaker of McCay Cellars, believes that Lodi might have discovered “its own Pinot Noir.”  He’s thinking, however, that it may be red wines made from the Grenache grape. “There is a lot of potential for Grenache in Lodi,” says McCay.  “It may become one of the great grapes of Lodi, right up there with Zinfandel.  It’s the perfect fit for our Mediterranean climate.” Wherefore the Pinot Noir analogy?  Explains McCay, “We can make can make an incredibly elegant style of wine in Lodi because of our consistent, predictable growing season.  The sun comes up over the Sierras.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/abba-vineyards-grows-grenache-comparable-to-pinot-noir">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Klouda’s Stem Theory magnifies the wild side of Cabernet grapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you dig super-rare wines no one else knows about, lend us your ears:  the 2011 Michael Klouda Lodi Stem Theory ($26) is a worthy follow-up to winemaker/owner Michael Klouda’s debut wine from last Spring, the 2010 Michael Klouda Broken Vine Lodi Zinfandel.  A couple of things going for Stem Theory: 1.  Mr. Klouda handcrafted 100 cases of it (doesn’t sound like much, but it&#8217;s a big jump from Broken Vine‘s measly production of 25 cases, which some zin lovers can consume all by themselves within a month). 2.  Stem Theory is a velvety smooth yet sturdy blend of Lodi grown.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/michael-kloudas-stem-theory-magnifies-the-wild-side-of-cabernet-grapes">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The wine &amp; cheese goddesses&#8217; choices at the ZinFest Wine School</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catherine Fallis MS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catherine Fallis MS &#38; Cindy Della Monica share &#8220;Secrets of Wine &#38; Cheese Matching&#8221; “ZinFest wine lovers,” says Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis, “prepare your taste buds for lift-off!” In her 4-4:40 PM ZinFest Wine School presentation on Saturday, May 18, 2013, Ms. Fallis – a.k.a. the one and only grape goddess® – is teaming up with Cindy Della Monica, the owner of Lodi Wine Country&#8216;s Cheese Central.  Ms. Della Monica, on her part, is a bonafide cheese goddess – or, shall we say, a walking encyclopedia on all things cheese (in the same way that Fallis is a walking, talking.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/the-wine-cheese-goddesses-choices-at-the-zinfest-wine-school">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Michael David’s annual Zinfandel growers tasting reveals east vs. west side distinctions</title>
		<link>http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/michael-davids-annual-zinfandel-growers-tasting-reveals-east-vs-west-side-distinctions</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael David Winery hosted their yearly Grower Barrel Flight Tasting for their Zinfandel growers this past April 24 and 25 at the winery&#8217;s Bare Ranch facilities. This annual rite of Spring, organized Kevin Phillips –Michael David’s Vineyard Manager and VP of Operations – is put on to give the winery’s Zinfandel suppliers the opportunity to taste, and evaluate, over 60 of their own single-vineyard wine lots from the previous vintage, while the wines are still in a raw, unblemished state (without the influence of new or extended oak barrel aging).  The tasting is done “blind” – no one knows whose.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/michael-davids-annual-zinfandel-growers-tasting-reveals-east-vs-west-side-distinctions">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good vibrations at the upcoming 2013 Lodi ZinFest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may be all about the luscious, juicy Zinfandel and plethora of fun, contemporary, alternative style wines at the 2013 Lodi ZinFest.  But it&#8217;s also about the truly good vibrations &#8212; great wine lovin&#8217; folks like you and me, groovin&#8217; under the giant willows and oaks of Lodi Lake Park, plus the music&#8230; always, there must be good-time music at Lodi&#8217;s annual ZinFest, taking place this coming May 18, 2013. Here&#8217;s what will be going down on that Saturday in the Park&#8230; PIANO BAR BY THE LAKE  2-5 PM &#8211; The ZinFest Piano Bar Back by popular demand!  Wine lovers can.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/good-vibrations-at-the-upcoming-2013-lodi-zinfest">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Watts ups the ante with pure Chardonnays, a classic Zinfandel &amp; adventurous Montepulciano</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quietly, pretty much under the radar, Watts Winery &#38; Vineyards has been growing before our eyes.  From 1999 to 2011, Watts was one of many winemaking tenets in Vino Piazza, near the little Lodi CDP of Lockeford.  At the Watts family’s &#8220;new&#8221; tasting room/winery on Locust Tree Rd., just south of Victor/Hwy. 12, Watts&#8217; French-born and schooled winemaker, Franck Lambert, proudly showed off his new baby, sure to attract the oohs and ahs:  the 2012 Watts Upstream Lodi Chardonnay ($18). What’s so special about Watts’ Upstream Chardonnay?  Lots.  It is, to begin with, a more floral scented, sleek and moderately.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/watts-ups-the-ante-with-pure-chardonnays-a-classic-zinfandel-adventurous-montepulciano">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Borra&#8217;s amazing Spring releases:  the moonshine is the sunshine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is so ironic:  that many contemporary American winemakers, who by resorting to Old World methodologies, are now considered to be the most daring winemakers of today.  The new style is the old style; or as The Youngbloods once sang, the moonshine is the sunshine, shining twenty minutes later&#8230; Do you have a “contemporary” taste in wine?  If so, you might be stunned by the latest releases from Borra Vineyards.  This may come as a surprise, since Borra is also the oldest bonded winery (in business since 1975!) in Lodi.  But if you have been under the impression that they make.. <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/borras-amazing-spring-releases-the-moonshine-is-the-sunshine">VIEW MORE &#187;</a>]]></description>
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