Letters from Lodi
An insightful and objective look at viticulture and winemaking from the Lodi
Appellation and the growers and vintners behind these crafts. Told from the
perspective of multi-award winning wine journalist, Randy Caparoso.
Old vine, old time Six Hands Chenin Blanc from Cresci Vineyard
Six Hands’ desert dry Chenin Blanc with rocks from Cresci Vineyard
Six Hands Winery has just released a 2013 Six Hands Cresci Vineyard Lodi Chenin Blanc ($16) that is as dry as a desert, yet gushy in varietal perfumes of wild honey, green melon, white flowers and underlying minerality.
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Jul 30, 2014 at 12:16 PM
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Barbecue & wine: Van Ruiten Family’s Matt Ridge tests a tried-and-true theory
Richard Berardi smoking up a storm outside his Tin Roof BBQ restaurant
At Lodi's Tin Roof BBQ it's all about barbecue. Gloriously meaty, outdoor-smoky, not-too-fatty and not-too-sweetie barbecue, which is exactly the way that owner/chef Richard Berardi likes it.
Continue » Jul 22, 2014 at 12:31 PM
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John Fogerty never slept here (101 grapes & other lesser known facts about Lodi)
“Lodi” was also on Creedance Clearwater Revival’s 1969 Green River album
Oh, lord…
Although it was the "B" side of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1969 single record, "Bad Moon Rising" (which peaked at No. 52 on the Top 100 singles charts), in many ways the song "Lodi" has endured as one of the group's catchiest, most memorable tunes – its story line (being "stuck" in a nowheresville town), one that almost anyone can identify with.
But it was never a true story...
Continue » Jul 15, 2014 at 12:52 PM
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Michael David’s commitments lead to top honors at California State Fair
Michael David GM/head winemaker Adam Mettler in his Clements barrel facility
This past June 14, 2014, when the California State Fair announced the top awards resulting from its famously rigorous wine judging taking place in Sacramento each year, one Lodi winery loomed significantly among the winners: Lodi's Michael David Winery.
Continue » Jul 11, 2014 at 3:14 PM
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Brave new grapes and winemakers discovering Lodi’s Mokelumne Glen
Mokelumne Glen Vineyards’ Brett and Bob Koth at gathering of their winemakers last May
Who'd have thunk? That a planting by a retired Lodi schoolteacher and longtime home winemaker would become the largest, most serious collection (over 40 cultivars!) of German and Austrian grapes in the U.S.
Continue » Jul 7, 2014 at 5:25 PM
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