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.
The Downtown Lodi harvest menu, and becoming the 2014 SIP SAVOR Wine Tasting Champion
WHO WANTS TO BE THE 2014 SIP SAVOR LODI WINE TASTING CHAMPION?
One of the two events taking place under the SIP SAVOR LODI Grand Tasting tent at Wine & Roses Hotel on Sunday, September 28, 2014 (1-4 PM) will be a double-blind tasting to determine 2014 Lodi Wine Tasting Champion.
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Aug 19, 2014 at 11:42 AM
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Mettler Family’s Aglianico is a harbinger of many great wine grapes to come
Mettler Family Vineyards’ 2012 Lodi Aglianico
The latest Mettler Family Vineyards release is the 2012 Mettler Family Lodi Aglianico ($40); an estate grown red wine of vivid purplish cast, teeming with intensely focused cherry and plum pie-like aromas, tinged with licorice and finely polished vanillin oak subtleties. Plump, full and zesty on the palate; with a layered feel furnished by round yet densely textured tannin.
Continue » Aug 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM
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Appreciating Zinfandels (especially from Lodi) like a sommelier
Majestic, own rooted “old man” Lodi Zinfandel (planted in 1901) in Mohr-Fry Ranches’ Marian’s Vineyard
In seminars at the 2014 Zinfandel Advocates & Producers Experience (i.e. ZAP) in San Francisco this past January, some of California's top sommeliers presented Zinfandels from their perspective: in terms of terroir, or "sense of place."
Continue » Aug 12, 2014 at 12:08 PM
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