Lodi, Looking Forward

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Steve Murphey — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:29:48 GMT

so which body of water does the "Woodbridge " cross ? fun to hear about Green Hungarian again !

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Nat Bandel — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:34:24 GMT

Thank You Matt!! I will use this in the training of my staff as much of our wine we sell comes from Lodi

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Ryan Sherman — Sun, 18 May 2014 17:04:46 GMT

Matt, thank you for covering Lodi. Hope to see you and perhaps some of your peers here again, on the other side of the moon. Cheers!

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Patrick Miner — Fri, 09 May 2014 20:23:29 GMT

I grew up in Contra Costa County (not Antioch, thankfully, but Pittsburg, which is right next to it and better). I was intrigued by Randall Grahm's "Contra" bottling, which was almost exclusively from Contra Costa County in the 2009 vintage but now seems to be sourced from grapes well outside the region.

Looking back, I wish I had brought it on our list, but even as I was working at a steakhouse in Contra Costa County, I thought it would be a tough sale to make as most of our guests who wanted a "local" wine meant Napa. I was pretty intrigued by the wine, though.

I think I saw a promo video on youtube once. Here is a link to a post from my now-defunct blog about meeting Randall Grahm:

bordeauxblend.tumblr.com/.../randall-grahm

RE: Lodi, Looking Forward

Shane Patton — Thu, 08 May 2014 22:10:44 GMT

I had also never heard of Flame Tokay but I'm so glad Master Stamp mentioned it. What beautiful fruit they grow

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Kassandra McPherson — Thu, 08 May 2014 20:54:37 GMT

Great feature, Matt. When I was at Davis our Wine Technology and Winery Systems class took a field trip to visit and I’ll never forget the massive bottling line at Woodbridge and the thousands of bottles of Vermentino running down the line. This article really shakes up the misconception that that is all Lodi has to offer. Admittedly, I had not even heard of Flame Tokay, and clearly Lodi's history and potential makes it not one to be so overlooked anymore. Looks like I need to make another field trip. Thanks for sharing!

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Greg Rivera — Wed, 07 May 2014 15:57:00 GMT

When I started my wine studies back in 2005-2006, one of the first "winegrowers" I ever met was Craig Watts from Watts Family Vineyards. He produces great "old vine" Zinfandel and Chardonnay grown in their vineyard within the Mokelumne River AVA. He has Zin planted in the 1930's who's trunks look like all trees; a must see! He also plants Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and several of the Douro red varietals, but old vine Zin is his thing. Craig introduced me to the folks from Macchia, which at that time were more known for their fortified wines than their dry styles. I found the folks from Lodi to be very helpful and cooperative when approached for information about their AVA and their wines. I recommend everyone that wants to witness real "old vine" Zin to take a trip to Lodi.

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Jason Sherman — Wed, 07 May 2014 02:19:35 GMT

great read

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Jim Rollston — Wed, 07 May 2014 00:30:52 GMT

Awesome article... Love the paragraph dedicated to Flame Tokay, my great grandparents had a ranch outside Lodi, and I remember the Flame Tokay vine that was the size of a small oak, just incredible. It will be sad when they are all gone...

RE: Lodi, Looking Forward

hailee fraas — Tue, 06 May 2014 22:42:47 GMT

THANK YOU