Now And Zin Wine

Michael David Winery in Lodi makes plenty of wines that have eye-catchingly oddball names. Freakshow, Lust, Rapture, The Scoundrel, the list...

Here is another attempt at finding a bargain wine at Trader Joe's. That's really an easy task. So many of the wines they carry, espe...

Whenever I get to take a trip - virtually - to Lodi, I jump at the chance.  John Fogerty may have been "stuck in Lodi," but he ...

Whenever I get to take a trip to Lodi, I jump at the chance.  John Fogerty may have been "stuck in Lodi," but he should have vi...

To paraphrase the end of a famous quote, "a good Cigar is a Zinfandel." The name for this Cosentino wine was taken from Winston...

Don’t you love it when you show up for drinks a friend’s home, nice bottle of wine in hand, and they say "I've got a shipment fro...

Lodi, California never ceases to amaze me in its efforts to prove itself worthy of inclusion in the the Great Wine Region discussion. Gene...

As I have written before about Harney Lane Winery 's Mettler family, "Like most Lodi farming families, the dirt is not just on th...

Borra Vineyards dates back 100 years to Steve Borra' s grandfather, but the last 50 years have been under Steve’s watchful eye. Swiss...

Inkblot wines come from Lodi’s Michael David Winery , headed up by fifth-generation growers M. and D. Phillips . As a rule, the Inkblots a...

Pairing wine and food is easy, but many people feel they don’t have adequate skills to select the perfect wine for a holiday feast. It can...

This note wraps up the Now And Zin coverage of the virtual wine tasting event which featured the second vintage release of the Lodi Native...

A recent virtual wine tasting event featured LoCA, the Wines of Lodi and the second vintage release of the Lodi Native project. The even...

A recent virtual wine tasting event featured LoCA , the Wines of Lodi and the second vintage release of the Lodi Native project. The even...

A recent virtual wine tasting event featured LoCA, the Wines of Lodi and the second vintage release of the Lodi Native project. The even...

A recent virtual wine tasting event featured LoCA, the Wines of Lodi and the second vintage release of the Lodi Native project. The even...

A recent social media virtual tasting event hosted by Lodi Winegrowers featured a wine from St. Amant Winery that was made from grapes w...

The wine community in Lodi, California has a saying: "What you call crazy, we call passion." Referring to the long history of ag...

Oak Farm Vineyards is a beautiful property just a short drive from downtown Lodi. As the name suggests, they are known for their many hug...

The name Acquiesce means "To surrender, to become quiet." At the winery, they say, "we acquiesce to the grapes,,, and to na...