LODI’S SINGLE-VINEYARD WINES

LODI’S SINGLE-VINEYARD WINES

AUGUST 20, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. What are the top Lodi Viticultural Area vineyards identified as vineyard-designate wines on highly regarded Lodi grown bottlings, and why do they matter? They matter because of the precedent set in European countries long ago: The...
LODI NOMINATED FOR BEST WINE REGION

LODI NOMINATED FOR BEST WINE REGION

JULY 30, 2018. The LODI, California AVA has been nominated in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award – wine regions contest! If you haven’t checked out USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards yet, you are in for a...
MINIMIZING COMMON PHYSICAL BERRY DEFECTS

MINIMIZING COMMON PHYSICAL BERRY DEFECTS

JULY 23, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. Wine grapes with certain defects are undesirable for winemaking.  These defects fall into two principal categories – compositional and physical.  Only a few compositional flaws are discernable in wine grapes while still on the vine, such...
VARIETAL FOCUS: TEMPRANILLO

VARIETAL FOCUS: TEMPRANILLO

JULY 16, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Tempranillo (a.k.a Tinta Roriz)   tem • prah • knee • oh Tempranillo is known by over a dozen synonyms in its native country of Spain. In Portugal’s Douro region, where it is used for Port, it is called Tinta Roriz. The name of the...
VARIETAL FOCUS: SAUVIGNON BLANC

VARIETAL FOCUS: SAUVIGNON BLANC

JULY 9, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Sauvignon blanc (a.k.a. Sauvignon, Fumé blanc)   so • vin • yon  blahnk At the Lake County Sauvignon Blanc Experience event in May, the famous French ampelographer Jean-Michel Boursiquot explained that the name is derived from the...