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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...

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...

JULY 2, 2018. BY KATJA LOEFFELHOLZ. The prominence of vineyard-designated wines is another lesson in value-added agricultural branding which presents both the winery and the vineyard owner or lessee with a number of marketing and legal issues. Recognizing the value of...

This Thursday, June 28th, 2018, Wine Business Monthly will host the Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium at the Wine & Roses Conference Center.  In just the last week, they've added numerous top-notch speakers from all over California.  Not only is this an...

BY RANDY CAPAROSO, originally published on lodiwine.com 6.5.2018 Bokisch Ranches' Vista Luna Vineyard in Lodi's Borden Ranch AVA (the rocky hillside source of Neyers' Vista Luna Zinfandel) Over the weekend we received a note from David Gates, who is V.P. of Vineyard...