Displaying items by tag: San Joaquin Valley

By Rob MacCulloch, MW, GDIP Enology & Viticulture

In 2012, I traveled to the USA for a three-week-long research project. In Lodi. Why Lodi? Because of the acreage of old vine Zinfandel.

TASTE News Service, October 12, 2020 – The Lodi Winegrape Commission has unveiled its “Save the Old Vines" integrated marketing campaign.

2017 Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel

TASTE News Service, October 30, 2019 - On November 9 and 10, the Madera Wine Trail will host its 17th Annual Holiday Spirit Weekend.

TASTE News Service, October 8, 2019 -- Ficklin Vineyards, America's oldest Port winery established in 1946, recently received a request from the US Embassy in London for their award-winning Port to serve at upcoming Embassy dinners.

TASTE News Service, July 3, 2019 — Wine Institute's California Wine Country Back Roads series takes a look this month at the Inland Valleys, formed by the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys, and also explores the Far North of the state.

TASTE News Service, March 26, 2019 - Vintners in Madera County are celebrating Down To Earth Month in California, highlighting the Golden State’s commitment to sustainable winegrowing.

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Dust Bowl Brewing Co.

Turlock, CA

Style: IPA

Alcohol: 8.5%

IBUs: 50

Serving Style: 16-0zz. Cans and draft

Availability: Central and Northern California dist. Third in a series of hazy IPA variations

By Dan Clarke

Rosé has been the wine world’s hot category for the last couple of years. Industry sources say that Millennials are driving this surge in consumption.

A Randy Caparoso Conversation with Mike McCay

In our second interview conducted this past January during the Grand Tasting/Zinfandel Experience put on by Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (a.k.a. ZAP) in San Francisco, we sat down with Michael McCay, owner/grower/winemaker of Lodi’s McCay Cellars.