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RANDY CAPAROSO
Oct 31, 2018
Jessie’s Grove's Royal Tee field mix – Lodi’s oldest, most historic Zinfandel planting
Jessie’s Grove Winery’s Royal Tee Vineyard is the Lodi Viticultural Area’s oldest existing Zinfandel planting; put into the (Tokay...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Oct 20, 2018
LODI’S single-vineyard wines
What Are The Top Lodi Viticultural Area Vineyards Identified As Vineyard-Designate Wines On Highly Regarded Lodi Grown Bottlings, And Why...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Jan 26, 2018
Can Zinfandel be saved? Conversation with Turley's Tegan Passalacqua
This past Saturday (January 20, 2018), Turley Wine Cellars winemaker Tegan Passalacqua announced, during our talk at Zinfandel Advocates...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Oct 5, 2017
What Lodi can do to slow down the loss of old vine plantings
A continuation of our previous post, Last rites for Lodi's old vine growths It’s a good time to enjoy good ol’ old vine Zinfandel....
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Sep 15, 2017
Last Rites for Lodi's old vine growths
The Phillips Family Issues Dire Warnings Imagine a Lodi without old vine Zinfandel. It’s not an impossibility. This issue always comes up...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Nov 18, 2015
Appreciating endangered ancient vines during National Zinfandel week
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 is National Zinfandel Day. Who thinks of these days anyway? International Tempranillo Day was just last week...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Feb 22, 2012
The story continues: Lodi’s magical Bechthold Vineyard
Part 2 – Why Lodi’s Bechthold Cinsault may be the “future” of wine The well known phenomenon of “old vines” is, first of all, the fact...
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RANDY CAPAROSO
Feb 20, 2012
Lodi’s oldest existing vines: the magical Bechthold Vineyard
Part 1 – The rediscovery of a diamond in the Delta mists Tegan Passalacqua, the vineyard manager of the esteemed Turley Wine Cellars,...
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