Lodi’s oldest vine growths (part 1), west side of the Mokelumne River AVA
In the May 2022 issue of America's leading wine industry magazine, Wine Business Monthly, the cover story—festooned by a photo of a classic, 121-year-old Lodi old vine Zinfandel plant—is entitled, Preservation Programs Around the World Work to Save Old Vines. The...
Lodi’s oldest vine growths (part 2), east side of the Mokelumne River AVA
Lizzy James Vineyard Zinfandel, originally planted in 1904. Lodi old-timers have long known that when it comes to old vine Zinfandel, east is east and west is west, which makes neither one "best." Just different. The acknowledged dividing line between east and...
