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Home on the Range
Casey Flat Ranch in the Capay Valley, a mostly rural valley northwest of Sacramento in Yolo County that lies west of the Capay Hills, began vineyard planting in the spring of 2003 and has been...
View ArticleSparkling celebration
Toasting the start of the new year with a glass of sparkling wine is about as traditional as it gets. You don’t have to take out a second mortgage to enjoy some bubbly on New Year’s Eve. Several...
View ArticleLodi Native tasting with Chad Joseph
Lodi winemaker Chad Joseph will discuss the Lodi Native wines and a tasting will be offered at 6 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 8) at Fine Wines of Stockton in the Lincoln Shopping Center (866 W. Benjamin Holt...
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Day trip on the Delta
Recently, my wife and I had the day off and decided to take a drive. The tiny town of Locke. With no particular place to go, we ventured north out of Stockton on Interstate 5, took the Walnut Grove...
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Lodi Native a winner
George Herron, owner of Fine Wines of Stockton and a former Record wine columnist, prepares to pour another wine from the Lodi Native project that tasters at his store recently enjoyed. An idea...
View ArticleA grape grows in winter
All year, there is work to be done in the vineyard. Right now, the vines one can see neatly arranged in rows supported by trellises or standing alone in their gnarly-head state are stripped of their...
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Need somm help?
If you’ve made lucrative career choices, inherited a large sum of money or have a rich uncle, check out Spruce Restaurant in San Francisco. Spruce Restaurant on Sacramento Street in the Presidio...
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Caparoso brings global perspective to Lodi
Randy Caparoso considers himself a Lodi outsider. But the accomplished restaurateur, award-winning wine professional, writer and editor, who has called Lodi home only since 2010, is an insider when it...
View ArticleProud Heritage
When Tom Hoffman decided to give up teaching and devoted his full-time attention to his family’s farming business, he became a student. Hoffman’s parents had made wine while he was in college, so they...
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Mark the Maverick
Lincoln High graduate Mark Matheson could be making wine in California. But that would be too easy. Former Stockton resident and 1981 Lincoln High graduate Mark Matheson owns a winery in Rio Rancho,...
View ArticleArea wines shine at CWA
Area wineries fared well at the recent Consumer Wine Awards in Sacramento. D’Art’s 2012 Zinfandel ($24) was awarded Best of Class and Best of Show Red with 94 points, and was one of 10 platinum-award...
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Oodles to do at Tudal
Tudal Winery's fruit, vegetable and herb garden. Get out of the traffic and step back in time at Tudal Winery. Set off Big Tree Road in north St. Helena along the Napa River, Tudal Winery is what Napa...
View ArticleSherry baby
Sherry has long been a staple in Europe. But in this country, the fortified wine always seems to be the next big trend only never to establish a foothold. Sherry is not for everyone. The alcohol tends...
View ArticleGreat year is taking shape
LODI — The vineyards in the San Joaquin Valley are teeming right now, creating in some spots an ocean-like, green expanse as far as the eye can see. Just months ago, Kyle Lerner’s zinfandel vines at...
View ArticleLast minute gift idea for Father’s Day
If your dad likes Pinot Noir and you need a last-minute gift idea for Father’s Day, treat him to an afternoon of sampling some of the finest Pinots in the world at the 11th annual Pinot Days in San...
View ArticleArea wines fared well at State Fair competition
Oak Farm Vineyards in Lodi took home Best of Show White and Best of Show Lodi White for its albarino at the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, which consisted of 2,881 wine entries from...
View ArticleOak Yeah!
LODI — Dan Panella sighed and rolled his eyes. One of the first efforts from his brand-new Oak Farm Vineyards Winery on DeVries Road, the 2014 Albarino, recently earned Double Gold, Best in Show White...
View ArticlePinot Days a must for pinot lovers
For pinot noir enthusiasts, it doesn’t get much better than Pinot Days San Francisco. The 11th annual fest took place on June 20 at the Metreon’s City View Room, where 95 wineries, most from...
View ArticleZwei, Zwei again
It can be a quandary. It’s hot outside. You’re standing by the grill, ready to throw a big piece of red meat on the grate, and a nice glass of red wine would go perfectly with the meal. The classic...
View ArticleHigh school students cause Bottle Shock
The makers of the Best of Show Red at the Bottle Shock Open last month in Lodi have not had the pleasure of tasting their work. Why? They aren’t old enough yet. But when each member of the 2014-15...
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