Second winery of the day. Wine Social is open until 6:00 pm on Wednesdays, which is perfect for us today as we didn’t leave Jeremy Wine Co until 5:00 pm.

Wine Social has a very nice tasting room, with several conversation areas set up around the room and a nice bar at the back.

Mindy (as in Mork & Mindy–her words) was our Tasting Room Associate. She told us they are trying to add a variety of events, such as Triva Nights, Paint Nites, etc., to bring more people in. Wine Social is open later in the evening than most tasting rooms–it’s nice to have another place to go in the evenings if you are downtown.

They pour Sorelle and Six Hands wines. Their tasting fees vary depending on the time of day. If you go before 5pm, the fee is $6 for 4 tastings; after 5pm, it is $13 for 3 tastings. The evening tastings are 3oz tastings. You can also get a glass of wine or a wine slushie.

We each went with a glass of wine. Mindy gave us a small tasting of the slushies and a couple of the wines so we could decide what we wanted in our glasses. Though Bobby came real close to having the Pina Colada slushie.

They also have a wide variety of small plates, as well as panini sandwiches. We had a plate of almonds. If we didn’t already have dinner plans, we would have tried out more of the food.

Details:

• Downtown Lodi
• 7 N. School Street
• lodiwinesocial.com
• Open 2pm – 8pm — Wednesday & Thursday
• Open 2pm – 10pm — Friday
• Open 11am – 10pm — Saturday
• Open 11am – 6pm — Sunday

Off to dinner at M Sushi Bistro…