Second “winery” of the day… The Lodi Wine and Visitor Center is not actually a winery. They showcase a majority of the local wines, offering them for… Read more “Lodi Wine & Visitor Center”

This past Wednesday, we decided to visit some of the tasting rooms where we are members. First one up was Nostra Vita Family Winery. Earlier this year,… Read more “Nostra Vita Family Winery”

We first noticed this winery on our way to the airport to drop off my sister and brother-in-law, right after we had agreed to “The Challenge”. We… Read more “Thomas Allen Vineyards & Winery”

For our second “Saturday and Sunday only” winery, we headed to Ripken Vineyards and Winery. The entrance to Ripken’s tasting room is very inviting. Love the large… Read more “Ripken Vineyards & Winery”

Decided this past Saturday was the day to try some wineries that are only open on Saturday and Sunday. The first one was Spenker Winery. As we… Read more “Spenker Winery”

Just left Stama Winery and, right on our way home, is Pondl Winery. We drive by this winery almost daily–it was time to check it out. Pondl… Read more “Pondl Winery”

It was a dark and stormy night… Actually, it was a gorgeous fall evening.  We were downtown and had stopped for dinner at El Pazcifico.  Very good… Read more “Twisted Barrel”

It started out innocently enough…Tim, my brother-in-law, asked us if we knew how many tasting rooms there are in the Lodi area.  We guessed around 70, but… Read more “The Challenge”