Precedent owner/winemaker Nathan Kandler pouring at Victor Book Club table.
Explaining the Victor Book Club
A legendary wine tasting experience discusses the merits of “natural wine.” By Randy Caparosso   The Lodi-based Victor Book Club has been around for less than five years (and during the first two...
Zinfandel in Lodi’s Marian’s Vineyard; own-rooted vines planted in 1901.
The Old Vine Registry — U.K.-Driven, Crowd-Sourced, Global Encompassing — Launches with Noble Ambitions
The Old Vine Registry endeavors to maintain a list that is “dynamic, alive, up-to-date, and growing.” By Randy Caparoso   Last month, on June 26, 2023, The Old Vine Registry officially...
Left: galets in Chateauneuf-du-Pape / Flickr; Right: Lodi’s sandy loam soil / Randy Caparoso Photography
Nothing Wrong with Hot Climate Winegrowing
Some of the best wines of the Old and New World are produced in hot climate regions. —Randy Caparoso I once attended a Hospice du Rhône in Paso Robles—which used to be a yearly (but is now an occasional)...
Rous Vineyard - Zinfandel planted 1909
Progress of Terroir-Focused Lodi Wines
Terroir is a French term that entails the natural environmental factors, such as climate, soil, topography, aspect, elevation, latitude, etc., that have a direct effect on grape qualities, and ultimately...
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Afternoon Brief, December 27
Trump’s 100% Tariffs on French Wines Could Cost American Jobs: The Champagne that millions of Americans will drink to toast in the New Year could become more costly if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes...
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Afternoon Brief, November 7
Is Wine Premiumisation a Doom Loop?: Wine sales figures for the first half of 2019 show that the premiumisation trend in the US has begun to head south. The question every wine producer should be asking...
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Afternoon Brief, November 6
Wineries Back to Business After Kincade Fire and Encouraging Visitors to #GatherInSonoma and #SipSonoma - Sonoma County wine country has been hit twice by massive fires in the space of three years. The...
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VineView to Host Presentation and Lunch Nov. 20 in Lodi
The complimentary luncheon will show winegrowers firsthand how VineView’s industry-leading imaging technology will save them time and money in the vineyard. Nov. 5, 2019 (Napa, Calif.) – VineView, the...
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Afternoon Brief, September 12
Global Leader in Sustainability Achieves Record Breaking Participation and Announces a First for Agriculture - Five years ago, the Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW) made a bold declaration to the wine world...
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Afternoon Brief, April 29
Turning a Critical Eye on Wine Critics: One of the frequent digs made in the Cabernet-infused cock pit of the bad old days (the Robert Parker bulletin board in the mid-noughties) was that, while the likes...
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