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RandyCaparoso.wineauthorAnother first for Lodi, and a first for America! Re the release of a sleek and contemporary champagne method sparkler crafted from authentic Spanish cava grapes: <a href="https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Exciting-first-for-the-American-wine-industry-Bokisch-s-Lo-Xalet-Cava--champagne-style-sparkler--crafted-from-authentic-Spanish-grapes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Exciting-first-for-the-American-wine-industry-Bokisch-s-Lo-Xalet-Cava--champagne-style-sparkler--crafted-from-authentic-Spanish-grapes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sparklingwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sparklingwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/champagne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#champagne</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bokischwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bokischwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parellada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parellada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/xarello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#xarello</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/macabeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macabeu</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorLong arms of 100-year-old Zinfandel, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorAncient vine Cinsaut in April. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cinsault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cinsault</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cinsaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cinsaut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorThe first two weeks of April, during the annual bud break, is a great time of year to observe the different styles of vine training (re <a href="https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Visual-discussion-of-grapevine-training-during-April-bud-break" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Visual-discussion-of-grapevine-training-during-April-bud-break</a>), while the spurs, or "beautiful bones," of grapevines are still visible. Re today's educational visual of the variants. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headtrained" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#headtrained</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/grapevinetrellis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grapevinetrellis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/viticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#viticulture</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/budbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budbreak</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorClassic head trained, own-rooted old vine Zinfandel, Manassero Vineyard, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorHillside trellised vineyard alongside protected vernal pool conservation grasslands typifying Lodi's Borden Ranch Viticultural Area in early April. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorToday's big news (<a href="https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Lodi-s-Marian-s-Vineyard-is-named-2025-Vineyard-of-the-Year-of-California-State-Fair" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Lodi-s-Marian-s-Vineyard-is-named-2025-Vineyard-of-the-Year-of-California-State-Fair</a>)! Lodi's Marian's Vineyard is named the 2025 Vineyard of the Year (for the entire state) by California State Fair. Read all about this historic own-rooted planting dating back to 1901, still producing one of the world's finest Zinfandels. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/historicvineyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#historicvineyard</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientvines</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorBroken arm, Dogtown Vineyard, Clements Hills-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/historicvineyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#historicvineyard</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorA current list of over 100 wines celebrating Lodi's unique "sense of place" and how that came to be. Re <a href="https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/A-current-list--over-100---of-wines-that-celebrate-Lodi-s-sense-of-place" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/A-current-list--over-100---of-wines-that-celebrate-Lodi-s-sense-of-place</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/terroir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terroir</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wineterroir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wineterroir</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorToday's post: Why (and how), in Lodi, the finest sparklers are made from grapes such as Assyrtiko, Albariño, Piquepoul, Bacchus, Clairette blanche, Grenache and Carignan. Re <a href="https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Why--in-Lodi--the-finest-sparklers-are-made-from-Assyrtiko--Albari-o--Piquepoul--Bacchus--Clairette-blanche--Grenache-and-Carignan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Why--in-Lodi--the-finest-sparklers-are-made-from-Assyrtiko--Albari-o--Piquepoul--Bacchus--Clairette-blanche--Grenache-and-Carignan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sparklingwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sparklingwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/assyrtiko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#assyrtiko</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/albarino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#albarino</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/picpoulblanc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#picpoulblanc</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/piquepoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#piquepoul</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clairetteblanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clairetteblanche</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/grenache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grenache</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/carignan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carignan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bacchusgrape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bacchusgrape</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/champagnemethod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#champagnemethod</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorBud break in ancient vine (planted in 1901) Zinfandel block, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/budbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budbreak</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorBud break, emergence of 2025 Alicante Bouschet clusters, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/budbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budbreak</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alicantebouschet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alicantebouschet</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorClassic gobelet (a.k.a., "head") trained Zinfandel, east side of Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/klinkerbrickwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#klinkerbrickwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorEarly spring bloom, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorOld vine bud break, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorLodi's Bechthold Vineyard—own-rooted Cinsaut planted in 1886—with its early spring organically farmed cover crop. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancientvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cinsaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cinsaut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cinsault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cinsault</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwinecountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwinecountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorLate season pruning, old vine Lodi Zinfandel. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthor"March" of old vine Carignan in afternoon sun, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/carignan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carignan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ownrooted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorBarn after March rain, Jahant-Lodi AVA. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorMarch moss on old vine. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zinfandel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldvines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lodiwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lodiwine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LodiWineCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LodiWineCountry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparosophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#randycaparosophotography</a>

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