Read all about the Old Vine Photography Competition, open to photographers and groups all around the world. If you love old vine wines and support the cause of keeping as many of them as possible productive going into the future, please consider entering one or all four of the categories documenting this key cultural icon.
Visit https://www.oldvines.org/old-vine-photography-awards
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Read all about the Old Vine Conference's 2026 Old Vine Photography Competition! https://caparoso.substack.com/p/the-2026-old-vine-photography-competition
Four categories. Grand prize: A once-in-a-lifetime trip with the Old Vine Conference to photograph more of the world’s most remarkable, historic vineyards.
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Press Democrat: World’s largest database of historic vines nears 9,500 vineyards. “The Old Vine Registry, the world’s largest database of landmark vineyards, is approaching 9,500 listings, nearing its goal of 10,000 vineyards by June 2027…. Searchable by country, region, vineyard name, grape variety and more, the registry’s website provides a remarkable look at many of the world’s […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/21/press-democrat-worlds-largest-database-of-historic-vines-nears-9500-vineyards/A restaurant style list of wines celebrating Lodi terroir. Re https://caparoso.substack.com/p/a-last-shout-out-to-lodi-an-appellation.
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Lodi winemaker Mike McCay in Bonotto Vineyard—originally planted in the 1930s and, up until recently, producing Zinfandel that disappeared into anonymous vats of "jug" wines, but now recognized as a vineyard-designate varietal with distinctive qualities of its own. Just minutes before a virtual webinar coming out of London and hosted by The Old Vine Conference this past March 25, 2024, a distinguished British journalist named Tamlyn Currin—also widely known as the Sustainability and Senior Editor for JancisRobinson.com—peppered me with questions in preparation for her on-air introduction to recipients of 2024 Old Vine Hero Awards...
High wire trellised vines in December in Lodi's Jahant Viticultural Area. I am not a Lodi native. I have, however, lived and worked in the appellation since 2010. I am looking forward to a fourteenth year in my adopted home. For two weeks this past December (2023) I went back to my "roots," in the Hawaiian Islands. It was refreshing to see a lot of the old places and faces, and it also reminded me of why I now live in Lodi: Because it's real. Like Hawaii, Lodi has its own facade; instead of mythical grass shacks and plastic hula skirts, the face of Lodi visible to most of the world is one of low priced wines made to cater to the usual expectations of mass market, supermarket products. Like Hawaii, there is a lot more to Lodi than that...
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