RandyCaparoso.wineauthorReasoning behind barrel programs, citing Harney Lane, Turley and Hamel Estate (from variability to uniformity and little as possible). Re https://caparoso.substack.com/p/oak-barrels-part-4winemaker-machinations
Historic, ancient vine (109 years old), own-rooted Zinfandel in November garb. #zinfandel #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #historicvineyard #sandlands #turleywine #randycaparosophotography #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
Ancient vine (over 100 years old), own-rooted Zinfandel harvest, east side of Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #ownrooted #zinfandel #ancientvines #oldvines #historicvineyard #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #sandlands #turleywine #randycaparosophotography
In today's lodiwine.com/blog, winemakers and journalists taste and talk about gracefully aged Lodi wines, from 5 to 27 years old.
Re https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Winemakers-and-journalist-talk-about-older-Lodi-bottles--over-5-to-25-years-old-
#ancientvines #oldvines #zinfandel #cinsault #cinsault #barberawine #turleywine #stamantwine #lucaswines #teganpassalacqua #winenthusiast #tonyapitts #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #Chardonnay
Re https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Winemakers-and-journalist-talk-about-older-Lodi-bottles--over-5-to-25-years-old-
#ancientvines #oldvines #zinfandel #cinsault #cinsault #barberawine #turleywine #stamantwine #lucaswines #teganpassalacqua #winenthusiast #tonyapitts #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #Chardonnay
Winemakers and journalists taste and talk about aged Lodi wines, up to 27 years old
Zinfandel from Turley's 2010 Dogtown Vineyard harvest, going into a bottling tasted and discussed this past week, nearly 14 years later. Last week (May 14, 2024) a most unusual Lodi tasting (even for us!) was conducted, per the request of four visiting journalists representing Wine Enthusiast magazine: Tonya Pitts (Contributor, Wine Reviewer), Anna Christina Cabrales (Tasting Director), Sara Ventiera (Senior Digital Editor) and Anthony Eyzaguirre (West Coast Advertising Account Manager). We tasted 14 Lodi-grown wines from vintages going back as far as 1997 (coming up on 27 years old). The visiting editors were curious about two things: 1) do Lodi wines age well?, and 2) if so, how?
Break of April dawn above 116-year-old Zinfandel on east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River apppellation. #zinfandel #stgeorgeroots #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography #ancientvines #oldvines #turleywine
