Mokelumne Oaks Vintners- Lockeford, California |
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The Winery: Mokelumne Oaks was founded in 2001 when a grape glut caused a group of local vintners to band together to create their own winery. The tasting room is located in the Vino Piazza, a cluster of wineries and restaurants styled with a Tuscan winery flare.
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Oak Ridge Winery- Lodi, California |
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The Winery: This is a really fun tasting room to visit in the Lodi region. Tasting is actually done in a transformed redwood wine holding tank that dates to the end of Prohibition. The tank had a capacity of 49,429 gallons and is the perfect size and shape for a tasting room. The bar is done in brick, great soft lighting, and those beautiful redwood walls. The winery itself was founded in 1934 and was purchased by the Maggio and Reynolds families, themselves multiple generation grape growers in the region, in 2002. Read More |
Olde Lockeford Winery - Lockeford, California |
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The Winery:The owners of the Olde Lockeford Winery are also the owners of the Vino Piazza Winery Plaza. This is a beautiful, Tuscan style facility with numerous wineries, a bistro and a snack shop. The tasting room for the Lockeford Winery is especially impressive with its museum quality fossils and fossil reproductions. This is an intriguing spot to spend time tasting some of their delicious Lodi wines and exploring their exhibits. The tasting room offers a selection of unique gifts and gourmet food items for sale.
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Omega Vineyard & Winery - Lodi, California |
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The Winery:
Family owned and operated, the winery is also a custom crush facility for other local wineries. The owners of the winery, the Natsis family, has a long background in the restaurant business which has lead to the creation of wines that are made to pair beautifully with good food.
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Pasos Vineyards - Lockeford, California |
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The Winery:
The tasting room is located in the Vino Piazza Winery Plaza with a décor done beautifully in an Old Italian Villa style. The walls are covered with artwork from local artist David Jon Foster there is usually soft music playing in the background making this the perfect stop to do some tasting, exploring and relaxing.
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Peirano Estate Vineyards - Acampo, California |
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The Winery: Five generations of grape growers have farmed this land since the first grapes were planted in the early 1880s. The tasting room is in the old farmhouse which has been gracefully redone and offers not just their great wines for sale, but wine accessories, gifts, books and apparel in addition to their incredible Zinfandel wines. The tasting room also offers a deli to purchase lunch and enjoy in the pleasant, shaded picnic area.
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Ripken Vineyards - Lodi, California |
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The Winery:
The founders of Ripken Vineyards started their journey into the wine industry, as so many before them in the Lodi area did, as grape growers. The estate was established in 1950 and now includes three generations of Ripkens in the cast. This is a winery that is proudly a little off beat, promising never to be boring. The Winery is located in an attractively designed barn style building with a modern Spanish flair. The site is surrounded by the estate vineyards and wonderfully inviting lawns. Read More |
Spenker Winery, California |
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The Winery: The vineyards for Spenker were established by the current owner’s Grandfather, Fritz Spenker, in 1902. What followed was a family affair that has lasted over a century with this generation adding a new twist, making wine from the estate grapes. The winery building is a modern commercial building surrounded by Zinfandel Vineyards.
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Stama - Lockeford, California |
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The Winery:
The winery is located in the Vino Piazza Wine Plaza in Lockeford. The Kapiniaris family origins in the Kalamata region of Greece are celebrated in the tasting room with the sale of great Olive Oils from that region of Greece. The tasting room is beautifully done with 2 granite tasting bars, one of which is under the watchful guidance of the Kapiniaris family’s Greek patriarch, painted into a picture of the vineyards directly behind the bar. This is a place to experience a little taste of Greek culture and old-world style hospitality. Read More
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St.Amant Winery - Lodi, California |
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The Winery:The winery at St Amant was founded by Tim Spencer, a local Lodi celebrity in 1981. Located in a small industrial area in east Lodi, the tasting room sits in the barrel aging room and offers wonderful tasting of their award winning wines and ports. The tasting room proudly displays the numerous awards won by the small winery.
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Van Ruiten Family Winery - Elk Grove, California |
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The Winery:
The Van Ruiten winery was built in 2000. The tasting room is beautifully decorated with a vineyard scene mural, tile floors and huge windows to view wonderfully landscaped, covered outdoor picnic area. The tasting room includes the sale of household goods in addition to their fine wines. The winery has recently opened a second tasting room in downtown Lodi, at 21 N. School Street.
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