Lodi families have grown a variety of produce in the last century, including watermelons, cherries, almonds and of course grapes! Diversity of crops has helped sustain our family farm throughout the years. Right across from our Lizzy James vineyard sits a beautiful, decades old cherry orchard that we still manage today. It is filled with Bing cherry trees and a lesser known heirloom variety used for cross pollination. These trees share a lot in common with Lizzy James, loving the deep sandy loam soils in this area of the Mokelumne AVA. Part of why we…
>>> READ MOREPlanted in 1904 and acquired long before we imagined running a winery, our Lizzy James Old Vine Zinfandel is still making history. When Kyle and George adopted and rehabbed this vineyard in 2003, they saw its potential and took a chance, not knowing exactly where their hard work would lead. Kyle certainly never thought he’d be sitting on a stage over a decade later, sharing Lizzy’s story – and the fruits of her labor – with a room full of professional Zinfandel lovers. Yet that’s exactly what happened at the recent 2020 Zinfandel Advocates and…
>>> READ MOREWe have had the pleasure of working with Bob Highfill a handful of times for his column From the Vine in the Stockton Record. We are thrilled to be featured in his new series examining the many phases of vineyard growth leading up to harvest. This first edition takes you to our 116 year old Lizzy James Vineyard in the Mokelumne River sub AVA, located right up the road from our winery and tasting room. Nature is amazing. In a matter of months, the bare, dormant vines afield today will bear grapes that will be…
>>> READ MOREThis September, we celebrate California Wine Month in the heat of harvest! We jumped into the 2019 harvest season a little early and have hit the ground running to ensure that our estate grapes are tended, tested and picked at just the right times. The beauty of being a family operated winery and vineyards is that we have the flexibility to do these things exactly the way we envision. There are challenges, too, but the finest payoff is seeing that beautiful fruit roll into our production facilities! Join us throughout the month of September as…
>>> READ MOREJoin us on February 2nd for our first Farmer’s Series Workshop of 2019 – Primitivo Pruning! We caught up with Harney Lane Proprietor and Vineyard Manager Kyle Lerner to get the scoop on pruning (what is it?!) and what he has in store for our upcoming adventure! Why do you prune? Pruning is the first stage in setting up the vineyard for its potential crop. Just like an apple tree, an orange tree, or any other plant, we have to maintain the balance of the grape vines so they can successfully ripen their future fruit…
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