Enjoy a sweet note from Kathy, our wonderful matriarch! “Fall is one of my favorite times of year. It means so many different things to me. In our family we have many birthdays to celebrate during the season. We also look forward to harvest that fall brings. Our men work crazy hours and lack sleep but it’s year of work brought to rest. I love the color changes, the different smells and the cozy feeling fall brings. November is always a good reminder of all the things I am thankful for. I am thankful for…
>>> READ MOREWe’ve had a busy summer here at Harney Lane. We’d like to catch you up on all the good times we’ve been having at the winery! In May, we celebrated Lodi’s ZinFest weekend, where we welcomed hundreds of wine lovers to Harney Lane. We hosted our Wine:30 Club Pick Up Party over Memorial Day Weekend, serving up delicious picnicking treats alongside our chilled 2011 Albarino and the very popular 2009 Petite Sirah. In early June, it was Ladies Night Out, where hundreds of ladies came out for an evening of tasting and shopping in our beautiful wine country…
>>> READ MOREThank you Mike Dunne and the Sacramento Bee for a great write up on our Petite Sirah! It’s quickly become a tasting room favorite! Dunne on Wine: Young vines produce well at Harney Lane By Mike Dunne “Oddly, no vintner to my knowledge has put “Young Vines” on the label of a bottle of wine. You see “Old Vines” all the time, even though no fixed definition of the term exists and even though the scientific evidence to support the suggestion that older vines yield superior wines is shaky. Vintners likely avoid boasting of young vines…
>>> READ MORECheck out this recent blog posted on lodiwine.com all about our beloved Lizzy James! Since its inception in 2008, Harney Lane Winery has shot up the proverbial charts of Lodi wine lovers with hit after hit of outstanding Lodi grown wines. A flowery fresh Albariño, a first class barrel fermented style of Chardonnay, a velvet lined leather glove-y Tempranillo, and a cigar blast of a Petite Sirah have all found favor among Harney Lane aficionados; but it is Zinfandel – Lodi’s heritage grape – that still anchors the brand. Which makes sense because the Harney…
>>> READ MOREMost of us have our Christmas Traditions, don’t we? In our family, many of our traditions are centered around our Christmas trees. As long as I can remember, we have traveled as a family….sometimes a few of us and sometimes many….to cut our own Christmas tree. Since I was a small girl and my parents remodeled their home, they have been putting up an 17 to 18 foot tree every year which is not easy to find on a tree lot! Another tradition in our family…. exchanging ornaments. Usually its something that reminds us of the person or the…
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