Why Lodi Is California’s Hidden Wine Gem

THE REGION HISTORICALLY SERVICED THE CORPORATE WINE WORLD. BUT A LOCAL SUSTAINABLE WINEMAKING COMMUNITY HAS CHANGED PERCEPTIONS.

BY ALISSA FITZGERALD

Think “California wine regions” and Napa or Sonoma come to mind with rolling pastoral fields filled with lush vines, chic tasting rooms and tour buses bursting with thirsty tourists.

While all of that is true, the oldest wine-growing region in California is actually just to the east in an area known as Lodi. As an unparalleled agrarian metropolis with 100,000+ acres of wine grapes, Lodi… Read More