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With Markus Wine Co. of Lodi, winemaker Markus Niggli faithfully expresses unique vineyard character to make ageless fruit-driven balanced wines.
"In Napa Valley, wine tastings cost $80 on average. In Lodi, you can visit four wineries for that price. Lodi embodies a long lost era of rustic wine tasting in Napa in the 1980s and ‘90s. Tastings are laid back and unfussy — no caviar pairings or Michelin-trained chefs on staff."
13.01.2026 00:16 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Jess Lander's story on Team Lodi made today's front page!
06.01.2026 14:47 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"Wine drinkers may not know it yet, but Lodi has what many of them are seeking: affordability and accessibility. Tastings cost $80 on average in Napa Valley and $55 in Sonoma County, but just $16 in Lodi."
Gift link:
www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
Dark winery interior with a beam of light coming from the background to light the edges of a row of wine barrels.
That time when you run into the cellar to get something without wanting to wait for the lights to warm up. Freshly barreled 2025 Lodi Petite Sirah.
07.10.2025 20:00 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A long partially paved road heads off into the distance with rows of vines going off in either direction, hedges to the left and a man with a gray shirt walking away from camera in the distance.
Another Lodi vintage in the bins before the end of September! We’re finished picking and what we’re tasting so far is very fresh with nice acidity and lower sugars – more old world from this cooler growing season. Looking forward to tasting these.
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#Wine #Grapes #Lodi
A fun retelling of the history of the Mokelumne Glen Vineyard in Lodi told by Jess Lander. This is our grower for a couple of our whites and we're mentioned. Should be a gift link through the paywall. Cheers!
29.09.2025 18:55 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
8 plastic bag lined cardboard shipping boxes filled with dark crushed grapes with one man twisting up the bags and fastening them closed while the other walks nearby with a clipboard.
A hand tilts up one of many light blueish purple grape bunches still hanging on a vine that looks like a small tree.
Cellarmaster Mike sits in a forklift talking with Markus standing nearby and the Berghold tasting room in the background.
Crush is in full swing in Lodi this morning! Markus and Mike prep bins full of Berghold Cabernet Sauvignon to be trucked back east. Tomorrow we pick Zinfandel. Despite the cooler weather, timing of picking continues similar to last year.
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#Cabernet #Wine #Grapes #Lodi
Hand holding up a grayish blue bunch of grapes with a full bin of grapes underneath and the Berghold tasting room in the background.
Sun rises in the distance over vineyard with a white tractor trailer and mostly empty parking lot in the foreground.
Cellarmaster Mike drives a forklift lifting two strapped shut cardboard shipping boxes on wooden pallets.
Cellarmaster Mike loading fresh-chilled and destemmed Berghold Lodi Merlot into this morning’s truck bound for Minnesota.
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#Merlot #Wine #Grapes #Lodi
Two vineyard workers wearing bright red hoodies cutting off light purple grape bunches from tree-like vines and dropping them into bright yellow bins on the ground.
Many light purple grape bunches still hanging on a vine that looks like a small tree.
Happening now: picking Lodi Nicolini Ranch Ancient Vine Carignane planted in 1936. Last year we picked these rows on September 3, so we’re back on track after ripening slowed during a cool July. Mighty tasty fruit this year!
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#Carignane #Wine #Grapes #Lodi
Line chart showing growing degree days for the Victor North weather station starting with May 2 on the left going to November 13 on the right. Four plotted curves represent growing degree day accumulations for the growing seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 and the 2020-2024 average. Through 7/16 average and 2025 curves were very close together as they move up and to the right showing heat values. Since 7/16, 2025 curve deflected downward toward 2023 curve.
The 2025 growing season so far based on data from Victor Station just east of the City of Lodi. Not as cool as 2023, but very nice for quality grapes.
02.09.2025 20:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A white bin full of light green grape bunches with two men picking out leaves and laughing.
In a vineyard row, a man dumps a yellow bin of light green grape bunches into a large white bin partially full of bunches with other workers nearby.
Markus stands behind a full white bin of grape bunches touching the bunches while inspecting them.
Many light green grape bunches still hanging on the vine as the morning sun begins to shine on them.
Scenes from this morning’s pick of Lodi Mokelumne Glen Vineyard Kerner. Cellarmaster Mike in the Giants hat removes leaves with vineyard owner Brett Koth. Markus inspects the fresh Kerner.
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#Kerner #Wine #Grapes #Lodi
Front entrance sign along the road reading Berghold Vineyards with the sun rising on the right side of the photo.
A few light green bunches of grapes hanging on a woody vine with many green leaves all around.
Bunches of light green grapes in a white bin sitting in a parking lot with a tasting room building in the background.
Another beautiful morning as we picked Berghold Vineyards Viognier in Lodi. Lots of nice fresh flavors and good acidity.
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#Viognier #Wine #Grapes #Lodi
Very much looking forward to this after crush!
19.08.2025 01:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Markus stands next to a grapevine holding a light green bunch of grapes in his right hand while he uses pruning shears in the left hand to cut off the bunch.
Markus stands next to a grapevines with several blackish blue bunches of grapes still hanging while he cuts a bunch off to fall into a white plastic five gallon bucket he holds.
Sampling. Markus collects Berghold Vineyards Viognier & Zinfandel clusters to test for sugar, acidity and flavor this morning. We might pick the Viognier later this week. (22.9 Brix & pH 3.2 for fellow numbers nerds.)
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#Viognier #Zinfandel #Wine #Grapes #Lodi
Markus kneeling down to pet two friendly dogs on the heads.
Winemaker’s best friends. Grape sampling break at Berghold Vineyards.
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#Wine #Lodi
Markus pinches off a grape from a few bunches still hanging on the vine behind him.
Tasting and sampling Lodi Syrah at Berghold Vineyards this morning. Flavors just starting to develop, but still aways off from picking. The cooler weather we have had since mid-July is making for a very high-quality vintage, thankfully!
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#Wine #Grapes #Syrah #Lodi
Great story by Jess Lander of SF Chronicle on what's been going on over here in Lodi lately...
"This California wine region is secretly a treasure trove for rare white grapes." and
"Lodi has quietly transformed into a white wine gold mine."
bit.ly/JessLodiWhites
A couple of grape clusters hanging under leaves on a grapevine in dappled light with most berries light green but some light purple.
Veraison just starting this morning on Lodi Petite Sirah at Steve Borra's Church Block planted in 1938. Markus had to look around to find these first clusters coloring up. Timing is very close to last year.
08.07.2025 22:55 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
