MIchael David Winery - Lodi, California
The family of Michael David Winery has farmed in the Lodi region since the 1850's with 6th generations of grape growers. Beginning with the 2011 vintage, all 750 acres of the family's vineyards are certified sustainable. To see more pictures and read a review, check the following link:
Michael David Wine Tasting
Michael David Vineyards pouring wine at Crushpad in San Francisco
BEST WESTERN I-5 Inn & Suites - Lodi (California) - United States
BEST WESTERN I-5 Inn & Suites hotel city: Lodi (California) - Country: United States
Address: 6411 West Banner Street; zip code: CA 95242
Located 2 minutes’ drive away from Michael-David Winery, this Lodi hotel features an outdoor pool and hot tub. It serves a daily continental breakfast. All rooms offer free Wi-Fi.
-- Situé à 2 minutes de route de la cave viticole Michael-David, le BEST WESTERN PLUS I-5 Inn & Suites de Lodi dispose d'une piscine extérieure et d'un bain à remous. Un petit-déjeuner continental est servi chaque matin.
-- Este hotel de Lodi está situado a 2 minutos en coche de las bodegas Michael-David Winery, y dispone de piscina al aire libre y bañera de hidromasaje. Se sirve un desayuno continental diario. Todas las habitaciones disponen de conexión Wi-Fi gratuita.
-- In Lodi bietet dieses 2 Fahrminuten von der Michael-David Winery entfernte Hotel einen Außenpool und einen Whirlpool. Jeden Morgen wird ein kontinentales Frühstück serviert. WLAN nutzen Sie in allen Zimmern kostenfrei.
-- Situato a Lodi, a 2 minuti di auto dalla azienda vinicola Michael-David, questo hotel offre una vasca idromassaggio e una piscina all'aperto, il Wi-Fi gratuito e una colazione continentale ogni mattina.
-- 酒店距离迈克尔-大卫酒厂（Michael-David Winery）有2分钟的车程，设有1个室外游泳池和热水浴缸。酒店每日提供欧陆式早餐。酒店设有免费无线网络连接。 BEST WESTERN PLUS I-5酒店在每个空调房间均提供带HBO电影频道的有线卫星电视、咖啡机和熨烫设施。 I-5 BEST WESTERN酒店设有24小时前台。客人可以在酒店内的健身中心内锻炼。酒店设有带传真和复印服务的商务中心和自助洗衣店。 酒店距离Wine Country Casino &...
-- Этот отель находится в Лоди, в 2 минутах езды от винодельни Michael-David. К вашим услугам открытый бассейн, гидромассажная ванна, ежедневный континентальный завтрак и номера с бесплатным WiFi.
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Seven Deadly Zins 2010, Zinfandel, David Michael Winery, Lodi. California, USA
Wino marzenie - warte grzechu. Zinfandel ze starych krzewów, uprawiany w rodzinnej winnicy David Michael, połozonej w najlepszym dla tego szczepu miejscu na świecie - w Lodi (California). Wino degustowane w ramach Winnych Wtorków. Zakupione w Wine Barze Stoccagio w Krakowie.
Glory days Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Lodi California
I am the owner of a wine store in brooklyn and i taste wine daily, sharing my impressions and conveying general wine knowledge. today's wine is the glory days cabernet sauvignon 2007 from lodi, california
Lodi's Bechthold Vineyard
Camron King, Executive Director of the Lodi Winegrape Commission, will be co-hosting this fascinating look into one of Lodi's oldest and most unique vineyards with Kevin Phillips, VP of Operations for Phillips Farms and Michael David Winery, and Adam Mettler, Director of Wine Operations at Michael David Winery.
Located at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Lodi is approximately 100 miles east of San Francisco and 35 miles south of Sacramento. A major winegrowing region since the 1850's, Lodi is home to over 100,000 acres of premium vineyards farmed by more than 750 growers. Planted in 1886 by Joseph Spenker, the 25-acre Bechthold Vineyard is the oldest producing vineyard in Lodi and one of the world's oldest Cinsault plantings. Farmed by Kevin Phillips, the vines in the Bechthold Vineyard are head trained, organically grown and dry farmed. Earlier this year, the Bechthold Vineyard was named Vineyard of the Year by the California State Fair's panel of wine professionals.
The 6th generation of the Phillips family to farm in the Lodi Appellation, Kevin has worked for the family since 2002. His duties consist of overseeing all of the farming operations for Phillips Farms which are comprised of over 750 acres of vineyards. He runs the grower relations side of the business which has over 65 growers from 7 appellations and more than 20 different varietals. He also does all of the logistics and scheduling for each harvest and works hand in hand with the talented winemaking team at Michael-David Winery. A huge proponent of sustainable farming, he helped transition all the family properties into the rigorous Lodi Rules for Sustainabilty Program and instituted Michael-David Winery as the first winery in California to pay bonuses to all of their growers who receive certification in the Lodi Rules Program. As a firm believer that great wines come from great grapes, he works very closely with all of Michael-David's growers to insure that they are paid well for producing the best quality of grapes possible.
A 5th generation Lodi winegrape grower, Adam Mettler completed multiple extension courses at the University of California, Davis and San Joaquin Delta College on winemaking by the age of 16. After creating multiple amateur gold medal-winning wines, Adam's family established Mettler Family Vineyards. Their first release - the 1999 Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon - was selected to be on Wine Spectator's list of Top 100 California Cabernet's. After graduation from CSU Fresno in 2002, Adam joined the winemaking team at Fenestra winery. In 2005, he was asked to join the Michael-David winemaking team. Adam is currently the lead person for all aspects of the production winery including the direction of all wine brands, the winemaking team, the full time staff of 15 employees on site, as well as coordinating logistics throughout five off-site facilities. Approaching the 10th harvest at Michael-David winery Adam continues to handle all winemaking for the Mettler Family Vineyards brand as well.
Today we will taste through these Cinsault wines from the Bechthold Vineyard in the following order:
• 2013 Michael David Winery Ancient Vine Cinsault (SRP $25)
• 2013 Turley Wine Cellars Cinsault (SRP $17)
• 2012 Estate Crush Cinsault (SRP $26)
• 2011 Onesta Cinsault (SRP $29)
September 24, 2014
Van Ruiten Family Vineyards - Lodi, California
The Van Ruiten family has been in the wine business for over 50 years. Today, three generations of the Van Ruiten family work together to tend over 800 acres of vines and manage the new winery. The state-of-the-art facility produces handcrafted wines, including their estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Petite Syrah, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, and their special red and rose blends. For a review of Van Ruiten Family Vineyard's wines see:
Wine Region of the Year - Lodi, California
Wine Enthusiast Magazine's 2016 Wine Star Awards Ceremony (honoring our 2015 Wine Star Award winners)
Capitol-Husting - Michael David Winery Supplier Video
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2014 Marian's Vineyard Zinfandel Harvest in Lodi
September 4, 2014: the processing of Zinfandel grapes from Lodi's venerated Marian's Vineyard at St. Amant Winery.
INTRINSIC Tasting Notes
Winemaker Juan Munoz-Oca explains the interesting textures and flavors of INTRINSIC wine.
A look at how the earthquake has damaged the Napa Valley wine industry
Businesses in California's wine capital mopped up thousands of dollars in high-end vintages on Monday, after an earthquake caused 1 billion US dollars in damage, according to official estimates.
In Napa Valley, two hotels and 12 wineries were still closed on Monday, as well as many of the businesses downtown, local officials said, amid a rush to get the tourist hotspot back in shape for the summer's final holiday weekend.
With the dust still settling from Sunday's magnitude-6.0 quake, centered near the city of Napa, government and tourism officials encouraged visitors to keep flocking to the charming towns, tasting rooms, restaurants and spas that drive the Napa Valley economy.
While cleanup will take time and broken water mains remained a problem, they said, the worst damage and disruption was confined to the city's downtown, where a post office, library and a 141-room hotel were among 150 homes and buildings deemed unsafe to occupy.
The strongest earthquake to hit the San Francisco Bay Area in a quarter of a century also caused several injuries, triggered fires that destroyed or damaged six mobile homes, and ruptured gas lines.
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Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You Doctor, Doctor {HD}
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) is a 1978 song, written and originally recorded by Moon Martin, and later sung a year later by Robert Palmer. The song became one of Palmer's hit songs in his career.
Moon Martin originally recorded the song in 1978. Martin's record label Capitol Records released the song in the United Kingdom and Spain as a stand-alone vinyl single but inserted the song into the United States release of Martin's album Shots from a Cold Nightmare. His original recording did not enter the music charts.
A year later the song appeared on Robert Palmer's 1979 album Secrets. In Palmer's home country, the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at #61 on the UK Singles Chart on 7 July 1979.
The version became more successful in other countries. In the United States, Palmer's version reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on the Canadian RPM chart in 1979. The Palmer version was remixed with heavier guitars and drums for his greatest hits collection Addictions: Volume 1. The song was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards. In the Netherlands, it reached #2 on the Dutch Top 40 chart on 4 August 1979, five weeks after its debut (7 July) on the chart. In New Zealand, it reached #20 in the Top 40 Singles Chart on the week of 7 October 1979, five weeks after its debut at #43 on the chart (9 September).
The song begins with a stanza written in typical 8 bar blues structure & chord sequence, and then progresses to a 10 bar blues chorus. Other uses of mixing bar structure include Bird Dog, recorded by The Everly Brothers and written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1957, which has a 12 bar blues stanza and an 8 bar blues chorus. Bad Case of Loving You, however, is an example of mixing the rarer 10 bar blues structure in charted country compositions.
Billboard reviewer Ed Harrison praised Palmer's rendition as the kind of intelligent rock tune.
This song was written by Moon Martin (John David Martin - he got the name Moon because he often used it in his lyrics), who released the original version on his 1978 album Shots From a Cold Nightmare. Martin is a singer/guitarist/songwriter from Oklahoma who made his way to California in the late '60s with his band Southwind. When the group broke up in 1971, Martin took on studio work. He took up with Linda Ronstadt, and played on her self-titled album (they lived together at her farm house in Topanga Canyon for a while). He nearly joined some of Ronstadt's other backing musicians in a little band called the Eagles, but ended up a solo artist and signed a deal with Capitol Records.
Shots From a Cold Nightmare was his debut album. It got some good reviews but went nowhere on the charts. A song called Hot Nite In Dallas was chosen as a single, but Bad Case Of Loving You was only given limited release in Europe.
Robert Palmer heard the song when he was being driven to one of his shows by a rep from his label, who played it for him. Palmer included it in his set and got a great response, so he recorded it for his Secrets album.
American Winemaker Series: Tegan Passalacqua
The heritage of California wine unfurls across its benchlands as an encyclopedic array of gnarly old vines. They tell the stories of pioneering immigrants – and, in turn, the stories of their homelands. They quietly stand, many in plain sight, speaking of terroir in a time before appellations. Few winemakers have been as adamant in the defense of these living time capsules – and as progressive in sharing their stories – as Tegan Passalacqua.
A third generation son of Napa, but the first winemaker of his family, Tegan navigates the state’s diverse Zinfandel plantings as if they were in his childhood backyard (and some, more or less, are). He does so as the winemaker of Turley Wine Cellars, a title that falls short of fully describing the enormity of his endeavor. With an unwavering commitment to organic viticulture and the preservation of old vines – tenets of the Turley ethos since its founding in 1993 – Tegan oversees more than fifty vineyards in twelve counties, many of which are singularly celebrated in one of Turley’s some three dozen bottlings.
Tegan’s preservationist hunger does not end with his workday. There is Kirschenmann, a vineyard he owns in Mokelumne River, Lodi, which was planted to ungrafted, head-trained Zinfandel in 1915. There is the Historic Vineyard Society, an organization committed to the preservation of historic vineyards through education, of which Tegan is a co-founder.
And then there is Sandlands. A quiet project enwrapped in cultish fever, Sandlands is a rigorous and ongoing engagement with the head-trained, dry-farmed, own-rooted, old vines of California. It is a catalog of Tegan’s tireless study, a vehicle for his insatiable pursuit of a future for the past.
Napa Valley Estate Wedding: Katelyn and Kevin - Napa, CA
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Hair & Makeup: Kayla Headley
Flowers: Stems Floral
Catering: Oak Avenue Catering
Band: The Indestructibles
Lighting: Lux Productions
Dress: Kinsley James
Jewelry: Padis Jewelers
BEST WESTERN PLUS I-5 Inn & Suites, Lodi Hotels - California
BEST WESTERN PLUS I-5 Inn & Suites 3 Stars Lodi, California Within US Travel Directory Located 2 minutes’ drive away from Michael-David Winery, this Lodi hotel features an outdoor pool and hot tub. It serves a daily continental breakfast. All rooms offer free Wi-Fi.
A cable satellite TV with HBO film channels is provided in each air-conditioned room at BEST WESTERN PLUS I-5. Each room includes a coffee maker and ironing facilities.
Guests of I-5 BEST WESTERN are greeted by a 24-hour reception. Guests can work out in the on-site fitness centre. A business center with fax and photocopying services and a guest launderette are also available.
Wine Country Casino & Restaurant is 13 minutes’ drive away from this hotel. The San Joaquin River is 40.2 km away.
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Michael David Winery with Spring Creek Watergardens
Michael David Winery is a family owned and operated company. Home of the 7 Deadly Zins, Earthquake, Freak show & Petite Petit. They also provide a great fruit stand, cafe and bakery. They offer a wide range of award winning handcrafted wines with something for every palate. Be sure to stick around for breakfast or lunch and you can’t go home without one of their famous pies! Vist them at michaeldavidwinery.com
Michael David Winery is always looking to improve their guest experience. They looked to Mike and Nick Saia of Spring Creek Watergardens / Liquid FX PoolsLiquid FX Pools At Michael David Winery to do just that. Spring Creek Watergardens / Liquid FX Pools had the responsibility of turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. As Mike Saia puts it, Extraordinary Outdoor Environments, “Inspired By Nature”. With a large pond and waterfall surrounded by the all new outdoor tasting area we will bring Michael David Winery’s guest experience to the next level. For more details or to find out how we can help you visit us at springcreekwatergardens.com.
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Spring Creek Watergardens,
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Bare Ranch - REVIEWS - Lodi, CA Wedding Venues Reviews
Bare Ranch is a top reviewed wedding venues in Lodi, CA. The video shows some of the excellent reviews and
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Bare Ranch By Michael David Winery
19877 N Davis Rd
Lodi, CA 95242
(209) 368-7384
Lodi 'Outside the Box' Thanksgiving
This very special virtual tasting is a prelude to Thanksgiving and the upcoming holiday season. Never ones to follow the crowd, Lodi’s innovative vintners have teamed up with noted wine pairing specialist, Chef Tony Lawrence, to serve up delicious wines and recipes that go well beyond the standard Pinot/Beaujolais/Grenache recommendations. To learn more about the Lodi AVA and wines, please visit lodiwine.com and follow Lodi on Twitter at @Lodi_Wine.
Your hosts tonight are Stuart Spencer, owner and winemaker at St. Amant Winery (@stamantwine) and Program Manager at the Lodi Winegrape Commission, Layne Montgomery, winemaker at m2 Wines (@m2wines), Susan Tipton, owner and winemaker at Acquiesce Winery & Vineyards (@AcquiesceWine), Adam Mettler, winemaker at Mettler Family Vineyards (@MettlerWines) and General Manager and lead winemaker at Michael David Winery (@MDWinery). Together, they will taste us through the following unique and delicious wines and their fabulous food pairings - thoughtfully put together by noted wine pairing specialist, Chef Tony Lawrence (@winechef):
Acquiesce Winery & Vineyards 2014 Viognier (SRP $23.00) paired with Roasted Butternut Squash Bisque
m2 Wines 2013 Alicante Bouschet (SRP $26.00) paired with Marinated & Smoked Paprika Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Mettler Family Vineyards 2013 Petite Sirah (SRP $25.00) paired with Slow Braised Beef Short Ribs on Creamy Yukon Gold Parsnip Potatoes
Michael David Winery 2014 Symphony (SRP $15.00) paired with Peach Cobbler and French Vanilla Ice Cream
Located at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Lodi is approximately 100 miles east of San Francisco and 35 miles south of Sacramento. A major winegrowing region since the 1850's, Lodi is home to over 100,000 acres of premium vineyards farmed by more than 750 growers.
With more than 100 varieties currently being cultivated, Lodi offers a diverse portfolio of wines. While long renowned for its high-quality Zinfandel production, including an estimated 2,000 acres of pre-Prohibition own rooted vines, the area also produces some of the most versatile, food friendly varieties in the world, including mouthwatering Picpoul and Kerner, juicy Carignane and delicate old vine Cinsault, complex Iberian, Italian and Alsatian styles and beyond, many of which pair perfectly with the often tricky cornucopia of flavors at the Thanksgiving table.
The region owes much of its recent success to the increase in critical and consumer attention paid to Lodi-designate wines. In fact, the past 10-15 years has seen astronomical growth in demand for Lodi wines, as well as in tourism to the wine region. Today, Lodi is home to over 85 boutique wineries specializing in small-lot, handmade wines that have garnered major awards at domestic and international wine competitions. In addition, Lodi is one of the leading wine regions when it comes to sustainable viticulture. The Lodi Winegrape Commission created Lodi Rules™, California's first third-party-certified sustainable winegrowing program, which recently won Governor Jerry Brown's annual Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) - the highest environmental award in the state of California - for its mission to address major environmental, economic and social challenges facing California agricultural industry.
October 28, 2015