Tag: Lodi

• A family winery with Dutch roots

  

  I apologize for this long overdue blog post! Where did September and October go?! I have many I am working on, so I’ll get those posted soon. __________ This post is a throwback to my time in Lodi, California  in August for the Wine Bloggers Conference. Every year the wine blogger conference surprises us with a…

  Donita

  November 16, 2016

  Wine – California, Winery

  2016, California, Harvest, Lodi, Old Vine Zinfandel, Van Ruiten Winery, Wine Bloggers Conference

• Live red wine tasting – part 2!

  

  If you missed part 1 of my recap of “Live wine tasting” at the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi, California – get caught up: click here. Let’s dive right in! Again, up to 12 wineries make their way around a room full of a 300+ wine bloggers. In under 5 minutes – they talk…

  Donita

  September 10, 2016

  Red Wine, Wine – California, Wine – Oregon

  cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, california wine, Lodi, malbec, merlot, Old Vines, oregon wine, Petit Verdot, pinot noir, wine, Zinfandel

• Live white wine tasting IS a thing – part 1!

  

  Recently I attended the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi, California. And at every conference there is a special event called “live wine tasting”! It’s a highly anticipated event! We get excited for it, we even do a pre-stretch… just to get ready! Why? Because up to 12 different wineries visit a table of 8-10 bloggers and have to…

  Donita

  September 4, 2016

  Rosé, Wine – California, Wine – Oregon

  Albariño, california wine, chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Lodi, Marsanne, oregon wine, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino, Viognier, wine, Wine Bloggers Conference, Zinfandel