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2017 The Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon ($17.99) The Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon is created to honor the man many call the first American, Benjamin Franklin. Ben Franklin was a passionate man who helped draft the Declaration of Independen...
2016 The Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon ($17.99) The Federalist Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon was created to honor Benjamin Franklin who was a passionate man who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and campaigned for Colonial unity during the...
2016 Thomas Allen Generations Red Blend ($7) This was a new one to me. I’d previously tried the Thomas Allen Cabernet Sauvignon, but wasn’t aware of their red blend. Thomas Allen is owned and operated by third generation wine grape growers, Thomas ...
2015 Thomas Allen Selections Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon ($7) Generally, when I see a California Cab under $10 I don’t pay too much attention. But this Cab is from Lodi, a region I really like. And, while Lodi isn’t exactly the best-known region in Cali...
2015 Cline Family Cellars Lodi Zinfandel ($6) Excellent Zinfandels come from Lodi. And, at $6 for this one is a steal. Along with being a great value, this Cline Zinfandel has real nice spice and pepper notes with nice fruit that isn’t jammy. Wines...
2014 Oak Ridge Lodi Ancient Vine Zinfandel ($12) This Zinfandel has great dark fruit flavors, a bit of black pepper and nice chocolate, vanilla and caramel from its oak aging. While this Zinfandel varietal is made from at least 75% of the Zinfandel ...
2014 Old Zin Vines Zinfandel ($12) This Zinfandel from Lodi comes from 50 to 100 year old vines. And it’s a big jammy Zinfandel. Loaded with flavors of blackberries, raspberries, chocolate and mocha, it’s smooth with very soft tannin. This is a grea...
Michael David Petite Petit ($14) I always passed by this cartoon character label with the two elephants sipping wine. But Wine Enthusiast named this Petite Sirah their #2 pick on the 2015 top 100 wines, giving it a 94 point rating. That caught my e...