Lodi AVA

Lodi AVA ( recognized since 1986) is an American Viticultural Area in the U.S. state of California and is part of the regional appellation California. The total area is 223,000 hectares recognized ( 551 500 acre) of which, however, currently about 36,000 hectares are actually planted. The area lies in the northern part of the San Joaquin Valley along the San Francisco Bay, within the administrative area Sacramento County. The name derives from the town of Lodi.

History

Viticulture is known in the field Lodi since the mid -19th century. In particular, on the banks of the Calaveras River, a tributary of the San Joaquin River, settlers found wild vines. The Calaveras River was named by the settlers temporarily Wine Creek.

Geography and climate

Lodi has a comparable with the European Mediterranean climate with warm summers but with a distinct gap between day and night temperatures. Typical are the large sandy loam mixed with pebbles littering in places the ground entirely, and thus a similar picture as in Châteauneuf -du -Pape result. To take into account the idea of terroir, the wine region was divided into sub-zones. In the zones Alta Mesa AVA, Borden Ranch AVA, Clements Hills AVA, Cosumnes River AVA, AVA Jahant, Mokelumne River AVA, AVA Sloughhouse the soil types and microclimates are more homogeneous than it would be possible in a large area.

Viniculture

Despite the impressive long list of existing varieties of the area in particular for its old Zinfandel is - known plantings. In addition, the main grape varieties Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.