Lodi is a city in San Joaquin County, California. The region sits on the northern part of California’s Central Valley area. Wine regions in Lodi lay between Sacramento and Stockton cities. Lodi’s winegrowing regions thrive in warm days, cool breezes and low humidity. The great climate allows for grapes to fully grow and ripen to their finest state, producing wide variety of excellent wines.

Lodi has over 100, 000 acres of land for winegrowing. Sandy loam and granite-based soils strengthen the growth of more than 100 grape varietals in the region. Wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay are familiar harvests in Lodi. However, a particular wine that Lodi is well known for is the Zinfandel, a grape varietal that put Lodi on the map. As of now, Lodi is responsible for about 20 percent of California’s wine grape production.