{{Short description|American Viticultural Area in California}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox wine region | name = Lodi | image = TTB Map Lodi AVA.png | caption = | official name = | other name = | type = American Viticultural Area | year = 1986<ref name="Establish">{{cite journal|url=https://www.ttb.gov/media/68861/download?inline| journal=Federal Register | title=Lodi Viticultural Area | publisher= Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury | format=27 CFR 9 [T.D.ATF-223; Re: Notice No. 567] Final Rule |volume=51|issue=30 | pages=5323–5325 |date=1986-02-13}}{{PD-notice}}</ref><br />2002 Expansion<ref name="Expand">{{cite journal|url=https://www.ttb.gov/media/68860/download?inline| journal=Federal Register |title=Expansion of Lodi Viticultural Area (2000R-436P)|publisher=Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury |format=27 CFR 9 RIN 1512-AC92 [T.D. ATF-482; Re: Notice No. 891] Final Rule |volume=61|issue=171|pages=5323–5325|date=2002-09-04}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> | wine years = {{years ago|1886}}<ref name="Champion">{{cite web |title=Mokelumne River AVA: Exploring Lodi's Largest and Most Historic Viticultural Area |url=https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Lodi-Wine-History--The-Mokelumne-River-Viticultural-Area | website=Lodi Wine California |publisher=Lodi Winegrape Commission |author1=Champion, Allison |format=Letters from Lodi |date=2025-09-23| access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref> | country = United States | part of = California, Central Valley, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County | similar = | sub regions = Alta Mesa AVA, Borden Ranch AVA, Clements Hills AVA, Cosumnes River AVA, Jahant AVA, Mokelumne River AVA, Sloughhouse AVA | season = 279 days<ref name="Almanac">{{cite web |title=Frost Dates for Linden, CA |url=https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates/CA/Linden | website=The Old Farmer's Almanac |publisher=Yankee Publishing |access-date=2025-03-11}}</ref> | climate region = Region IV<ref name="Establish"/> | heat units = 3570 GDD units<ref name="Establish"/> | precipitation = {{cvt|18.26|to(-)|24.03|in|2}}<ref name="Establish"/> | soil = Hanford, Delhi, or Dinuba alluvial fans; or San Joaquin, Madera, Romona, or Redding in the terraces<ref name="Establish"/> | total size = {{cvt|458000|acre|sqmi|0}}<ref name="Establish"/><br />{{cvt|551500|acre|sqmi|0}}<ref name="Expand"/> | planted = {{cvt|39000|acre}}<ref name="Establish"/><br />{{cvt|49840|acre}}<ref name="Expand"/> | vineyards = | grapes = Albarino, Alicante Bouschet, Alvarelhao, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Charbono, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Cinsault, Colombard, Dolcetto, Dornfelder, Flame Tokay, Gamay noir, Graciano, Grenache, Kerner, Lemberger, Malbec, Malvasia, Marsanne, Merlot, Mourvedre, Muscat Canelli, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Pinotage, Riesling, Roussanne, Rubired, Ruby Cabernet, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Souzao, Symphony, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Tinta Cao, Touriga Nacional, Trousseau gris, Valdiguie, Verdelho, Viognier, Zinfandel<ref name="Appellation_America">{{cite web |website=Appellation America|date=2007 |url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lodi.html |title=Lodi (AVA): Appellation Profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516163354/http://www.wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lodi.html |archive-date=2008-05-16 |access-date=January 25, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> | varietals = | wineries = 64 | wine produced = | designation = | comments = }}
'''Lodi''' is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the Central Valley of California, at the northern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, within portions of Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties, east of San Francisco Bay. The wine appellation was established on February 13, 1986, as the nation's 84th, the state's 48th, Sacramento County's second and San Joaquin County's initial AVA by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by the Lodi District Vintners Association proposing a viticultural area named "Lodi."<ref name="Petition">{{cite web |title=Petition For Establishment of "Lodi" as an American Viticultural Area|url=https://www.ttb.gov/media/68862/download?inline |website=TTB.gov |publisher=Lodi District Vintners Association|date=1982-07-26}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> At the outset, the viticultural area encompassed {{cvt|458000|acre|sqmi}} and culivated {{cvt|39000|acre}} of wine grapes.<ref name="Establish"/> In 2002, the area was expanded totaling {{cvt|93500|acre|sqmi|0}} with {{cvt|10840|acre}} under vine. In the western portion by {{cvt|27500|acre|sqmi|0}} with {{cvt|5240|acre}} of vineyards and in the southern section by {{cvt|66000|acre|sqmi|0}} with {{cvt|5600|acre}} added to the original boundaries within San Joaquin County.<ref name="Expand"/> The appellation lies in southern Sacramento County and northern San Joaquin County. Its western border is outlined by Interstate Highway 5 and the eastern border is adjacent to El Dorado, Amador and Calaveras counties.<ref name="Rieger">{{cite magazine |author1=Rieger, Ted |issue=August 2003 |url=https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticleSignIn&dataId=26656|title=Subdividing Lodi—Proposal Supported for 7 Sub-AVAs |website=Wine Business Monthly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823183409/https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticleSignIn&dataId=26656|archive-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><br />On July 17, 2006, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury established seven new viticultural appellations within the boundaries of the Lodi viticultural area. The seven new AVAs are Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Cosumnes River, Jahant, Mokelumne River and Sloughhouse. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.<ref name="Sub_AVAs">{{cite journal|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-07-17/pdf/E6-11079.pdf | journal=Federal Register |title=Establishment of the Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Cosumnes River, Jahant, Mokelumne River, and Sloughhouse Viticultural Areas |publisher=Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury|format=27 CFR Part 9 [T.D. TTB–50; Re: Notice No. 50] RIN 1513–AA82 thru 1513–AA88 Final Rule |volume=71|issue=136 |pages=40404–40417|date=2006-07-16}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> The plant hardiness zones are 9a and 9b.<ref name="Plant_Hardiness">{{cite web |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/en/wine-region-maps/united-states/lodi |title= Lodi - American Viticultural Area (AVA) | website=Plantmaps.com|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture | date=2012|access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref>
==History== The Lodi region has been home to grape growing since at least the 1850s when wild grapes would grow down from trees along the edge of rivers. This led some trappers to call the Calaveras River, which runs through the southern portion of the area, "Wine Creek."<ref name="wine_inst">{{cite web|url=http://www.wineinstitute.org/industry/consumer/appellations_other.php |title=The Appellations of California Wine |website=Wine Institute|date=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010123659/http://www.wineinstitute.org/industry/consumer/appellations_other.php |archive-date=2007-10-10}}</ref> Historically, the region was originally named "Mokelumne" ({{IPAc-en|m|oʊ|ˈ|k|ɛ|l|.|əm|.|n|i}} {{respell| moh-KEH-luhm-nee }})<ref name="Phonetic">{{cite web |url=https://phonetic-spelling.com/ |title=Phonetic Spelling Generator|website=Phonetic Spelling Generator |access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref> by the Miwok Indians which is translated as "the place of the fish net." Known earlier as the Rio Mokellemos, the present spelling of Mokelumne was set in 1848 by John C. Fremont. The "Mokelumne" settlement was renamed "Lodi" in 1874.<ref name="Gudde1969">{{cite book |author1=Gudde, Erwin Gustav |title=California Place Names; The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names |date=1969 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |isbn=978-0520266193 |page=[https://archive.org/details/californiaplacen0000gudd/page/206/mode/2up 207] |edition=First |url=https://archive.org/details/californiaplacen0000gudd/mode/2up}}</ref><ref name="Caparoso">{{cite web |title=Why Lodi Is A Verdant Paradise For Grapes, Not A Parched Central Valley Desert |url=https://lodigrowers.com/why-lodi-is-a-verdant-paradise-for-grapes-not-a-parched-central-valley-desert/ | website=Lodi Wine California |publisher=Lodi Winegrape Commission |author1=Caparoso, Randy |format=Letters from Lodi |date=2022-12-05| access-date=2025-12-08}}</ref> As of 2024, Lodi area farms run by multi-generational families were producing 20% of the California wine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Tyne |date=August 14, 2024 |title=Grape Growers Desperately Need You to Drink More Wine as They Grapple With a Glut of Uncontracted Grapes |url=https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/harvest/grape-growers-desperately-need-you-drink-more-wine-they-grapple-glut |work=AgWeb}}</ref>
==Viticulture== Although Lodi is historically known for its Flame Tokay and old vine Zinfandel,<ref name="Tokay">{{cite web |title=Ode to Lodi's legendary Flame Tokay, never to be forgotten|url=https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Ode-to-Flame-Tokay--Lodi-s-original-king-of-grapes| website=Lodi Wine California |publisher=Lodi Winegrape Commission |author1=Caparoso, Randy|format=Letters from Lodi |date=2024-02-28| access-date=2025-12-07}}</ref> Lodi also produces large quantities of Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc and specifically Albariño.<ref name="Appellation_America"/><ref name="Albariño">{{cite web | title=Albariño—The State Of One Of Lodi's Most Important Vareital Whites |url=https://lodigrowers.com/albarino-the-state-of-one-of-lodis-most-important-varietal-whites/ |author1=Caparoso, Randy |website=Lodi Wine Growers | date=2024-04-29 | publisher=Lodi Winegrape Commission|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref> <gallery mode=packed heights=200px> Lodi Cabernet.jpg | Cabernet Sauvignon Old vine Zin from Lodi.jpg |Old Vine Zinfandel </gallery>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://www.lodiwine.com/ Lodi Winegrape Commission] * [https://www.winecountryava.com/central-valley-ava Central Valley AVAs] *[https://www.ttb.gov/AVA/ TTB AVA Map]
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Category:American Viticultural Areas of Sacramento County, California Category:American Viticultural Areas of San Joaquin County, California Category:1986 establishments in California