Although I like "insane." Shows gumption and originality. When I first moved to Lodi in 2010 I did not think of Mokelumne Glen Vineyards so much as "geeky" as downright insane. But they now know, thanks to Yarrow, that Lodi is the home of "geeky" vineyards. That means there may be wine aficionados living in, say, Thailand, Tianjin, Tennessee, Turkey, or Timbuktu who know next to nothing about Lodi as a winegrowing region, let alone appreciate Lodi-grown wines. It is entitled " Tasting California's geekiest vineyard." This gives us pause for thought because Robinson's following is legion and global. Yarrow's article on Mokelumne Glen Vineyards was posted on the Jancis Robinson page this past month (March 2023). Since 2011, Yarrow has also been one of the feature writers for Jancis Robinson-undoubtedly the most widely read (and certainly the most prolifically published) wine writer in the world-via Robinson's page, .Īlder Yarrow during one of his recent visits to Lodi. San Francisco Magazine has called him “The Wine World’s Brightest Cyberstar.” Wine bloggers, a free-to-all club that numbers in the gazillions, look up to him as one of the medium's pioneers. When Yarrow talks, people tend to listen. Clearly, in the great, big world of grapes and wines, there is such a thing as suspension of disbelief that is to say, just "shut up and enjoy." Some would call that lunacy, given that Lodi's Mediterranean climate is not supposed to be conducive to more northerly European grapes. All the same, the vineyard has a track record of producing delicious wines that have impressed even internationally traveled, and acclaimed, wine journalists such as Mr. It's a heroic tale because the vineyard is planted to over 55 grape varieties of German and Austrian origin. Over the past two years the vineyard has been managed by their children, Brett and Ann-Marie Koth. The story is on Mokelumne Glen Vineyards, established on the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation by the late Bob and Mary Lou Koth. The late Robert "Bob" Koth, who founded Lodi's most unusual (or geekiest) vineyard, called Mokelumne Glen.Īlder Yarrow, the author of Vinography, has just published the longest profile of a single Lodi grape grower ever written. Leslie even included a handwritten note to me with the cards.Acclaimed wine scribe Alder Yarrow tells the story of California's geekiest vineyard-Lodi's Mokelumne Glen When I contacted Scribe, they rushed cards out to my clients and me and could not have been nicer about handling it. Two other cards had recipes for the salad dressing and a margarita (the verjus can be used as a mix for several drinks). The second shipment lacked recipe cards that had come with the previous bottles and the recipe cards are an essential touch. We bought a bottle of the verjus to take home and then once we were home we twice ordered quite a bit more shipped to us to share with friends and to give as gifts some of my clients. The dressing base was verjus, which is made from pinot grapes before they ripen. My favorite was the bib lettuce salad and vinaigrette dressing - I can't guarantee it will be a taste explosion for everyone but it was for me. A lot of the food was grown on the premises in a garden I could see from my table - cherry tomatoes, olives, almonds. Meat, cheese, bread and various vegetables were served in dishes that our group passed around to each other. Prefer steak, chicken, pasta, pizza with wine, so I was surprised how much I enjoyed the food served with the wine tasting here (the Hacienda tasting). Cool, mellow Sonoma vibe and excellent food.
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