Lodi Amateur Vintners Association
March Meeting at LVVR Sparkling Cellars Our March meeting will be held at LVVR Sparkling Cellars. Our speaker will be Erick Donaldson and will speak on the subject on the Liqueur de Tirage method of sparkling wine making. Address: 17036 N Locust Tree Rd Lodi CA 95240 Meeting Date: Thursday, March 21st (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 […]
April Meeting at Estate Crush Our March meeting will be held at the tasting room of Estate Crush. Our speaker will be Bob Colarossi talking about general wine making with a question and answer after. Address: 2 West Lockeford Street, Lodi CA 95240 Meeting Date: Thursday, April 16th (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm […]
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June Meeting at Lucas Winery Please join us for our June meeting which will be held at Lucas Winery. Our speaker will be Eliza Hess speaking on general wine making. Address: 18196 N. Davis Road, Lodi CA 95242 Meeting Date: Thursday, June 20th (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm Bring your glass and your […]
Please join us for our July meeting to be held at Heritage Oaks Winery. Our speaker will be Craig Rous. Craig has been a part of wine making in the Lodi area for many years and is known for his wine knowledge and exceptional palate. This should be very informative since Craig has agreed to review our LAVA wines previously […]
August Meeting: will be the food pairing held at Goodmills. Contact Jim Todd (jimtoddsweep@gmail.com) if you are interested in providing 60-75 samplings of food to pair with a wine, and 3-4 bottles of wine for the summer classic. If you need wine to serve, we have club members who will proudly supply their wine.
Our October meeting is also our BBQ. Even better is that it will be catered and is free for our members and their partners (so that would be two people per membership). While dinner is catered, we hope you can bring an appetizer or desert to share along with your wine. Reservation window is now […]
November's Nouveau Wine Meeting LAVA General Membership Meeting - November 21, 2024, starting at 6:30 PM. This is our Nouveau Wine tasting meeting, please bring a bottle of this year's new wine to share and compare with other members. Location: Lodi Wine and Visitors Center at Wine and Roses 2445 W. Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 This […]
Our next scheduled meeting will be held on January 16th at the Lodi Grape Festival grounds in the Burgundy Hall. Social hour starts at 6:30 PM, Mentoring Question Session starts at 6:45 and the meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Following the general meeting, we'll have a blind tasting of wines made by our newer members […]
February Meeting at St. Jorge Winery Please join us for our February meeting to be held at St. Jorge Winery. Our speaker will be Vern Vierra. Vern will be speaking on his wine making style. Address: St. Jorge Winery 22769 North Bender Rd, Acampo 95220 Meeting Date: Thursday, February 20th (3rd Thursday of the month) […]
March Meeting at Stama Winery Please join us for our March meeting to be held at Stama Winery. Our speaker will be Frank Lambert. Frank will do a tour of the winery and answer any questions. Address: 17521 North Davis Rd, Lodi 95242 Meeting Date: Thursday, March 20th (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - […]
April Meeting at Spenker Family Winery Please join us for our March meeting to be held at Spenker Family Winery. Our speaker will be Chuck Spenker. Chuck will talk about his wines Address: 17291 N DeVries Rd, Lodi CA 95242 Meeting Date: Thursday, April 17th (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm Bring your […]
May Meeting at M2 Wines Please join us for our May meeting to be held at M2 Wines. Our speaker will be Layne Montgomery. Layne will talk about his wine making style. Address: 2900 E Peltier Road Acampo, CA 95220 Meeting Date: Thursday, May 15th (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm
June Banquet coming soon.. Reserve your spot now!. A RESERVATION PAID IS A RESERVATION MADE Once you’ve paid you are in! Pay by June 10th to be included No payments at the door Still need gift basket and auction items! LAVA Banquet Hosted by Fatima Jacobo & Randy Savig Remember to purchase your LAVA banquet tickets […]
July Meeting at Fields Family Winery Please join us for our July meeting to be held at Fields Family Winery. Our speaker will be Ryan Sherman, their winemaker, who will talk about his winemaking style. Address: 3803 E Woodbridge Rd Acampo, CA 95220 Meeting Date: Thursday, July 17th Social time: 6:30 PM Meeting time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Bring your glass, your folding chair, and […]