Change of Venue-Please Note! The October 21, 2021 LAVA meeting location is Michael David Winery 4580 W Highway 12, Lodi, CA Bring a bottle of home made wine to share.  Outside commercial wines ARE NOT allowed at this meeting. Bring a chair sit and a wine glass to sip! Tasting starts at 6:30pm Meeting starts at 7pm Speaker: […]

The November 18, 2021 LAVA meeting will be at The Lodi Wine and Visitors Center located on the Wine and Roses property,  2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242, USA Bring a bottle of wine to share, a glass to sip from and a chair to sit.  Also, bring an appetizer or dessert item to […]

The January 20, 2022 LAVA meeting will be at The Lodi Grape Festival Grounds located at 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA 95240 Bring a bottle of wine to share, a glass to sip.  Chairs and tables are provided at this venue. Tasting starts at 6:30pm Meeting starts at 7pm Topic: Annual Members Meeting Agenda, Minutes and […]

We will meet at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Burgundy Room. Address:  413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA 95240 Meeting Date: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm Bring your homemade wines to share.  You don't need your chairs.  You do need your glasses. Speaker information upcoming. Agenda, Minutes and Financials are […]

The November 16, 2023 LAVA meeting will be at The Lodi Wine and Visitors Center located on the Wine and Roses property,  2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242, USA Bring a bottle of wine to share, a glass to sip from and a chair to sit.  Also, bring an appetizer or dessert item to […]

Ken Levy will lead a discussion about Wine Lab JUICE and WINE analysis. We will meet at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Burgundy Room. Address:  413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA 95240 Meeting Date: Thursday, January 18th, 2024 (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm Bring your homemade wines to share.  You don't need your […]

We will meet at Jessie's Grove Winery.  Our speaker will be Greg Burn. Address:  1973 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242 Meeting Date: Thursday, February 15th (3rd Thursday of the month) Social time: 6:30pm Meeting time: 7:00 - 8:30pm Bring your homemade wines to share.  You will also need your chairs and glasses.  The meeting will be in the "Barn" and even […]

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 […]