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 […]