Lodi California??? Wine country...really? That's what I thought, but after doing a little research Joann and I decided it was worth the trip up the road to check it out. Lodi is about 40 minutes north of Modesto. Here's a little history of the area, a very abbreviated version. In 1852 a Massachusetts man by the name of George West established the first major vineyard in the region. In 1858 he built the El Pinal winery and became the regions first commercial vintner. I couldn't find anymore history about this vineyard and when I asked the locals they had no idea. Maybe he went out of business during the Prohibition as did many of the farmers tore their grape vines out of the ground prematurely. Those that didn't shipped their grapes across the country for "eating" instead of wine making.
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