# A Thread In Appreciation of Lodi Zinfandel
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [September 9, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032 "2014-09-09T23:57:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/1 "2014-09-09T23:57:15Z")
I have been drinking red wine with my dinner all of my adult life. I drink it because I really like the way that a good red wine tastes with good food.
I have had wine from France and from Italy, and from Chile and Australia, and from Germany and Spain; and I’ve had all kinds of wine from California because that’s where I was born and where I remain. I would say that my experience covers a broad range of appellations and price ranges.
Of all the different wonderful wines I have enjoyed, I can say with absolute certainty that in my opinion there is nothing as good as a Zinfandel from Lodi, California. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the growers and vintners in that region for their consistent dedication to excellence.
Also, I want to thank the soil, and the vines themselves, who do most of the magic.
brujaja
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### Author:  [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/2 "2014-09-10T00:07:05Z")
Oh lord, drunk in Lodi again.
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### Author:  [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/3 "2014-09-10T00:14:10Z")
And how wise of them to rip all the tokay that they used to grow. If you haven’t found them already, check out [Klinker Brick](http://www.klinkerbrickwinery.com).
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### Author:  [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/4 "2014-09-10T00:39:03Z")
Zinfandel is not my favorite variety, but living in Sacramento I’m well aware of Lodi’s status as ‘The Zinfandel Capital of the World’.
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### Author:  [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/5 "2014-09-10T05:40:16Z")
> [@Twoflower](#):
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> And how wise of them to rip all the tokay that they used to grow. If you haven’t found them already, check out [Klinker Brick](http://www.klinkerbrickwinery.com).
Ooooh! Haven’t heard of them before! Gotta love that grape picture, though. I’ll check them out!
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### Author:  [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/6 "2014-09-10T07:08:21Z")
Didn’t he invent fuzzy logic?
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### Author:  [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/7 "2014-09-11T19:32:12Z")
Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel - yum!
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### Author:  [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-in-appreciation-of-lodi-zinfandel/698032/8 "2014-09-12T12:24:50Z")
> [@Sassy](#):
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> Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel - yum!
So very yes. One of our favorites.