RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Ancient vine Mission grapes, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #missiongrape #randycaparosophotography #ownrooted #ancientvines #oldvines
#oldvines #ancientvines #ownrooted #randycaparosophotography #missiongrape #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Lodi's oldest vineyard (Becthold Vineyard, own-rooted Cinsaut planted in 1886) in early August morning. #ancientvines #oldvines #historicvineyard #ownrooted #cinsault #cinsaut #randycaparosophotography #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
#lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #randycaparosophotography #cinsaut #cinsault #ownrooted #historicvineyard #oldvines #ancientvines
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Bird's nest in Lodi's oldest vineyard (Cinsaut planted in 1886). #cinsault #cinsaut #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #oldvines #ancientvines #randycaparosophotography #birdsnest #ownrooted
#ownrooted #birdsnest #randycaparosophotography #ancientvines #oldvines #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #cinsaut #cinsault
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Bird's nest in ancient vine, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #ancientvines #oldvines #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #oldvines #ancientvines #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Zinfandel veraison #2; nearly 100-year-old, own-rooted vine, east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA. #oldvines #ancientvines #ownrooted #zinfandel #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #zinfandel #ownrooted #ancientvines #oldvines
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Onset of veraison (i.e., annual turning of colors) in old vine Zinfandel; east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation. #veraison #oldvines #ancientvines #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography #zinfandel
#zinfandel #randycaparosophotography #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #ancientvines #oldvines #veraison
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Ancient vine shadows. #zinfandel #oldvines #ancientvines #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #ownrooted #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #ownrooted #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #ancientvines #oldvines #zinfandel
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Ancient vine (over 120 years old) Zinfandel and stake in July shadow, Mokelumne River-Lodi. #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines #zinfandel #randycaparosophotography #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
#lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #randycaparosophotography #zinfandel #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Finally, in mid-July 2023, first signs of veraison in Mokelumne River-Lodi: (left) young, vertical cordon Primitivo; (right) 122-year-old, head trained Zinfandel, with classic varietal "hens-and-chicks" berry sizes. #zinfandel #veraison #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines #randycaparosophotography #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
#lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #randycaparosophotography #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #veraison #zinfandel
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Ancient vine (over 100 years old) Flame Tokay #2. #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #flametokay #randycaparosophotography #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
#lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #randycaparosophotography #flametokay #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Ancient vine architecture; 100-year-old, own-rooted Zinfandel, Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #ownrooted #zinfandel #ancientvines #oldvines #randycaparosophotography #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry
#lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #randycaparosophotography #oldvines #ancientvines #zinfandel #ownrooted
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Blast from past: Ancient vine (planted 1915) Zinfandel harvest on east side of Mokelumne River-Lodi appellation. #ownrooted #ancientvines #oldvines #zinfandel #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #zinfandel #oldvines #ancientvines #ownrooted
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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100-year-old Zinfandel in mid-June. #ancientvines #oldvines #zinfandel #historicvine #ownrooted #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #ownrooted #historicvine #zinfandel #oldvines #ancientvines
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Fruit set, ancient vine Zinfandel, east side of Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #Zinfandel #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines #zinfandel
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Blinding spring light shed on 122-year-old own-rooted Zinfandel in Marian's Vineyard; south/west side of Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA. #ancientvines #oldvines #Zinfandel #zinfandeladvocatesandproducers #stamant #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography #ownrooted
#ownrooted #randycaparosophotography #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #stamant #zinfandeladvocatesandproducers #zinfandel #oldvines #ancientvines
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Historic Vineyard Society certified vineyard (meaning, at least a third of plants are over 50 years old; or in this case, over 100 years); east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation. #zinfandel #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines #randycaparosophotography #zinfandeladvocatesandproducers #historicvineyard
#historicvineyard #zinfandeladvocatesandproducers #randycaparosophotography #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #zinfandel
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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June 4: We have fruit set, better late than never! Ancient vine Zinfandel (over 100 years old), east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation. #zinfandel #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #randycaparosophotography #zinfandeladvocates
#zinfandeladvocates #randycaparosophotography #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines #zinfandel
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Ancient vine morphology; own-rooted Cinsaut planted in 1886, Mokelumne River-Lodi appellation. #cinsaut #cinsault #ownrooted #ancientvines #oldvines #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #oldvines #ancientvines #ownrooted #cinsault #cinsaut
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Tree-like ancient vine Zinfandel (over 100 years old) growing in ultra-sandy soil on east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA. #Zinfandel #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #oldvines #ancientvines #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #ancientvines #oldvines #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #zinfandel
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor · @RandyCaparoso
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Late spring in Marian's Vineyard; own-rooted Mokelumne River-Lodi Zinfandel planted in 1901. #ancientvines #oldvines #ownrooted #zinfandel #lodiwine #lodiwinecountry #randycaparosophotography
#randycaparosophotography #lodiwinecountry #lodiwine #zinfandel #ownrooted #oldvines #ancientvines