ZinFest Winery Tours & Open Houses

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Lodi Wine Country Participating Wineries

Embark on a self-guided tour of the Lodi Appellation as participating wineries host special activities and tastings in the intimacy of their own cellars. Experience first hand why Lodi is California’s newest fine wine region.

No ticket is necessary for this event.

Click here for the Lodi Wine Country Wine Trail Map.

Berghold Winery
17343 N. Cherry Road, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 333-9291 | 11am-2pm
Enjoy a unique and romantic wine tasting adventure as we guide you through our vineyards on a tractor-pulled carriage.  Take in the beautiful scenery at a relaxed pace as you enjoy our estate wines.

Boitano Family Wines
12470 Locke Rd. Lockeford, CA 95237 | (209) 727-3270 | 12-4:30pm
Stop by and sample our award winning flight of Zinfandels along with a nice lineup of Italian varietals.  We will be serving up some great food and tasting wines right out of the barrel.  Wear your dancing shoes and have some fun with Gary Bohannon & The Bad Habits Band.

Borra Vineyards
1301 E. Armstrong Road, Lodi, CA 95242 | (209) 368- 2446 | 12-4pm
Join Steve Borra and his Oyster Shuckers for the 6th Annual Oyster Sunday! Relax and enjoy a spring afternoon on the lawn while listening to the sounds of Stephanie D Trio.  Oysters and Italian sausage will be cookin’ on the BBQ, ready to devour (small additional fee applies).  Check out our Oyster Sunday Wine Specials!

Cycles Gladiator Winery
3750 E. Woodbridge Road, Acampo, CA 95220 | (209) 263-3131 | 12-5pm
Join us for Zinapalooza!  Enjoy live music by Group Therapy and mouthwatering BBQ.  Participate in our Bocce Ball Tournament or cheer from the sidelines with a glass of wine in your hand!

d’ Art Wines
13299 Curry Avenue, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 334-9946 | 12-5pm
Make it a dog day afternoon with BBQ treats and our Dog Day Red Wine at our annual “Dog Day Red Fest”!

Estate Crush
2 W. Lockford St., Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 368-7595 | 12-5pm
Visit Estate Crush to barrel sample wines and purchase futures from the amazing 2010 vintage.  You’re in for a treat at this custom crush winery where we make more than 100 lots of wine for more than 60 wineries each year and pour 18 different wines in our Tasting Room each week.  Come in and discover something new!

Grace Vineyards
28001 North Nichols Rd., Galt, CA 95632 | (916) 447-3774 | 11- 3pm
We will be serving up delicious pork and vegetarian sliders to gracefully pair with our wines.  Come and enjoy our estate’s Southern hospitality!

Harmony Wynelands
90 East Harney Lane, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 369-4184 | 1-5pm
This weekend celebrates another year in the life of ZinFest and we are proud to be a part of it!  Visit our beautiful tasting room and enjoy special food pairings, live music, exciting wine-themed games and barrel tasting.  We will be offering wine by the glass.

Harney Lane Winery
9010 E. Harney Lane, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 365-1900 | 12-5pm
Cool off under our pines with the newest vintage of chilled Albariño and the sounds of Snap Jackson and the Knock on Wood Players!

Heritage Oak Winery
10112 E. Woodbridge Rd., Acampo, CA 95220 | (209) 986-2763 | 12-5pm
Come out and enjoy live entertainment from Bob Stanley and the Side Door Band.  Music begins at 1pm and will end at 4pm.  All of our wines will be available for purchase by the glass or the bottle.  Guests are encouraged to bring a picnic and enjoy the afternoon with us.  Seating may be limited.

Jeremy Wine Co.
6 W. Pine St., Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 367-3773 | 1-5pm
Come out and enjoy barrel tasting of our 2010 “Choral Blend” – a delicious blend of 6 varietals expertly crafted into 1 luscious wine!

Kidder Family Winery
17266 Hillside Drive, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 727-0728 | 11am-5pm
We’ve recently RE-OPENED our tasting room (we had previously sold out!).  Come by and try our newly released 2010 vintages and experience a barrel taste or two.  Bring a picnic and enjoy a glass or bottle while relaxing in our redwood grove or try your hand at our aroma sensory challenge.

Klinker Brick Winery
15887 North Alpine Road, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 333-1845 | 11am-5pm
Enjoy live entertainment and our decadent wines while snacking on freshly made tacos. Take 15% off all of our wines!

m2 Wines
1376 E. Turner Road #D, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 339-1071 | 11am-5pm
Come out and taste a full line-up of our award-winning wines.  We will be offering an array of light finger foods as an accompaniment to our wines.  Sit in on an informal blending seminar with winemaker Layne Montgomery. While you’re here, take advantage of our special Sunday discounts on wine purchases.

Macchia
7099 E. Peltier Rd., Acampo, CA 95220 | (209) 333-2600 | 12-5pm
Enjoy live music and appetizers while tasting our just released 2010 handcrafted wines or barrel taste a couple of our 2011 vintage Zinfandels.  Stay for a picnic and enjoy a game of bocce or horseshoes.

Peirano Estate Vineyards
21831 N. Hwy 99, Acampo, CA 95220 | (209) 367-1305 | 11am-5pm
Join us for complimentary wine tasting and appetizers.  We will be offering fantastic case sales on ALL Peirano Estate wines… Mix and Match!  We will also be offering 20% off all apparel and wine accessories.

St. Amant Winery
1 Winemaster Way, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 367-0646 | 12-4pm
St.Amant has long been known for our innovative use of Mediterranean varieties in crafting delicious wines.  Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese varietal wines and ports will be featured alongside delicious food samples to highlight the distinctive flavors these old world varieties bring to California soils.  We will also offer a barrel tasting sampling some of our 2011 reds including our Old Vine Zins.

Stama Winery
12470 Locke Road, Lockeford, CA 95237 | (209) 727-3314 | 11am-5pm
Get Zany and “Greek” out with us for open house.  We will be serving our special Greek-style meatballs in sauce with fresh bread.  “Greek” down the avenue from 12pm to 4pm at the Vino Piazza to live R&B, Classic Rock, Motown and more from Gary and The Bad Habits.  Find special ZinFest case pricing for Sunday Open House and have a bottle signed by the owner and winemaker.

The Dancing Fox Winery & Bakery
203 S. School Street, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 366-2634 | 9am-3pm
Join us for our fabulous Sunday Brunch to start your day or try a thin crust wood-fired pizza for lunch.  Taste up to six of our wines for free and show your ZinFest wristband to receive 10% off.

Toasted Toad Cellars
21 E. Elm Street, Lodi, CA 95240 | (925) 234-6205 | 11am-6pm
Come by Toasted Toad Cellars for a toadilly awesome time and taste barrel samples of our 2010 Zinfandel and see what other surprises we have in store!

Van Ruiten Family Winery
340 West Highway 12 Lodi, CA 95242 | (209) 334-5716 | 1-5pm
Bienvinedos ZinFest weekend!  Come by Van Ruiten Winery and get LoCA with our award winning vino!  Feeling aventurero?  Looking for the perfecto summer Zin?  Los tenamos todos!  Why not get LoCA with comida too?  With a full service Taco Truck onsite, no one will leave hungry!  Más LoCA you say?  Sangria will be available for purchase by the glass!  While you’re here, check out Stogies and see what new cigars they have to offer!  And no fiesta would be complete without our music by The Summit Band, accompanied by DJ Mullins on the saxophone!  Before you leave, stop by our tienda and pick up your favorite bottles of vino, with sales up to 40% off!  Oh, Que Bien!  Grab your amigos and be sure to come by!

Vicarmont Vineyards & Winery
16475 N. Locust Tree Road, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 481-3386 | 11am-4pm
Visit us during our open house and enjoy some good old fashioned BBQ alongside live entertainment. We’ll be featuring special ZinFest pricing on all of our vintages! Don’t miss it!

Watts Winery
17036 N. Locust Tree, Lodi, CA 95240 | (209) 727-3751 | noon-5pm
Join us as we taste our newly released 2009 Dos Amores!  We will be offering sales on this special wine as well as our 2011 Rosado.  Enjoy mouthwatering BBQ while taking advantage of our picnic grounds!

Woodbridge Winery
5950 E. Woodbridge Road, Acampo, CA 95220 | (209) 365-8139 | 7am-12pm
Join us for the 6th Annual Avenue of the Vines Half Marathon and 5K run.  Feast your eyes on 13.1 miles of beautiful scenery as you run through the vines of Lodi.  Run begins at 7am.  Join us as Woodbridge for the after party!