Editing Lodi, California (section)

===Grapes and wine===
[[File:LodiVineyard.jpg|thumb|Vineyard in Lodi, California.]]
Lodi and its surroundings are well known for the cultivation of [[grapes]] and production of [[wine]]. There are many vineyards in Lodi with century-old grapevines, some going into California wines like Bedrock and Turley. Starting in the early 20th century, and right up to the early 1980s, Lodi promoted itself as the "Tokay Capital of the World" due to the abundance of the Flame Tokay variety<ref>{{cite news |title=Lodi's forgotten fruit: Flame Tokays |url=http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_092dac18-d416-5fd2-b676-993d59febad1.html |work=Lodi News |date=October 13, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> in the area.<ref name="google3409">{{cite web |title=The Grape Industry |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |date=January 18, 2007 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid%3D2245%26dat%3D20070118%26id%3DeRQmAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DVP0FAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D3409%2C1886753 |access-date=March 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124161130/http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=20070118&id=eRQmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VP0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3409,1886753 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> Nowadays there are over 100 different grape varieties planted in the Lodi AVA in over {{convert|113,000|acres}} of vineyards. The town is surrounded by grapevines and the police cars have grape bunches painted on the sides of them. Winegrape culture pervades the town, with many business, street, and school names relating to the industry.

The "Flame Tokay" grape was introduced from [[Algeria]] in 1857 and was a central feature of the vineyards that gradually rose to prominence because of the [[sandy loam]] soil and the location directly east of the Suisun Pass. Local Marvin Nies used old flame tokay vines located on property farmed by Malcolm Lea to create, in conjunction with U.C. Davis plant breeding specialists, the seedless Tokay. Malcolm Lea, a co-founder of Guild Winery and East-Side Winery, sold substantial quantities of crushed grapes to Inglenook and other older Napa wineries, as well as truckloads of crushed grapes to San Francisco restaurants that made their own "house" wines. For a brief period during the late 19th century, the vines were usurped in favor of watermelons and wheat, but price cuts and labeling problems encouraged farmers to plant more vines.{{Clarify|reason=What does this statement mean that watermelons/wheat could not be properly labelled or wines and how does that reflect in planting more vines when if there is a market glut because sales are unpredictable then why plant more vines?|date=February 2019}}{{r|Hillman 1985|page=35}}

In 1991, Lodi winegrape growers decided to self-impose a tax{{clarify|date=November 2024|reason=A tax or a voluntary levy?}} on their grapes to fund the Lodi Winegrape Commission. In 1992, the commission launched an integrated pest management program, known as Lodi Rules.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing |url=http://www.lodigrowers.com/lodi-rules/certification/ |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, the commission was awarded a Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for the Lodi Rules program.<ref name="CalEPA1">{{citation|title=2014 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards |website=[[California Environmental Protection Agency]] website|url=http://www.calepa.ca.gov/awards/geela/2014/default.htm |access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914213504/http://www.calepa.ca.gov/awards/geela/2014/default.htm|archive-date=September 14, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, Lodi was named Wine Region of the Year by ''Wine Enthusiast'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wine Enthusiast Magazine |url=http://www.winemag.com/gallery/wine-enthusiasts-2015-wine-star-award-winners/#gallery-carousel-11 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913233630/http://www.winemag.com/gallery/wine-enthusiasts-2015-wine-star-award-winners/#gallery-carousel-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Wine Bloggers Conference of 2016 brought over 300 wine bloggers to the area, where attendees filled the Internet with compliments about the small-town hospitality of Lodi's approachable, authentic winegrowing community.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caparoso|first1=Randy|title=Snapshots and bloggers' fond memories of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi|url=http://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Images-and-what-bloggers-are-saying-about-the-Wine-Bloggers-Conference-in-Lodi |access-date=August 29, 2016}}</ref>

Every September the Lodi Grape Festival is held and includes rides, food, and wine tasting. The Wine & Food Festival (formerly known as the Spring Wine Show, held in late March/early April, so as not to coincide with [[Easter]] every year) also showcases the area's 50-plus wineries. Beginning in 2016 there will also be a Beer Fest showcasing IPA and other types of beer along with food and music.<ref name='beyondnapavalley-adams-s-haydn 2009-05-17'>{{cite news |first=Haydn S. |last=Adams |title=Lodi Zinfest – Part 1 – The Winemakers dinner |date=May 17, 2009 |publisher=[[WordPress]] |url=http://www.beyondnapavalley.com/blog/lodi-zinfest-part-1-the-winemakers-dinner/ |work=Beyondnapavalley |access-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905120345/http://www.beyondnapavalley.com/blog/lodi-zinfest-part-1-the-winemakers-dinner/ |archive-date=September 5, 2011}}</ref>

Conceived in 2005 by the Lodi Winegrape Commission, the Zinfest wine event is held at Lodi Lake and features Zinfandel wines.<ref name='Sacbee-Kushman 2010-05-12'>{{cite news | first = Rick | last = Kushman | title = The Good Life: Lodi ZinFest kicks off area's food and wine festivals | date = May 12, 2010 | url = http://www.sacwineregion.com/2010/05/12/1516/the-good-life-lodi-zinfest-kicks.html | work = [[The Sacramento Bee]] | access-date = May 3, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100518124957/http://www.sacwineregion.com/2010/05/12/1516/the-good-life-lodi-zinfest-kicks.html | archive-date = May 18, 2010 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Usually held on the third weekend of May, this event includes a Friday-night dinner called "Vintner's Grille". As of 2020, Zinfest was renamed to RowXRow, but the 2020 festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.