Lodi Wine Country

Wanda Woock and Mitch Black, general manager of Jessie’s Grove Winery, head to a barn at the winery in Lodi, Calif.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

The Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant & Spa, in Lodi, Calif.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

Steel tanks at Lange Twins winery in Lodi, Calif.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

Brad Lange surveys the steel tanks at his Lange Twins winery in Lodi, Calif. The family had been grape farmers before they opted to start a winery.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

A changing room at the Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant and Spa in Lodi, Calif.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

The outdoor pool at the Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant and Spa in Lodi, Calif.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

Zinfandel vines have a characteristic look.  (João Canziani / For The Times)

As for the location of Lodi wine country, the nice version goes like this: If you follow the marine breezes through the Golden Gate and up through the tranquil waters of the north bay, and then over miles of bird-filled wetlands, you’ll come to a peaceful, Mediterranean flatland of old Zinfandel vineyards—Jessie’s Grove being the very oldest.  (João Canziani / For The Times)