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Caltrans Public Information Officer, District 10; sports fan and wine enthusiast; former Stockton Record reporter #SupportLocalJournalism
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Highfill: A conversation with Michael David winemaker Jeff Farthing

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By Bob Highfill
| Stocktonia News Service
I am sitting at a table with Jeff Farthing, trying to decide where to begin. That hesitation feels appropriate. Farthing’s interests and talents are so wide-ranging that any single starting point seems incomplete. Jeff Farthing is the Director of Winemaking at Michael David Winery, one of Lodi’s most respected wineries and a family-run success story with deep agricultural roots. But winemaking is only one facet of who he is.
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Highfill: 13 of Lodi’s most interesting wines

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By Bob Highfill
| Stocktonia News Service
One could argue that Lodi is among the most interesting wine regions in the state if not the world. The Lodi American Viticultural Ara is home to about 135 wine grape varieties that thrive in the region’s soils and Mediterranean climate thanks to the dedication and hard work of some 750 growers. This year’s “most interesting” list includes wines made from rare or obscure varieties with their origins in France, Croatia, Greece, Austria, Spain and Italy.
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Highfill: Tough wine market underscores epic vintage

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By Bob Highfill
| Stocktonia News Service
What better way to find out how the 2025 winegrape harvest went in Lodi then ask some of the winegrowers and winemakers themselves. Admittedly, this is a small sample size given there are 85 commercial wineries and some 750 growers tending 135 winegrape varieties in the Lodi American Viticultural, the most diverse winegrowing region in the nation. With that said, observations are relatively consistent, in that, the markets for grapes and wine are historically challenging right now.
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