2018 harvest of Kerner grapes in Lodi's Mokelumne Glen Vineyards

Leonard Manassero; ancient vine Grenache harvest; Mokelumne River, Lodi

2018 Zinfandel harvest in early 1900s block on east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation

Harney Lane Winery machine harvest hand

Zinfandel harvest; Mencarini Vineyard; Mokelumne River, Lodi

2018 Clairette blanche harvest in Acquiesce Vineyards (Mokelumne River-Lodi AVA)

Maley Bros.'s Todd Maley; Wegat Vineyard Zinfandel harvest

Kerner harvest; Mokelumne Glen Vineyards, Lodi

TruLux Vineyard Zinfandel harvest

Cinsaut harvest in Bechthold Vineyard, planted in 1886; Mokelumne River, Lodi

Phillips Farms Petite Sirah harvest

Jessie's Grove's Greg Burns vs. ancient vine Tokay, planted in 1889

Silvaspoons Vineyards Alvarelhao harvest; Alta Mesa, Lodi

Marian's Vineyard Zinfandel harvest

Dogtown Vineyard Zinfandel harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Bechthold Vineyard Cinsaut pickers working in late August heat

Dogtown Vineyard Zinfandel harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Vinedos Aurora Petite Sirah harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Winemaker Markus Niggli; Mokelumne Glen Vineyards Kerner harvest

Phillips Farms' Bare Ranch Chardonnay h arvest

Markus and Liz Bokisch's Terra Alta Vineyard Albarino harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Silvaspoons Vineyards Verdelho harvest; Alta Mesa, Lodi

Onesta wnemaker Jillian Johnson harvesting ancient vine Cinsaut in Bechthold Vineyard, planted in 1886

Onesta winemaker Jillian Johnson's harvest boots

Field sorting Zinfandel in Noma Ranch; east side of Lodi's Mokelumne Reiver

McCay Cellars' TruLux Vineyard Zinfandelharvest; Mokelumne river, Lodi

Zinfandel harvest in September heat; Mencarini Vineyard; Mokelumne River, Lodi

Terra Alta Vineyard Albarino harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Phillips Farms' Bare Ranch Chardonnay harvest

Craig Rous harvesting his Rous Vineyard Zinfandel; east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River

Barbara Huecksteadt harvesting rare HuxVineyards Marzemino grapes

Acquiese Vineyard Piquepoul harvest; Mokelumne River, Lodi

Dogtown Vineyard Zinfandel picker with picking knife

Zinfandel harvest in Harney Lane Winery's Lizzy James Vineyard, planted in 1904

Michael David Winery winemakers Barry Gnekow and Adam Mettler with Lodi Zinfandel harvest

Jessie's Grove's Jose Valencia with Thompson Seedless grapes in Royal Tee Vineyard

Stampede Vineyard picker

Stampede Vineyard Zinfandel harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Vinedos Aurora winemaker Gerardo Espinosa picking family's estate grown Petite Sirah

Round Valley Ranches picker in Stellina Vineyard; Mokelumne River, Lodi

Stampede Vineyard Zinfandel harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Stampede Vineyard picker

Bokisch Ranches' Terra Alta Vineyard Albarkno harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Lizzy James Vineyard Zinfandel macro-bins floating above ancient vines, planted in 1904

Schulenburg Vineyard Zinfandel ahd picking knife

Round Valley Ranches picker in Lodi's Stellna Vineyard

Round Valley Ranches pickers in Lodi's Stellina Vineyard

Fresh Cabernet Sauvignon harvest and field packing on east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River

St. Amant winemaker Stuart Spencer with Marian's Vineyard Zinfandel

m2 Wines Zinfandel harvest  help in Soucie Vineyard; Mokelumne River, Lodi

Bokisch Ranches' Terra Alta Vineyard Albarino harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Vinedos Aurora Petite Sirah harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Mohr-Fry Ranches picker harvest Marian's Vineyard Zinfandel

Jessie's Grove's Royal Tee Vineyard Zinfandel

Silvaspoons Vineyards's Ron Silva

Vinedos Aurora winemaker Gerardo Espinosa with his family's estate grown Petite Sirah

Royal Tee Vineyard Tokay; part of Zinfandel field mix, planted in 1889; Jessie's Grove, Mokelumne River, Lodi

Silvaspoons Vineyard' Ron Silva chasing birds

Vinedos Aurora Petite Sirah harvest; Clements Hills, Lodi

Borra Vineyards Barbera harvest

Stellina Vineyard Zinfandel harvest; Mokelumne River, Lodi

Ancient vine Cinsaut harvest in Bechthold Vineyard, planted in 1886; west side of Lodi's MokelumneRiver

Sikh picker in Ripken family's Guard Roadranch; far west side of Lodi appellation

Lizzy James Vineyard Zinfandel harvest; east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River

Grape sorter in Harmony Wynelands estate; east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River

Phillips Farms picking crew; Jahant, Lodi

Amrik Daliwal, Lodi grape grower

Historic Lodi Arch; "gateway" to America's most widely planted wine country