About Michael David Winery
Michael David Winery is a dedicated estate winery in the warm, Central Valley Lodi appellation east of San Francisco, producing wines that reflect the character of deep sandy loam soils over hardpan and the Delta breeze cooling influence. Michael David Winery is the most artistically illustrated and wine-name-playfully-creative-personality large Lodi family. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Michael David Winery a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.
The Lodi growing environment shapes everything Michael David Winery produces. Deep sandy loam soils over hardpan and the delta breeze cooling influence define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Old Vine varieties form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Michael David Winery prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.
Visitors to Michael David Winery can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Lodi appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Michael David Winery offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.
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Michael David WineryMichael David Winery is the most artistically illustrated and wine-name-playfully-creative-personality large Lodi family wine estate.
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Michael and DavidMichael and David Phillips — whose family has farmed the Lodi Delta terrain for over 150 years — created the most visually art-label-illustrated and wine-name-personality-celebrating large Lodi family estate available in the San Joaquin Valley.
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The Michael DavidThe Michael David wine lineup communicates a founding personality as entertainingly playful and artistically label-illustrated as any California wine brand: 7 Deadly Zins (the most sinfully named nationally recognized Lodi Zinfandel), Freakshow Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, Earthquake Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon, and Incognito Blanc.
"Michael and David Phillips's 1984 Lodi estate — 7 Deadly Zins, Freakshow Cabernet, and Earthquake Petite Sirah from the "
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Featured Wines
Zinfandel
7 Deadly Zins Zinfandel
Lodi / Michael David Estate
Michael David's most sinfully-named and nationally recognized Lodi Zinfandel with Wine Spectator recognition for the concentrated, food-compatible, most sinfully-personality-name-declaring character.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Freakshow Cabernet Sauvignon
Lodi / Michael David Estate
Michael David's most circus-personality-art-illustrated and broadly nationally recognized Lodi Cab — warm and food-compatible at the most broadly accessible and name-playfully-personality walk-in pricing.
Petite Sirah
Earthquake Petite Sirah
Lodi / Michael David Estate
Michael David's most seismically-intensity-named powerful Lodi dark red with Wine Spectator recognition for the concentrated, food-demanding character.
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Farm Stand Playful Walk-In
Daily walk-in at Lodi's most artistically illustrated and wine-name-playfully-personality-celebrating large family estate — 7 Deadly Zins, Freakshow Cab, and Earthquake Petite Sirah with on-site farm stand and bakery. Picnic grounds, family-welcoming.
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