About Vinum Cellars
Vinum Cellars is a small-production Lodi wine label founded in 2001, taking its name from the Latin word for wine — a straightforward declaration of purpose that suits the winery's no-nonsense approach to producing honest, terroir-driven wines from some of California's most historically significant old-vine vineyard sites. The Lodi AVA is home to some of the oldest Zinfandel and Carignan vines in California, and Vinum Cellars has built its reputation around sourcing from these venerable blocks and vinifying with minimal intervention to let the ancient vines speak.
Zinfandel and Carignan from old-vine Lodi sources are the label's most compelling productions — wines that show the concentration, complexity, and earthy depth that only decades-old vines can consistently deliver. The Carignan program is particularly distinctive: a variety that most California producers overlook, Carignan from Lodi's oldest blocks produces wines of remarkable freshness, acidity, and savory character that have attracted serious critical attention and collector interest from those who follow old-vine California varietals closely.
Tastings are by appointment at $15, with a format focused on direct engagement with the old-vine philosophy and the specific vineyard sources that define each bottling. Production is deliberately small, and the mailing list is the primary channel for the most limited old-vine releases.
"Vinum Cellars is doing what Lodi's best small producers do — finding the oldest vines, getting out of the way, and letting decades of accumulated wisdom speak through the wine."
For collectors and enthusiasts who follow old-vine California wine seriously, Vinum Cellars represents one of Lodi's most principled and quality-consistent small producers. The combination of ancient vineyard sources, minimal intervention winemaking, and accessible pricing makes it one of the region's most rewarding discoveries.
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Vinum Cellars takesVinum Cellars takes its name from the Latin vinum — wine, the most fundamental word for the fermented grape product in the classical language that underlies all Western wine culture.
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The vinum namingThe vinum naming is the most direct possible classical declaration: this is wine, this is the thing the Romans called vinum, and this estate produces it.
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The Lodi boutiqueThe Lodi boutique focuses on Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc — two Loire Valley varieties that are less common in California wine country but perfectly suited to the Lodi Delta's agricultural character.
"The 2001 Lodi vinum-Latin-wine-direct-naming Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc boutique"
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