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enhanced in 1986 when the federal
government approved an appellation
for the region, allowing local wineries
to label their wines with “Lodi" listed
as the origin of the grapes. “The appel
lation is hugely important because it
gives us the opportunity to create our
own identity," Chandler says.
Prior to appellation, most Lodi grape
growers shipped their fruit to vintners in
nearby Napa and Sonoma counties. As
consumers began demanding and paying
more for appellation wines, many Lodi
growers decided to bottle their own char
donnay, sauvignon blanc, merlot and caber
net sauvignon wines. Today, more than 100
Lodi-labeled brands are on the market.
“We couldn't just stay being wine grow
ers,” says Randy Lange, 56, a fourth-genera
tion grape grower who opened Lodi’s newest
winery last year with his twin brother, Brad.
“We have to take the next step up."
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Wine is aged in 50-gallon oaken barrels.
Lange Twins winery crushed 6,500 tons
of grapes last fall and plans to expand to
40,000 tons in the coming years, making
it one of the largest wine producers in the
Lodi region. In addition to the twins, the
winery employs seven other members of
the family: Randy’s wife, Charlene, and
their daughter, Marissa, and sons, Aaron
and Joseph; and Brad’s wife, Susan, and
their daughter, Kendra, and son, Philip.
“I came home because of the vision we
have,” says Marissa, 29, who gave up her
career as a brand manager for Fosters Wine
Estates in Napa, Calif., (pop. 72,585) to
return to Lodi in 2005.
As the Lange brothers anticipate retire
ment in the near future, they express con
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