WEEKEND GETAWAYS | CENTRAL VALLEY
Lodi Wine Country 411
WHERE TO STAY
Botanical gardens provide a serene setting for the Wine & Roses Hotel, Restaurant and Spa.
Rooms: French doors open onto spacious verandas. Priced from $159 to $450.
Dinner: Dinner entrees, such as grilled local quail, from $26 to $38. Open daily.
Address: 2505 W. Turner Road
Phone: (209) 334-6988 or (877) 310-3358
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WHERE TO EAT
This is meat-eating country, and School Street Bistro, a casually stylish downtown Lodi restaurant, delivers the protein. Try the bacon-wrapped meatloaf with buttermilk mashed potatoes.
Dinner: Entrees range from $12.95 to $24.95. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
Address: 116 N. School St.
Phone: (209) 333-3950
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WHERE TO SHOP
Phillips Farms, a diverse roadside farmstand, offers one-stop shopping for picnickers—and free tastings of wines including Michael-David Vineyards' 7 Deadly Zins.
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