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.
Address: 4580 W. Highway 12
Phone: (888) 707-9463
www.lodivineyards.com
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HOW TO GET THERE & WHAT TO SEE
Lodi is about 40 miles south of Sacramento on Interstate 5. Visit the new California Hall of Fame in the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday from 12-5 p.m.
Address: 1020 O St., Sacramento
Phone: (916) 653-7524
www.californiamuseum.org
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Peruse the family photos at Jessie's Grove Winery.
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Address: 1973 W. Turner Road
Phone: (209) 368-0880
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MORE THINGS TO SEE & DO
The Lodi Wine & Visitor Center hosts tastings and exhibits.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Address: 2545 W. Turner Road
Phone: (209)365-0621
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To learn about the area's premier oenocentric event, the Taste of Lodi festival, go to www.tasteoflodi.com or call (800) 798-1810.
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