Lopez

Appellation: Cucamonga Valley

Wineries

Wines

Grapes

  • Zinfandel


Location per the Historical Vineyard Society

The area measured here is ~860 acres, nearly 90% of the 1000 acres left of the Cucamonga Valley AVA. Is the Lopez Vineyard here? Is it a particular patch within this image?

From the Historical Vineyard Society:

AVA: Cucamonga

Decade: 1910s

Planted by: Jose LopezLocation

Notes: At SE corner of intersection of Hwy 210 and Hwy 15

Wineries: Carol Shelton, Galleano

Historical Producers: Carol Shelton 2000-current, Geyser Peak 2000-2001

Characteristics: Dusty cranberry-pomegranate fruit and Middle Eastern
spices like coriander, cardamom, cumin, fennel, Chinese 5-spice. Very intense and concentrated due to extremely low crop yield.

Description: Planted 1918, used for packing grapes to home winemakers back east during Prohibition. All dry-farmed and organically certified, vines are “pygmy” bush vines (2 ft tall) with roots going down 30-50 feet to get water. Average yield of 1/3 ton/acre, 1/2 ton in a good year!