Randy Caparoso is a career wine professional, wine journalist and photographer living in Lodi, California. He is author of Lodi! The Definitive Guide and History of America's Largest Winegrowing Region (2022), Editor-at-Large/Bottom Line columnist for The SOMM Journal, and composes online blogs and social media posts for the Lodi Winegrape Commission (lodiwine.com). In 2024 he was named Old Vine Hero for Communications by the UK-based Old Vine Conference. Prior to his current residency in Lodi wine country, he was the multi-award winning founding partner, vice president and corporate wine director of the Roy's family of restaurants. He can be reached at randy@caparoso.com.