History
Olde Lockeford Winery was founded in 1946 as the Lockeford Cooperative Winery. The winery had closed by the 1970s, and the site suffered from environmental damage. Don Litchfield purchased the 75,000 square feet (6,968 m2) facility in 1998 intending to remodel the space to resemble a Tuscan castle that would house a wine museum. After discussing the project with Mark Chandler, executive director of the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission, Litchfield decided to convert the facility into a site where multiple "micro-wineries" could occupy shared space and facilities. Investing over $3 million in the project, Litchfield renamed the facility Vino Piazza and called his own winery operation at the facility Olde Lockeford Winery.
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