ZinFest Wine Festival at Lodi Lake May 18, 2013 12noon – 5pm

ZinFest Wine Festival
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
12 noon – 5:00 pm
Lodi Lake Park
1101-1301 W. Turner Road
Lodi, California 95242

Sip, swirl and savor from a selection of 250 handcrafted wines from 50 Lodi wineries.

Passionate winemakers and winery representatives welcome guests, offering practical knowledge and sharing their delicious wines.

Enjoy local provisions, learn some new tips at the ZinFest Wine and Cooking Schools, or relax along the beautiful Mokelumne River to an eclectic mix of live music.

Guests can peruse merchandise from regional vendors and take home a commemorative bottle of custom blended Old Vine Zinfandel from the ZinFest Wine Shoppe.

There is no better way to celebrate the fantastic wines of Lodi Wine Country!

Tickets include a ZinFest wine glass, wine tasting, participation in seminars and entertainment.

Festivities are held from 12 noon – 5 pm.

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More Struggling Home Owners Opt For Short Sales

Short sales surged in 2012 to a level that was nearly triple the amount of foreclosures, according to recent data from RealtyTrac.

Foreclosure sales made up 11 percent of all transactions last year while short sales made up 32 percent, RealtyTrac reports.

“We’re seeing fewer of the most disruptive sales, the [bank-owned foreclosures], hitting the market but there are still a lot of distressed property sales,” says Daren Blomquist, spokesman for RealtyTrac. “They’re shifting to short sales.”

The increase in short sales is helping to give a boost to distressed home prices too. In the fourth quarter, foreclosure or bank-owned homes sold for an average of $171,704, a 4 percent rise from a year earlier, RealtyTrac reports.

Source: “Struggling Home Owners Turned to Short Sales in 2012,” CNNMoney (Feb. 28, 2012)