by Lodi | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. All are welcome to sign up and join the Lodi District Grape Growers Association and the Lodi Winegrape Commission for our annual Lodi Grape Harvest Safety Seminar on July 19, 2022. Seminars are offered in both...
by Lodi | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Visiting veteran restaurant wine professionals Bree Serpenti and Diego Rech marveling at ancient vine Zinfandel in Marian’s Vineyard (planted in 1901). What do seasoned restaurant wine professionals...
by Lodi | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022. BY LARRY WHITTED, PCA, CCA. COVID-19 taught me an important lesson about grapevine powdery mildew. I should have already learned this lesson from watching meteorologists predicting the path of hurricanes, but I didn’t. Here is the lesson: “All...
by Lodi | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022. BY MATT COMREY, TECHNICAL NUTRITION AGRONOMIST, WILBUR-ELLIS AGRIBUSINESS. This year will likely prove as challenging a year as any in the recent past due to supply chain disruptions, commodity pricing, and drought here in the Central Valley....
by Lodi | May 30, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Vino Farms Vineyard Manager, Marisela Granados, with Vermentino from The Bench Vineyard, cultivated both sustainably and biodynamically (two farming systems that are not diametrically opposed) in Lodi’s...
by Lodi | May 23, 2022 | Blog
MAY 23, 2022. BY CALIFORNIA DPR. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is accepting nominations for the annual Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Achievement Awards through June 30, 2022! The IPM Achievement Awards recognize people and organizations...
by Lodi | May 17, 2022 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
On May 17, 2022, the Lodi Winegrape Commission hosted about 70 local growers and winemakers in Burgundy Hall at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds to discuss winegrape quality in depth. The speakers and topics included: Greg La Follette (Winemaker) – Creating flavor in...
by Lodi | May 16, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022. BY ED HELLMAN, TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION. REVIEWED BY TIM MARTINSON, CORNELL UNIVERSITY & PATTY SKINKIS, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. Flowers and Fruit A fruitful shoot will usually produce one to three flower clusters (inflorescences) depending...
by Lodi | May 9, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022. BY JASON SALING, CHAIR PRO TEMPORE, SONOMA CO PCD. Over the course of more than 18 months, a group of viticulturists and vineyard owners (listed below) have been working together to research both the benefits of, and the process for establishing...
by Lodi | May 2, 2022 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
On April 27, 2022, the Lodi winegrowing community gathered to watch a demonstration of the mini GUSS (gussag.com/mini-guss/), a California-made 4WD autonomous air blast sprayer designed for vineyards by GUSS Automation in Kingsburg,CA. A combination of GPS, LiDAR,...
by Lodi | May 2, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — The eighth annual California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Award winners were announced during Down to Earth Month, a celebration of California’s sustainable viticulture and winemaking....
by Lodi | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022. BY MATT COMREY, TECHNICAL NUTRITION AGRONOMIST, WILBUR-ELLIS. I’ve recently had the opportunity to tour various vineyards in the Lodi/Galt area that experienced extreme frost damage from the most recent frost event on April 12, 2022. The...
by Lodi | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, STAN GRANT, and MATT WANINK. Featured image showing frost damage on young shoots in the Lodi AVA (Peltier Rd & Davis Rd), courtesy of Lodi Winegrape Commission Board Member Bruce Fry of Mohr-Fry Ranches. Since March 1,...
by Lodi | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Lodi’s Somers Vineyard — old vine Mission planted right alongside the winding Mokelumne River. One of the most interesting things to happen in the Lodi appellation just over the past three, four years...
by Lodi | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors play a significant role in agriculture, connecting the entire industry with the latest science coming out of the university...
