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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020.  BY RANDY CAPAROSO. They are called "own-rooted." Growers in Lodi have also used terms like "natural roots" and "wild-rooted." Whatever it's called, the vast majority of old vines planted before the mid-1960s in Lodi were planted on their...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020.  BY LARRY WHITTED, INDEPENDENT PCA. Several years ago, for my birthday, my oldest daughter gave me a copy of a book by A.J. Jacobs entitled The Know-It-All. While I couldn’t understand the reasoning behind that particular gift, my friends...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Although we always hope for the best, the future of any vineyard business is uncertain. Possibly, some future events and outcomes could be detrimental to a vineyard's profitability or create income...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020.  BY ROB MACCULLOCH MW, GDIP ENOLOGY & VITICULTURE. In 2012, I traveled to the USA for a three-week-long research project. In Lodi. Why Lodi? Because of the acreage of old vine Zinfandel. Sure, old vines were central to the project, but so...

NOVEMBER 2, 2020.  BY HISTORIC VINEYARD SOCIETY.   Dear friends, Since Historic Vineyard Society (HVS) launched almost ten years ago, we have been driven by our commitment to preserving California's historic vineyards. Many of these vines have been around much...

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020.  BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The Lodi Winegrape Commission is pleased to announce its 2020 partnership with SommFoundation, one of the industry’s most progressive nonprofit organizations dedicated to the enrichment of wine and spirits...

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020.  BY JENNY HEITMAN, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Here in Lodi, old vines are living, breathing remnants of our winegrowing history; silent reminders that our roots in farming run deep. As home to California’s highest concentration of old vine...