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IMPACT OF PHYLLOXERA ON LODI’S VAUNTED OLD VINES & THEIR NATURAL DEFENSES
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: In Lodi's Charlie Lewis Vineyard, head trained (i.e., "gobelet") Zinfandel planted on its own rootstocks in 1903, next to younger vines trained as vertical cordon vines. Photo by Randy Caparoso. Own-rooted...
MECHANICAL HARVESTING – LOOKING BACK & LOOKING FORWARD
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD. At the Lodi Winegrape Commission, we have a deep respect for the efforts of growers, viticulturists, and vintners who paved the way for us to farm today. It is common for people to stop in and share newspaper...
INTERNATIONAL LODI RULES MASTERCLASS
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD. The Lodi Winegrape Commission's LODI RULES Sustainable Winegrowing Certification Program is broadly recognized as a leading certification that has helped to pave the way for multiple other programs across the globe....
HOW TO TASTE (AND APPRECIATE) WINE – IN PLAIN ENGLISH
MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Visiting wine influencer Lexi Stephens (@lexiswinelist) focusing on the sensory qualities of wine at Bokisch Vineyards. First principles It's funny, no one ever needed an article on "how to taste food," or...
LWC ANNOUNCES 2022-2023 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS & ALTERNATES
JULY 4, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The Lodi Winegrape Commission's Board is comprised of nine volunteer Commissioners and an additional nine Alternates. The Board supports the Commission's mission statement: "To empower all Lodi Crush District 11 winegrowers...
LODI GRAPE HARVEST SAFETY SEMINAR
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...
WHAT THE NATION’S SOMMELIERS ARE SAYING ABOUT LODI IN 2022
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 think...
WHAT I LEARNED FROM COVID-19
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...
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