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LODI WINE MASTERCLASS
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...
LODI BY THE NUMBERS & WHERE IT STANDS AMONG THE REST OF THE WORLD
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. To get a true grip on the role Lodi plays in the world of wines, you need to see where the state of California stands in it. According to the California Wine Institute's Discover California Wines website, California has a...
“SAVE THE OLD VINES” MARKETING CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS LODI’S HERITAGE PLANTINGS & OLD VINE WINES
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...
ONLINE AIR BLAST SPRAYER CALIBRATION COURSE NOW AVAILABLE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. BY LYNN WUNDERLICH, FARM ADVISOR. UC Cooperative Extension, UC IPM, and the Spray Application Pest Management Alliance Team, with support from California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pest Management Alliance grants program,...
VIRTUAL SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO – NOVEMBER 2020
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. BY KRIS BEAL, VINEYARD TEAM. Registration Now Open for VIRTUAL Sustainable Ag Expo & International Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Since 2003, the Sustainable Ag Expo has offered world-class educational content for farmers, researchers,...
VARIETY FOCUS: MANAGING SAUVIGNON BLANC
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Sauvignon blanc has a long and noble history in regions of France where the Cabernet family of varieties predominate, most notably in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley. Actually, Sauvignon blanc is one of the...
PATRICK CAPPIELLO’S MONTE RIO LODI REDS BRING BACK OLD CALIFORNIA WITH A VENGEANCE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. There is an unusual sense of "nakedness" in the immediacy of fruit and whiffs of tea leaf-like dusty/earthiness to the just-released 2019 Monte Rio Cellars Primitivo. Something strange for a California...
LODI GROWERS REDUCE PESTICIDE RISK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020. BY CLIFF OHMART, PH.D. The Lodi wine community has devoted significant attention and energy to implementing sustainable winegrowing practices since the early 1990s. The focus has been on all aspects of vineyard management, from soil...
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