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OH LORD, A BLOG FROM LODI—THE 2025 FAREWELL
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. FAREWELL FROM RANDY CAPAROSO Oh lord, a blog from Lodi was the title of the very first blog posted on the Lodi Wine page in August 2010, written by yours truly. Over 1,200 posts later, I think it is fitting that this should...
RIPENING PERIOD STRESSES: RECOGNIZING THE ONSET & MINIMIZING THE IMPACTS – PART TWO, HEAT
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Part One of this blog post is available HERE. Heat Related Stresses – How Grapevines Respond The death of some leaf tissues is a sacrificial, survival response to heat related stresses. It also is a permanent loss...
RIPENING PERIOD STRESSES: RECOGNIZING THE ONSET & MINIMIZING THE IMPACTS – PART ONE
MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The period of time between veraison and harvest, commonly called ripening period, is an eventful time for grapevines. Berries normally increase in size by a factor of two or more during this time. Additionally,...
FIVE PIECES OF GOOD NEWS IN THE RESEARCH WORLD
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Welcome to a Monday morning pick-me-up with five pieces of good news for California wine industry research. 1. The University of California Oakville Experiment Station (pictured above with...
THE DES VOIGNES TURN CULINARY DREAMS INTO DREAMY CONTEMPORARY WINES
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2025. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Chefs Jake and Shauna Des Voignes in their kitchen with their newly released Heleje wines. Photo by author. Once upon a time there were two career chefs who met in a super-fine big city restaurant, got married...
TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2025 OLD VINE CONFERENCE
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Featured image: Wente selection Chardonnay planted on St. George rootstock in 1953. Photo by Randy Caparoso. This Fall, media and trade members are invited to take a deep dive into the world of old vines through the...
WHY MANY CALIFORNIA WINEGROWERS ARE CALLING FOR TARIFFS ON IMPORTS
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025. BY STUART SPENCER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Over the past two years, an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 tons of California winegrapes – enough to fill 500 to 650 million bottles – were left rotting on the vine. There simply...
CDFA PD/GWSS+ BOARD INVESTS $2.2 MILLION GROWER DOLLARS INTO RESEARCH
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025. BY PIERCE'S DISEASE/GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER BOARD. Vineyard Health Boosted with $2.2 Million Research Investment To build up the California winegrape industry’s protections against pests and diseases, the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged...
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