COFFEE SHOP BLOG

We asked four local guys four questions and here is what they said.   AUGUST 13, 2018. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON. 1. What do you look for in an aerial imagery company or system? GROWER #1:  Efficiency and reliability are important because if they can’t make it to your field...

JULY 30, 2018. The LODI, California AVA has been nominated in USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice travel award - wine regions contest! If you haven't checked out USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice Awards yet, you are in for a treat!  These awards are a wonderful...

BY RANDY CAPAROSO. JULY 16, 2018. Tempranillo (a.k.a Tinta Roriz)   tem • prah • knee • oh Tempranillo is known by over a dozen synonyms in its native country of Spain. In Portugal’s Douro region, where it is used for Port, it is called Tinta Roriz. The name of the...

BY RANDY CAPAROSO. JULY 9, 2018. Sauvignon blanc (a.k.a. Sauvignon, Fumé blanc)   so • vin • yon  blahnk At the Lake County Sauvignon Blanc Experience event in May, the famous French ampelographer Jean-Michel Boursiquot explained that the name is derived from the...

BY KATJA LOEFFELHOLZ. POSTED JULY 2, 2018. The prominence of vineyard-designated wines is another lesson in value-added agricultural branding which presents both the winery and the vineyard owner or lessee with a number of marketing and legal issues. Recognizing the...

This Thursday, June 28th, 2018, Wine Business Monthly will host the Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium at the Wine & Roses Conference Center.  In just the last week, they've added numerous top-notch speakers from all over California.  Not only is this an...