MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION.
Please join the Lodi Winegrape Commission on Thursday, December 1st at Burgundy Hall to celebrate 30 Years of Rootstock Research at Liberty Vineyard! The meeting is co-hosted by the Lodi Winegrape Commission and E. & J. Gallo Winery. The agenda with the full list of speakers is below.
Attendance is FREE and open to everyone. Kindly RSVP by today so that we can get a count for the luncheon catered by Tin Roof BBQ.
30 YEARS OF ROOTSTOCK RESEARCH: LIBERTY VINEYARD
December 1st, 2022 • Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Burgundy Hall, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA
7:30 – 8:00am Registration & Coffee
8:00 – 8:40am Grapevine Rootstocks: Characteristics & Commercial Use
Andy Walker, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
8:40 – 9:00am The Diaz-Garcia Lab Breeding Program
Luis Diaz-Garcia, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
9:00 – 9:30am Lodi Liberty Rootstock Trial: Genesis & Initial Results
Paul Verdegaal, Viticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin Co.
9:30 – 10:15am Grapevine Nutrition Results
Matt Comrey, Agronomist, Wilbur-Ellis
10:15 – 10:30am BREAK
10:30 – 11:00am Grapevine Virus Testing & Results
Evan Hedrick, Director, Laboratory Services, Wonderful Laboratories
11:00 – 11:15am Nematode Testing & Results
Jackie Harris, Grower Outreach, E. & J. Gallo Winery
11:15 – 12:00pm Viticultural Performance of Select Grapevine Rootstocks after 30 Years
Keith Striegler, PhD, Grower Outreach, E. & J. Gallo Winery
12:00 – 12:15pm Rootstock Trials at the UC Oakville Station
Justin Tanner, PhD, Future Viticulture Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin Co.
12:15 – 12:30pm The Lodi Grapevine Rootstock Research Focus Group
Stephanie Bolton, PhD, Research & Education Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission
12:30 – 1:30pm Tri-Tip Lunch from Tin Roof BBQ (RSVP required)
RSVP by November 28: To the Lodi Winegrape Commission at 209.367.4727 or info@lodiwine.com.
A Recent Journal Article about the Liberty Vineyard Trial:
“Grapevine rootstocks affect growth-related scion phenotypes.” 2021.
By Zoë Migicovsky, Peter Cousins, Lindsay M. Jordan, Sean Myles, Richard, Keith Striegler, Paul Verdegaal, and Daniel H. Chitwood. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pld3.324
2019 Lodi Rootstock Field Day:
To view the full proceedings from the 2019 Rootstock Field Day click HERE.
Have something interesting to say? Consider writing a guest blog article!
To subscribe to the Coffee Shop Blog, send an email to stephanie@lodiwine.com with the subject “blog subscribe.”
To join the Lodi Growers email list, send an email to stephanie@lodiwine.com with the subject “grower email subscribe.”
To receive Lodi Grower news and event promotions by mail, send your contact information to stephanie@lodiwine.com or call 209.367.4727.
For more information on the wines of Lodi, visit the Lodi Winegrape Commission’s consumer website, lodiwine.com.
For more information on the LODI RULES Sustainable Winegrowing Program, visit lodigrowers.com/standards or lodirules.org.
