by Lodi Growers | Aug 30, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021. BY CALAMP. About CALAMP The California Agricultural Mediation Program (CALAMP) is the official United States Department of Agriculture certified agricultural mediation program for California. CALAMP’s services are FREE to the...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 23, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. For many wine drinkers, the most important characteristic of a wine is its flavor. While sugar (sweetness and alcohol strength), acidity (tartness), and color related compounds (astringency and bitterness) in...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Terroir is a French term that entails the natural environmental factors, such as climate, soil, topography, aspect, elevation, latitude, etc., that have a direct effect on grape qualities, and ultimately on wines made from...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 9, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The new 2021-2022 board of directors took office during the July meeting of the Lodi Winegrape Commission. Incumbent alternate Jason Eells joins current commissioners Phil Abba, Bruce Fry, Curt Gillespie, Matt...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021. BY CDFA. A state exterior quarantine has been declared to prohibit the introduction of the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, into California. Spotted lanternfly was first detected in North American in 2014 in Pennsylvania and has...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021. BY BRI GROSSKOPF, CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING. Skills in communication, teamwork and management are highly prized when seeking new employees. The Center for Land-Based Learning (CLBL), an agricultural education nonprofit headquartered in...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021. BY JENNY HEITMAN, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. In today’s world, we are all trying to sell something. Whether it is a product like grapes or wine, a service, or ourselves, we are all salespeople in our interactions with others. Storytelling can...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The era of saloons and gamblers In 1874 the 450 or so citizens of a little town called Mokelumne — nestled in the lush watershed area of California’s Mokelumne River, just east of the marshy Sacramento-San Joaquin River...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 5, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — Four California wineries and vintners were named Green Medal winners recognizing a commitment to sustainability in Leader, Business, Environment, and Community categories. The California wine community is a...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. A few weeks ago, Research, Education, & Communication Committee Member Dr. Keith Striegler shared with us an old pile of Lodi Winegrape Commission newsletters. A lot has changed since then – our number of...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. All are invited and welcome to join Jon Wetmore, Aaron Shinn, and the Lodi Winegrape Commission as Monarch Tractor demo’s an electric, driver-optional tractor on July 9, 2021, at a Round Valley Ranches...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Fortunately for California vineyard managers, they have fewer foliar fungal diseases to contend with than vineyard managers in many other grape-growing regions of the world. Still, fungal disease control...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The misbegotten grape Grenache blanc, the golden-green tinted clonal variation of the black-skinned Grenache noir, is the little grape that could. The best word to describe its track record, or fairly recent success, in the...
by Lodi Growers | May 31, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Lodi Winegrape Commission Celebrates 30 Years, Passing Referendum with 85% Approval Organization’s success attributed to support and funding by visionary winegrowers The California Department of Food...
by Lodi Growers | May 24, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Growing seasons have a rhythm-based on grapevine growth and development. Those of us in the winegrape business are well aware of this cadence because our work lives are tied to it. Much less obvious is the...
