by Lodi Growers | Aug 25, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Featured image above: Lodi growers pictured from left to right – Pieter A. den Hartog (son), Pieter den Hartog (father), Hadyn Schatz (son), Rodney Schatz (father), Jacylyn Stokes Iniguez (daughter), Bill Stokes...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025. BY MARC FUCHS (1) & STEPHANIE BOLTON (2). (1) Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY (2) Research and Education, Lodi Winegrape Commission, Lodi, CA Featured image above: A cluster of vine mealybugs at various life stages in a...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 12, 2025 | Blog
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Want a fun way to check in with people during these chaotic times? Ask them to name 5 things that are growing right now. No google searches or AI necessary. Just 5 quick things will give...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 4, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025. BY MARIA ZUMKELLER, MS. What if we could all help solve one of the biggest threats to our local ecosystems (including agricultural systems), just by using our smartphones? That’s the idea behind citizen science: a collaborative approach to...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 28, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025. BY THIBAUT VERDENAL et al, IVES TECHNICAL REVIEW. The integrated management of vine nitrogen nutrition guarantees suitable grape composition at harvest according to the production objective (yield and composition). An agronomic trial revealed...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Thankfully, California winegrowers recently voted to extend funding for the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 14, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025. BY STEWARD AG FOUNDATION. The mission of the grassroots Steward Ag Foundation is to honor the integrity of the California farm worker by providing scholarships for their children, allowing them to transform their lives by pursuing higher...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 30, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
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...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 23, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
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...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 16, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
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,...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 9, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 2, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
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...
by Lodi Growers | May 19, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | May 12, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
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...
by Lodi Growers | May 5, 2025 | Blog
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...
