by Lodi Growers | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
JANUARY 7, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Lodi is undoubtedly California’s oldest “up and coming” wine region. Although winegrapes have been cultivated here since the 1860s, its reputation for artisanal style, small-production, sustainably farmed wines has emerged only...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 31, 2018 | Vineyards
DECEMBER 31, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The Lodi Winegrape Commission (est. 1991), an organization formed and led by growers for the purpose of research, education, and promotions, is pleased to begin work on the seventh edition of the Vineyard Supplier...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2018. BY WALT MAHAFFEE & THE FRAME NETWORKS GROUP. Another grape season has come to an end, and preparation for the next begins. As part of that preparation, people are curious about our fungicide resistance monitoring work and how different regions...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 17, 2018 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Main handout with mechanization vendor contact information is available HERE Future vineyard mechanization demonstrations and meetings will be announced on lodigrowers.com and via the Lodi Winegrape Commission and Gallo networks ...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2018. BY ALAN WEI, PH.D, AND JAMES A. STAMP, PH.D. The 2017/18 testing, grafting and production season saw the first of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) and Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus (GPGV) in protocol 2010 certified stock. GPGV is...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2018. BY LAKE COUNTY GROWERS. For those of you reading our viticulture blog from other countries (according to Google analytics there are several of you out there!) who may not be aware, California faced another year of terrible wildfires in wine country....
by Lodi Growers | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Please join the Lodi Winegrape Commission on Tuesday, December 11th for a MECHANIZATION SHOWCASE! Be sure to RSVP (details below) as lunch is provided. Lodi growers have a history of maximizing vineyard efficiency. With...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. To kick off 2018’s National Zinfandel Day week, this past November 14, over 100 winemakers and growers came together from both inside and outside the Lodi AVA for a Technical Workshop co-sponsored by the Lodi Winegrape...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog
NOVEMBER 26, 2018. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Although grapevines have the potential to live for many decades, most vineyards have a productive lifetime limited by pests, diseases, and other factors. When farming costs regularly exceed grape revenues due to...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
NOVEMBER 19, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL. Hiro Tejima is a wine professional new to his job as Japan Director with the California Wine Institute after working many years in the Australian wine industry. Tejima, who is based in Sydney, Australia, recently brought a group of...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Date: November 14, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Oak Farm Vineyards, 23627 DeVries Rd, Lodi, CA 95242 Cost: $25, lunch included in ticket price More so than any other variety, Zinfandel holds a special...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2018. BY WINE INSTITUTE. Fifth Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2019 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL. Lodi transforms during harvest. The area takes on a different look and feel. Earthy aromas waft as workers tend the vineyards, and pick-ups line roads in clusters here and there where the action is taking place. Tractors amble...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Richard Ripken The Lodi American Viticultural Area boasts close to 100 wine grape varieties currently in production. Lodi likely wouldn’t have the diversity it enjoys today were it not for Richard...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 17, 2018 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Main Handout, which includes a red leaf flow chart, a grapevine virus comparison chart, and a “Vine Mealybug by the Numbers” infographic, is available HERE Sweep nets to scout for the threecornered alfalfa hopper, the presumed red blotch vector, are...
