by Lodi Growers | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: La Belle Nue proprietor Jacylyn Stokes among her family’s grapevines, which she also manages. Once upon a time, Jacylyn Stokes bid farewell to her home and family in Lodi. This only made her eventual...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. A team led by the Lodi Winegrape Commission was awarded a $428,111 Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) research grant to determine whether the robust olfactory senses of canines can detect vine mealybugs and...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 5, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Today, most winegrowers are aware of the high risk for leafroll virus infection when there are mealybugs in their vineyard and/or in neighboring vineyards. Mealybugs and scale insects are...
by Lodi Growers | May 30, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Faces of the Lodi wine industry today: Melinda Kearney (middle) going through her handcrafted old vine cuvées with her Lorenza Wine partner Michele Ouellet Benson (right) and winemaker Bree Serpenti (left). I...
by Lodi Growers | May 24, 2023 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. San Joaquin Delta College, a junior/community college headquartered in Stockton, CA, is excited to announce the renewal of Cul Art 32 Evaluation of Wine to be offered this summer. The course will once again be...
by Lodi Growers | May 22, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Todd Maley Maley Vineyards / Owner & Grower HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BEEN FARMING WINEGRAPES? Our family has been farming in Lodi since 1864. I have been farming winegrapes for 35 years. My sons,...
by Lodi Growers | May 15, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023. BY THE SAN JOAQUIN HISTORICAL MUSEUM. Please join the San Joaquin County Historical Museum on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, for “Lodi Vines: Past, Present, and Future,” a celebration of Lodi’s grape and wine industry. All are invited...
by Lodi Growers | May 8, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Grapevine roots take up mineral nutrients from vineyard soils, the primary source of nutrients, to meet the demand for growth and development. Root uptake generally works well for vines, but there are times and...
by Lodi Growers | May 1, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Stampede Vineyard in Lodi’s Clements Hills AVA, certified by the Historic Vineyard Society. In our continuation of Everything You Wanted to Know About Old Vines and Why They’re a Big Deal—which is...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 24, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Continued from TOO MUCH WATER & NOT ENOUGH AIR: WATERLOGGED VINEYARD SOILS PT 1. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR EXCESSIVE SOIL MOISTURE – PREPLANT As with most soil management goals, it is best to take steps to...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Since the 1980s, many researchers, vineyard advisors, and winegrowers have been keenly interested in deficit irrigation and the effects of limited soil water on grapevines. While there are substantial reasons for...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 9, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2023. BY WINE INSTITUTE. As Down to Earth Month begins, four of the state’s premier wineries were awarded California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards, joining 32 past winners from throughout the Golden State. These awardees are...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. For fifteen years, Lodi’s signature event – formerly “ZinFest – Wine, Food, & Fun at Lodi Lake” – has been one of the region’s largest and most successful events each year. At its core, the event is an iconic...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 27, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023. BY CORINNE BUTLER, CAL POLY SLO. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN A REGENERATIVE AG RESEARCH PROJECT WITH CAL POLY SLO? Cal Poly SLO is working with UC Davis on a project funded by FFAR (Foundation for Food and Agriculture) and CDFA...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 20, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Olive trees and old vines thriving in the quintessential Mediterranean climate and deep, rich sandy loam soils—conducive to healthy root systems contributing to plant health and longevity—of Lodi’s...
