by Lodi Growers | Oct 7, 2016 | Blog, Vineyards
OCTOBER 7, 2016. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. For over 130 years, rootstocks have been available to protect grapevines form soilborne pests. From the beginning, rootstocks have displayed varying influences on the composite grapevine created by grafting. These...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog
Climate is of paramount importance to winegrape growing. The seasonal pattern of sunlight, temperature, rainfall, and humidity influences both above ground and below ground vineyard environments. It sets the length of growing seasons and influences the likelihood of...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 20, 2016 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Paul Verdegaal (UCCE) and Joe Valente (Kautz Farms) Handout available here
by Lodi Growers | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog
Long gone are the days when the daily newspaper was the main source of information for a community. While the newspaper is still an excellent source of information and is fun to read, there now exists other outlets for staying connected and learning about the world....
by Lodi Growers | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
Press Release from Calhoun & Company: The Lodi Winegrape Commission, which represents over 750 winegrowers in the Lodi AVA, has recently announced the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Bolton to Grower Communications & Sustainable Winegrowing Director. Bolton...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog, Vineyards
Long Range Outlook… Growers are probably wondering if this upcoming rainy season will be a benefit to the water picture for 2017. Present long range outlooks are calling for a weak La Nina to develop over the waters of the Equatorial Eastern Pacific this fall...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
Zinfandel is California’s winegrape variety and for over a century, Zinfandel has been at the heart of the Lodi, Sierra Foothill, and eastern Contra Costa County wine industries. Over the years, this versatile variety has lent itself to various grape and wine products...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
At the most basic level, business management involves setting goals, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Vineyard management, of course, is more complicated than this, especially given large amounts of borrowed capital, increasing regulations,...
by Lodi Growers | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2016. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Fruit set is the process in which flowers become fruit and potential fruit size is determined. It occurs after pollen is released from male flower parts (anthers), lands on receptive female flower parts (stigmas),...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 25, 2016 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Handout available here
by Lodi Growers | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
As the 2016 El Niño returns after a month hiatus, much progress is being made towards a Drought Recovery. February had only 0.6 inch of rain, but the first two weeks of March brought 5.2 inches of rain, exactly double the long term average. Good rains in January...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog
MARCH 8, 2016. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The winegrape industry, like all of agriculture, is under intensifying pressure from outside. Increasingly, regulators, retailers, consumers, environmentalists, and others are weighing in on how we conduct our businesses....
by Lodi Growers | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog, Vineyards
We winegrape growers invest great efforts in managing canopies, crops, and other vineyard attributes above ground. In comparison, our efforts below ground are often nominal. And yet, the vineyard below ground is essential to the success and long-term viability of our...
by Lodi Growers | Feb 17, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Uncategorized, Vineyards
W. Douglas Gubler, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA Fungal pathogens of grapevines all produce structures that allow them to overwinter on grapevine cordons, spurs, and canes. In this way the fungi produce spores the following year...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 20, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
Vineyards have two environments – one above ground and another below ground. The above ground environment is our visible domain where we can witness both atmospheric events and grapevine responses to them. In contrast, our ability to observe events...
