by Lodi Growers | Nov 21, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2022. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Although Petite Sirah is firmly associated with California, its homeland is southeast France. There the variety is known as Durif after Dr. Francois Durif, the French nurseryman who first discovered and...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2023 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards, with applications now being accepted at greenmedal.org. Vineyards...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022. BY DONNELL BROWN, NGRA PRESIDENT. Abby Hammermeister of UC Davis Wins Three-Year Award with Research Focusing on Understanding Grapevine Stress Response to Heat and Drought In Spring 2022, the National Grape Research Alliance (NGRA)...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 4, 2022 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Canopy management plays a crucial role in not only winegrape quality but also in pest and disease management. Dr. Justin Tanner (UC), our future Northern San Joaquin Viticulture Farm Advisor, shared the results of a recent canopy architecture project. Dr....
by Lodi Growers | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Anaya Vineyards Clements Hills-Lodi Nebbiolo in the light of harvest morning. Among the many wine grapes commercially grown in Lodi—over 125 of them, at last count—there is one that has remained obscurity...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Topsoil tillage is a concept familiar to grape growers. It is so familiar, in fact, that most growers intuitively know the best implement and the best timing to incorporate weeds or cover crop residues into the...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 10, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: On a 2022 harvest morning, gnarly, own-rooted 120-year-old Schmiedt family-grown Zinfandel going into Icon’s “Old Gods” bottling. One of the big stories in Lodi wine country just over the...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 3, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. HISTORY Typically, research by a trade association like the Lodi Winegrape Commission is done by allocating funds towards projects deemed as priority needs. Requests for proposals...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 26, 2022 | Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. It’s hard to believe that this is the 18th year of the Sustainable Ag Expo! What started as a one-day educational event has evolved to a full three-day conference with top notch experts and a full service trade show....
by Lodi Growers | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. In vineyards, some problems develop fast, like powdery mildew epidemics and heat stress. These become apparent within days after initiation. Other problems are more insidious, slowly revealing themselves over...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Dr. Stephanie Bolton, Lodi Winegrape Commission’s director of sustainable winegrowing, examining a rare, “new” cultivar called Chardonnay rosa now grown in Lodi. The Lodi Viticultural...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. We recently created a comprehensive overview of the Lodi AVA and are excited to share it with you! This 24-page document includes “quick facts” as well as extensive content dedicated to regional history,...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 29, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors play a significant role in agriculture, connecting the entire industry with the latest science coming out of the university...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Early 1900s colorized picture postcard depicting grapes arriving at Stockton’s El Pinal Winery, a winery founded in 1858 that contracted many of Lodi’s growers all the way through the 1930s....
by Lodi Growers | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: In Lodi’s Charlie Lewis Vineyard, head trained (i.e., “gobelet”) Zinfandel planted on its own rootstocks in 1903, next to younger vines trained as vertical cordon vines. Photo by Randy...
