by Lodi Growers | May 30, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Vino Farms Vineyard Manager, Marisela Granados, with Vermentino from The Bench Vineyard, cultivated both sustainably and biodynamically (two farming systems that are not diametrically opposed) in Lodi’s...
by Lodi Growers | May 23, 2022 | Blog
MAY 23, 2022. BY CALIFORNIA DPR. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is accepting nominations for the annual Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Achievement Awards through June 30, 2022! The IPM Achievement Awards recognize people and organizations...
by Lodi Growers | May 17, 2022 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
On May 17, 2022, the Lodi Winegrape Commission hosted about 70 local growers and winemakers in Burgundy Hall at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds to discuss winegrape quality in depth. The speakers and topics included: Greg La Follette (Winemaker) – Creating flavor in...
by Lodi Growers | May 16, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022. BY ED HELLMAN, TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION. REVIEWED BY TIM MARTINSON, CORNELL UNIVERSITY & PATTY SKINKIS, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. Flowers and Fruit A fruitful shoot will usually produce one to three flower clusters (inflorescences) depending...
by Lodi Growers | May 9, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022. BY JASON SALING, CHAIR PRO TEMPORE, SONOMA CO PCD. Over the course of more than 18 months, a group of viticulturists and vineyard owners (listed below) have been working together to research both the benefits of, and the process for establishing...
by Lodi Growers | May 2, 2022 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
On April 27, 2022, the Lodi winegrowing community gathered to watch a demonstration of the mini GUSS (gussag.com/mini-guss/), a California-made 4WD autonomous air blast sprayer designed for vineyards by GUSS Automation in Kingsburg, CA. A combination of GPS, LiDAR,...
by Lodi Growers | May 2, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — The eighth annual California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Award winners were announced during Down to Earth Month, a celebration of California’s sustainable viticulture and winemaking....
by Lodi Growers | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022. BY MATT COMREY, TECHNICAL NUTRITION AGRONOMIST, WILBUR-ELLIS. I’ve recently had the opportunity to tour various vineyards in the Lodi/Galt area that experienced extreme frost damage from the most recent frost event on April 12, 2022. The...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, STAN GRANT, and MATT WANINK. Featured image showing frost damage on young shoots in the Lodi AVA (Peltier Rd & Davis Rd), courtesy of Lodi Winegrape Commission Board Member Bruce Fry of Mohr-Fry Ranches. Since March 1,...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Lodi’s Somers Vineyard — old vine Mission planted right alongside the winding Mokelumne River. One of the most interesting things to happen in the Lodi appellation just over the past three, four years...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 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 | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Although we walk and drive on them regularly, we tend to give little thought to vineyard floors other than those directed toward controlling weeds. And yet vineyard floors play pivotal roles in vineyards, residing...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022. BY LISA CANTRELL, PhD, CAPITAL STORYTELLING. What causes a buyer to choose your grapes? Certainly the grape variety, the vines, the soil, the farming practices, the price, and the climate in which the fruit was grown all matter. However, even...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Now available, Lodi! is the first book ever written on Lodi winegrowing that lays out the facts and figures, tells the real story and paints a vivid picture of this historic region with over 400 photographs by the...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The Western monarch population has declined 95% since the 1980s, likely due to multiple factors including habitat loss and...
