by Katie Machado | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Lodi’s Marian’s Vineyard—the 2025 California Vineyard of the Year—in late March 2025, during first bud break. Photo by author. Last week Mark Chandler, Chief Judge at the California State Fair...
by Katie Machado | Apr 7, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025. BY DAWSON LEWIS, REC COMMITTEE CHAIR. Featured image: Silverleaf nightshade with flowers. Photo by Rex Stanton, PhD. Spurred Anoda + Silverleaf Nightshade Weeds can be more than just a nuisance—they compete with your crops, reduce yields and...
by Katie Machado | Mar 17, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2025. BY PIERCE’S DISEASE/GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER BOARD. FEATURED IMAGE: Symptoms of Pierce’s Disease on a leaf. Photo by University of California. California winegrowers should keep an eye on their mailboxes because they will vote in...
by Katie Machado | Mar 10, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Symphony grapes grown by Lodi’s Ironstone Vineyards, producing lower acid yet soft, bright, lusciously fruited white wines. When wine lovers talk about acidity in wine, they are not talking about...
by Katie Machado | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025. BY JAMIE REAMER, PRESIDENT, CLARKSBURG WINEGRAPE GROWERS ASSOCIATION. This year’s Clarksburg Grape Day is on Tuesday, March 11 at the Jean Harvie Community Center in Walnut Grove, CA. Hosted by the Clarksburg Winegrape Growers...
by Katie Machado | Feb 24, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators continue to decline in California, including bees and butterflies. The western monarch butterfly population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s. One step we can take to protect these...
by Katie Machado | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Featured image: Stuart Spencer, Executive Director of the Lodi Winegrape Commission. Photo by Mitch Tobias. The Lodi Winegrape Commission Board of Directors proudly recognizes Executive Director Stuart Spencer...
by Katie Machado | Feb 10, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. The Vineyard Team’s Sustainable Winegrowing podcast brings you the latest in science and research for the wine industry. This popular on-the-go sustainable farming educational resource provides in-depth technical...
by Katie Machado | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. In the past two years, hundreds of thousands of tons of California winegrapes have been left on the vine unharvested. Across the Central Valley this winter, farm workers are going door to door,...
by Katie Machado | Jan 27, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025. BY NATALIE COLLINS, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINEGRAPE GROWERS. Featured image: Unsubsidized, unwanted, unpicked grapes in California vineyard. Photo by Randy Caparoso. Open any one of the wine industry’s major news aggregator email blasts,...
by Katie Machado | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The business of Lodi is grapes. In fact, the region’s climate and soils are so ideal for the cultivation of grapevines, Lodi has become the largest winegrowing region in America. To what extent? According to most...
by Katie Machado | Dec 30, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: July harvest of Lodi Chardonnay grapes in Michael David Winery’s Bare Ranch. Photo by Randy Caparoso. Hooray, we’re getting close to a New Year! This calls, of course, for a good Champagne....
