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...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD. At the Lodi Winegrape Commission, we have a deep respect for the efforts of growers, viticulturists, and vintners who paved the way for us to farm today. It is common for people to stop in and share newspaper...
