LODI RULES ENTERS FOURTH EDITION

LODI RULES ENTERS FOURTH EDITION

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2022.  BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD. The Lodi Winegrape Commission is thrilled to release the newly accredited Fourth Edition LODI RULES Sustainable Winegrowing Certification Standards! The goal of the Fourth Edition is to improve the LODI RULES...
MONITORING VINEYARD BUSINESS ECONOMICS

MONITORING VINEYARD BUSINESS ECONOMICS

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Just as careful monitoring of vineyard conditions in the field is foundational to successful viticulture (Figure 1), attentive monitoring of operating economics is fundamental to the success of the vineyard...
WINEGRAPE VARIETY FOCUS: PETITE SIRAH (DURIF)

WINEGRAPE VARIETY FOCUS: PETITE SIRAH (DURIF)

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...