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 | 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...