PARTS OF THE GRAPE VINE: FLOWERS & FRUIT

PARTS OF THE GRAPE VINE: FLOWERS & FRUIT

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...
SPOTLIGHT ON FROST DAMAGE IN GRAPES

SPOTLIGHT ON FROST DAMAGE IN GRAPES

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...
APRIL 12, 2022 FROST EVENT

APRIL 12, 2022 FROST EVENT

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,...
MISSION – THE HISTORIC VARIETAL THAT REFUSES TO DIE

MISSION – THE HISTORIC VARIETAL THAT REFUSES TO DIE

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...