by Lodi Growers | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020. BY JENNY HEITMAN, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Here in Lodi, old vines are living, breathing remnants of our winegrowing history; silent reminders that our roots in farming run deep. As home to California’s highest concentration of old vine...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. BY LYNN WUNDERLICH, FARM ADVISOR. UC Cooperative Extension, UC IPM, and the Spray Application Pest Management Alliance Team, with support from California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pest Management Alliance grants program,...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. BY KRIS BEAL, VINEYARD TEAM. Registration Now Open for VIRTUAL Sustainable Ag Expo & International Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Since 2003, the Sustainable Ag Expo has offered world-class educational content for farmers, researchers,...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Sauvignon blanc has a long and noble history in regions of France where the Cabernet family of varieties predominate, most notably in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley. Actually, Sauvignon blanc is one of the...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. There is an unusual sense of “nakedness” in the immediacy of fruit and whiffs of tea leaf-like dusty/earthiness to the just-released 2019 Monte Rio Cellars Primitivo. Something strange for a...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 7, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020. BY CLIFF OHMART, PH.D. The Lodi wine community has devoted significant attention and energy to implementing sustainable winegrowing practices since the early 1990s. The focus has been on all aspects of vineyard management, from soil...