by Lodi Growers | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. In the California wine industry, the emphasis on grape quality has increased over the last couple of decades and for good reason – quality sets competitors apart in the grape and wine markets. However, for...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 24, 2020 | Blog
AUGUST 24, 2020. BY UC DAVIS VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY DEPT. Dr. Karen Block brought together several UC Davis professors to share highlights of their recent research with the Lodi winegrowing community on July 13, 2020. A video recording of their presentations is...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog
AUGUST 17, 2020. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. As harvest gets underway for some and is in full swing for others, the issue around having sufficient labor persists. The challenge drives many growers to use a farm labor contractor (FLC) as a means for ensuring there are...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog
AUGUST 10, 2020. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD. In 2019, the Lodi Winegrape Commission and five local growers were awarded a $50,000 Professional + Producer grant from the USDA’s Western SARE program for “A Collaborative Beneficial Insect and Pheromone Mating...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog
AUGUST 3, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. In most grape purchase contracts, soluble solids are the principal criteria for scheduling harvests. Soluble solids are critically important for wineries because their concentration in the fruit determines potential wine...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog
JULY 27, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Mid-July 2020 veraison in Manassero Vineyard’s old vine Grenache block, planted in the 1940s on the west side of Lodi’s Mokelumne River appellation As we’ve reached the middle and end of July, Lodi wine country has...
