by Lodi Growers | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Meet Julie Sasak, the newest member of the Lodi Winegrape Commission! Julie will be starting a new role as an assistant to the Viticulture Outreach Program. She recently moved to Sacramento from Cleveland, Ohio and is...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. Beginning in the late 1980’s, Merlot became a major fixture in the California wine grape industry largely because it lends itself to smooth, fruity, darkly colored, and approachable red wines. Merlot is truly an international...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 1, 2018 | Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Cabernet Sauvignon has been the most popular varietal red wine in the American wine industry for longer than anyone can remember. Most certainly, it has been #1 ever since the days when sales of varietal wines began to overtake...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Vineyards
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. In recent years projects like Lodi Native – where groups of Lodi winemakers have been producing single-vineyard Zinfandels following the exact same, native yeast/neutral oak protocols (thus eliminating brand or winemaker styles...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON & STAN GRANT. Every conversation between Lodi growers right now includes some sort of theory on why we’re seeing more potassium (K+) deficiency than anyone can remember. We discussed it at our monthly PCA Network...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Mourvèdre (a.k.a. Monastrell, Mataró) more • ved • ruh Mourvèdre, like Tempranillo, is thought to have first been planted in Spain by the Phoenicians as early as 500 BC; and established in vineyards throughout Southern France –...
