by Lodi Growers | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog
JULY 2, 2018. BY KATJA LOEFFELHOLZ. The prominence of vineyard-designated wines is another lesson in value-added agricultural branding which presents both the winery and the vineyard owner or lessee with a number of marketing and legal issues. Recognizing the value of...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog
This Thursday, June 28th, 2018, Wine Business Monthly will host the Lodi Vineyard & Wine Economics Symposium at the Wine & Roses Conference Center. In just the last week, they’ve added numerous top-notch speakers from all over California. Not only is...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog
BY RANDY CAPAROSO, originally published on lodiwine.com 6.5.2018 Bokisch Ranches’ Vista Luna Vineyard in Lodi’s Borden Ranch AVA (the rocky hillside source of Neyers’ Vista Luna Zinfandel) Over the weekend we received a note from David Gates, who is...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 8, 2018 | Blog
BY DRS. ALAN WEI AND JAMES STAMP In the May 2018 issue of Wine Business Monthly, industry experts Drs. Alan Wei and James Stamp describe examples of the latest technologies such as bacteriophage, RNAi, nano antibodies, CRISPR and their possible applications to combat...
by Lodi Growers | May 3, 2018 | Blog
By Stan Grant We have explored various aspects of water management in vineyards in past Lodi Growers Coffee Shop postings, but we have yet to consider economics, as we will here. For the sake of this discussion, we will assume competent vineyard management, adequate...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog
APRIL 17, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. First: A Bit About Grapevine Buds Grapevines are hardy plants that have several traits to help them survive. Compound buds are among these. Elongating shoots trained to form grapevine trunks, arms on head-trained vines, and cordons on...
