by Lodi Growers | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog, Vineyards
Long Range Outlook… Growers are probably wondering if this upcoming rainy season will be a benefit to the water picture for 2017. Present long range outlooks are calling for a weak La Nina to develop over the waters of the Equatorial Eastern Pacific this fall...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
Zinfandel is California’s winegrape variety and for over a century, Zinfandel has been at the heart of the Lodi, Sierra Foothill, and eastern Contra Costa County wine industries. Over the years, this versatile variety has lent itself to various grape and wine products...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
At the most basic level, business management involves setting goals, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Vineyard management, of course, is more complicated than this, especially given large amounts of borrowed capital, increasing regulations,...
by Lodi Growers | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2016. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Fruit set is the process in which flowers become fruit and potential fruit size is determined. It occurs after pollen is released from male flower parts (anthers), lands on receptive female flower parts (stigmas),...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
As the 2016 El Niño returns after a month hiatus, much progress is being made towards a Drought Recovery. February had only 0.6 inch of rain, but the first two weeks of March brought 5.2 inches of rain, exactly double the long term average. Good rains in January...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog
MARCH 8, 2016. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The winegrape industry, like all of agriculture, is under intensifying pressure from outside. Increasingly, regulators, retailers, consumers, environmentalists, and others are weighing in on how we conduct our businesses....
