by Guest Contributor | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog, Vineyards
Esteemed California Sustainable Winegrowing Program LODI RULES™ Goes International Israel’s Golan Heights and Galil Mountain Wineries Achieve Historic Certification January 18, 2018, LODI, CA – The LODI RULES™ Sustainable Winegrowing Program,...
by Guest Contributor | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Vineyards
Cliff Ohmart, original architect of LODI RULES and sustainability giant, announces his retirement by Randy Caparoso It is largely agreed, within the American winegrowing industry, that the Lodi Viticultural Area’s crowning achievement has been the establishment, in...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Vineyards
Tribute to Paul Verdegaal – one of Lodi’s “men behind the curtain” by Randy Caparoso. This coming February 6, 2018, Lodi winegrowers will get together for their 66th Annual LODI GRAPE DAY. They will also mark the occasion with a celebration of the retirement of Paul...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
Plant microbiomes are a topic of microbiology research that is rapidly growing with numerous new discoveries. Like humans, plants are covered with microbes that serve many functions from assisting with absorbing nutrients, protecting plants from pathogens, and other...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
Fourth Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2018 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are being accepted now through...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
One of the most challenging operations in Lodi vineyards is to pre-prune. It can be difficult to choose pre-pruning equipment since Lodi growers are using multiple different trellis systems (and sometimes also odd configurations within those trellis...
