TOP TEN TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO

Harvest has come to a close but meeting season is in full swing for the winegrape industry!  Several members of the Lodi winegrowing community headed south to fun and beautiful San Luis Obispo, California (SLO) for the tenth annual Sustainable Ag Expo hosted by our...

VINEYARD LONGEVITY

NOVEMBER 9, 2017.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Vineyards are long-term investments expected to annually generate profitable yields of high quality winegrapes over many years (Fig. 1).  Unfortunately, too often this expectation is not fulfilled.  There are three...

NOW’S THE TIME: BARN OWL BOX MAINTENANCE

Now is the time to clean out your barn owl nesting boxes, which depending on where you live are usually empty from Halloween until early December!  Much like teenagers, the owls don’t clean out their own nests (which they create from regurgitated pellets –...

VINEYARD BUSINESS IDENTITY AND MARKETING

OCTOBER 19. 2017.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Every business has an identity – that is a commonly held impression of its character within its market.  For example, those of us involved in the winegrape industry hold certain perceptions about other vineyard...

FIRE DISASTER RELIEF #CAWineStrong

Wine industry leaders have formed a support network to provide immediate assistance and long-term aid to victims of the fires ravaging Northern California and are calling on the national wine community for additional help. Organized by a group of association leaders...