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LODI AVA EDUCATIONAL TOOL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. We recently created a comprehensive overview of the Lodi AVA and are excited to share it with you! This 24-page document includes “quick facts” as well as extensive content dedicated to regional history,...
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UCCE N. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY VITICULTURE FARM ADVISOR UPDATE
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors play a significant role in agriculture, connecting the entire industry with the latest science coming out of the university...
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A PICTURE POSTCARD HISTORY OF LODI, PAST & PRESENT
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Early 1900s colorized picture postcard depicting grapes arriving at Stockton's El Pinal Winery, a winery founded in 1858 that contracted many of Lodi's growers all the way through the 1930s. ...
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IMPACT OF PHYLLOXERA ON LODI’S VAUNTED OLD VINES & THEIR NATURAL DEFENSES
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: In Lodi's Charlie Lewis Vineyard, head trained (i.e., "gobelet") Zinfandel planted on its own rootstocks in 1903, next to younger vines trained as vertical cordon vines. Photo by Randy Caparoso. Own-rooted...
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MECHANICAL HARVESTING – LOOKING BACK & LOOKING FORWARD
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD. At the Lodi Winegrape Commission, we have a deep respect for the efforts of growers, viticulturists, and vintners who paved the way for us to farm today. It is common for people to stop in and share newspaper...