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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021.  BY KAITLYN TINER, STUDENT. The Fall semester began for Folsom Lake College Viticulture students at the end of August with a visit to the Lodi Winegrape Commission's Demonstration Vineyard, a small plot of 37 vines adjacent to a public park...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021.  BY LOWER MOKELUMNE RIVER WATERSHED. Jessa Kay Cruz, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist with The Xerces Society, was awarded the 2021 Frank R. Beeler Watershed Stewardship Award. Ms. Kay Cruz was nominated by Dr. Stephanie Bolton,...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021.  BY TED RIEGER. Post-harvest vineyard management practices are important to prepare grapevines to shut down for winter dormancy and to withstand cold temperatures while also storing reserves in woody tissues to begin spring growth for the...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021.  BY WINE INSTITUTE. California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 8th Annual Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards, with applications now being accepted at greenmedal.org. ABOUT CALIFORNIA GREEN MEDAL...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Pinot noir is the grape of Burgundy, which is among the most revered red wines in the world. Pinot noir is also a very old grape variety. In fact, Roman writings suggest Pinot noir was already cultivated in Gaul...