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DECEMBER 23, 2019.  BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Well over 90% of wine grapes grown in Lodi still go to California’s largest wineries rather than to the smaller Lodi based wineries that are now popularizing wines with “Lodi” on the label. This means that most of Lodi’s grapes...

DECEMBER 16, 2019.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Businesses, including winegrape businesses, never standstill.  They are either moving forward or slipping backward relative to their competition.  Even during the winter, while the vines are resting dormant, successful...

DECEMBER 9, 2019.  BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. For nearly half a decade, Cal/OSHA has been considering the creation of a regulation that specifically addresses the unique hazards found while working at night in agriculture.  After many starts and stops, sufficient traction...

DECEMBER 2, 2019.  BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2020 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards.  Applications are now being accepted at www.greenmedal.org.  The California...

NOVEMBER 25, 2019.  BY RANDY CAPAROSO. SommFoundation, a supportive arm of Guild of Sommeliers (which, in turn, is the educational arm of the Court of Master Sommeliers), has just released its post-event survey reporting on a "Harvest Enrichment Trip" to Lodi wine...