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SOME WINE MAKING PROBLEMS & VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
AUGUST 27, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. You probably have heard the phrase ‘wine begins in the vineyard’ (Figure 1). It is another way of saying that many of the compounds contributing to the color, flavor, aroma, and mouthfeel of wines are already present in the harvested...
LODI’S SINGLE-VINEYARD WINES
AUGUST 20, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. What are the top Lodi Viticultural Area vineyards identified as vineyard-designate wines on highly regarded Lodi grown bottlings, and why do they matter? They matter because of the precedent set in European countries long ago: The...
Q & A WITH GROWERS AND CONSULTANTS WHO ACTUALLY USE AERIAL IMAGERY…
AUGUST 13, 2018. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON. We asked four local guys four questions and here is what they said. 1. What do you look for in an aerial imagery company or system? GROWER #1: Efficiency and reliability are important because if they can’t make it to your...
BENEFICIAL INSECT DRONES!
AUGUST 6, 2018. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON. It isn't every day or everywhere that children get to take part in vineyard pest control. On Tuesday, July 24th, 2018, Jay Leone and the other members of the Lodi Winegrape Commission's Mealybug Biocontrol Research Focus Group and...
LODI NOMINATED FOR BEST WINE REGION
JULY 30, 2018. The LODI, California AVA has been nominated in USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice travel award - wine regions contest! If you haven't checked out USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice Awards yet, you are in for a treat! These awards are a wonderful...
