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WEST COAST SMOKE EXPOSURE TASK FORCE SUMMIT UPDATES
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024. BY WEST COAST SMOKE EXPOSURE TASK FORCE. The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) hosted its 4th Annual Smoke Summit virtually on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Over 300 attendees from across the country joined this year's summit to learn...
2024 US SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING SUMMIT RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024. BY CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING ALLIANCE. Over 200 participants attended the two-day US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held in Lodi, California, on April 30 and May 1, 2024. Guests came from all across the US and from more than ten...
PD/GWSS BOARD GRANTS $2.7 MILLION IN NEW RESEARCH FUNDING
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024. BY MATTHEW KAISER, CDFA. In support of cutting-edge research to find solutions to winegrape pests and diseases, the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board recommended $2.7 million in new funding for 15 research projects over the...
IN PURSUIT OF YIELD: GRAPEVINE CAPACITY, BALANCE, & CROP LOAD – PART TWO
TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Continued from IN PURSUIT OF YIELD: GRAPEVINE CAPACITY, BALANCE, & CROP LOAD - PART ONE Grapevine Shoot Growth Balance: The Superstructure of Fruit Yield If grapevine growth capacity is the voltage and growth...
IN PURSUIT OF YIELD: GRAPEVINE CAPACITY, BALANCE, & CROP LOAD – PART ONE
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Grapevine fruit yield is a destination. It is the culmination of several developmental processes during a two-year journey. The developmental path leading to fruit yield is complex (Figure 1). Figure 1. Grapevine...
SEEKING FARMERS: 2024 LATE SUMMER FARMLANDS HABITAT PROGRAM
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024. BY DELTA CONSERVANCY. GET PAID TO PROVIDE HABITAT The Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy, and Point Blue Conservation Science), in partnership with the Delta Conservancy, and with funding from the...
NERO D’AVOLA: A POSTER CHILD FOR TODAY’S TASTE
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Nero d'Avola in LangeTwins Family's Redtail Vineyard in the Jahant AVA of Lodi. NERO D'AVOLA IS A POSTER CHILD FOR TODAY'S TASTE FOR ZESTIER, LIGHTER WEIGHT YET DEEPLY FLAVORFUL REDS One of California...
ALBARIÑO—THE STATE OF ONE OF LODI’S MOST IMPORTANT VARIETAL WHITES
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Silvaspoons Vineyards owner/grower Ron Silva with his Alvarinho, a Portuguese clonal variant of Albariño. Why Albariño is such a natural in Lodi Albariño—a grape variety native to Spain's Rías Baixas region,...
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