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IMPORTED FOREIGN BULK WINE: THE DIRTY SECRET NO ONE IN CALIFORNIA WINE IS TALKING ABOUT
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. According to the Gomberg Fredrikson Report, nearly 68 million gallons of foreign bulk wine was imported by California wineries in 2022. And no one is talking about it. Over the past couple of...
OUR OWN RANDY CAPAROSO NOMINATED FOR OLD VINE HERO AWARD – VOTE TODAY
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Internationally-recognized The Old Vine Conference has nominated Randy Caparoso as one of 16 individuals or organizations considered to be making the greatest contribution towards the movement to recognize,...
EFFICIENCY FOR FINE TUNING VINEYARDS
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The basics of vineyard management include taking appropriate actions at the right time and with the proper intensity to achieve the desired viticultural result. These basics provide guidance about what to do, but...
EARLY SENSORY REPORT ON LODI’S CHALLENGING, YET EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING, 2023 VINTAGE
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: McCay Cellars raising a toast in one of his old vine Zinfandel blocks. California's 2023 harvest, you might have heard, was problematic, especially in the Lodi appellation. In Lodi, the challenges were more...
2024 XERCES MONARCH & POLLINATOR KITS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many pollinating insects are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The population of Western monarch butterflies has declined 95% since the 1980s, due to a variety of reasons, including habitat loss and...
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR HISTORIC CONSERVATION FUNDING APPROACHING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024. BY TAWNY MATA, PhD, CDFA. As many of you are aware, California is facing revenue projections that are likely to result in less state funding for sustainable agriculture incentive programs. Luckily, at the same time, the federal government...
THE POWER OF EARTHWORMS: BOOSTING SOIL HEALTH & CROP YIELDS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024. BY LOTTIE DAWSON. Soil health is a constant worry for anyone whose business relies upon crop yields to survive. While we benefit from fantastic growing capabilities across the Lodi area and our grapes are of exceptional quality, there are...
VINEYARD REMOVALS: LODI GROWER CONSIDERATIONS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. At the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium’s State of the Industry presentation on January 24, Jeff Bitter with Allied Grape Growers recommended that California needs to remove a minimum of 50,000...
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