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STORY OF AN APPELLATION THE INDELIBLE IMPACT OF LODI’S GERMAN COMMUNITY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Early 1900s photograph of Woock Vineyard—consisting of furrow-irrigated Flame Tokay, Zinfandel, and Alicante Bouschet—owned and farmed by one of Lodi's leading German-Russian families. Courtesy photo. The...
AVIVO’S LATEST RELEASES SHINE A LIGHT ON REGENERATIVELY GROWN LODI GRAPES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Vermentino regeneratively grown by Vino Farms in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA for AVIVO Wines. Ridgely Evers—called "Ridge" by friends, family, and colleagues—is excited by the two latest releases under his...
USDA-NRCS FINANCIAL INCENTIVE DEADLINES APPROACHING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023. BY SONYA MILLER, DISTRICT CONSERVATIONIST, USDA NRCS. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California announces Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024) federal assistance opportunities for...
‘A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS,’ THE LODI GROWER MOTTO
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. New Video Series Highlights What Sets The Lodi Region Apart The Lodi Winegrape Commission just unveiled a new, grower-focused video series named “A Rising Tide.” Two years in the making, the eight-part video...
INTERNATIONAL VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY SOCIETY (IVES) – A PORTRAIT
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2023. BY ROLAND RIESEN, PhD, CHAIRMAN OF IVES. Why – the vision High-quality scientific research and the dissemination of its results are crucial to help advance knowledge in any industry or service. Typically, research results are published in...
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE NATURAL WINEMAKERS TRYING TO DO TO US?
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Craig Haarmeyer, a winemaker widely admired for his adamantly low intervention winemaking, sharing the love with Lodi grown Chenin blanc. I recently came across an article entitled "What is natural wine?"...
2024 NUFFIELD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023. BY NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL - USA. The featured image is of Dr. Stephanie Bolton (pictured center) on her Nuffield Global Focus Program in March 2023, visiting Mike Casey (pictured left) and Euan White (pictured right) of the world's first...
2023 SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. The Vineyard Team recently shared the lineup of speakers presenting at the 2023 Sustainable Ag Expo on Tuesday, November 14, and Wednesday, November 15. The program features viticulture experts from preeminent...