by Lodi Growers | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. In winegrape vineyards, variety is among the most important factors affecting economic success. And, after all the time and effort we dedicate to selecting a clone, rootstock, and...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Here in mid-December, the big news out of Lodi wine country is this: the 2019 Klinker Brick Winery Lodi Grenache Blanc ($15) has been rated among the 2020 Wine Spectator Top 100 Sweepstakes! “Each year since...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020. BY WILL FARR, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. Prior to the .09” of rain that fell on November 17th and 18th at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, you have to go all the way back to May 30th to find the last recorded measurable rainfall (.02”). That’s...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. They are called “own-rooted.” Growers in Lodi have also used terms like “natural roots” and “wild-rooted.” Whatever it’s called, the vast majority of old vines planted before the...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020. BY ROB MACCULLOCH MW, GDIP ENOLOGY & VITICULTURE. In 2012, I traveled to the USA for a three-week-long research project. In Lodi. Why Lodi? Because of the acreage of old vine Zinfandel. Sure, old vines were central to the project, but so...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. To get a true grip on the role Lodi plays in the world of wines, you need to see where the state of California stands in it. According to the California Wine Institute’s Discover California Wines website, California...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. There is an unusual sense of “nakedness” in the immediacy of fruit and whiffs of tea leaf-like dusty/earthiness to the just-released 2019 Monte Rio Cellars Primitivo. Something strange for a...
