by Lodi Growers | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. To kick off 2018’s National Zinfandel Day week, this past November 14, over 100 winemakers and growers came together from both inside and outside the Lodi AVA for a Technical Workshop co-sponsored by the Lodi Winegrape...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Richard Ripken The Lodi American Viticultural Area boasts close to 100 wine grape varieties currently in production. Lodi likely wouldn’t have the diversity it enjoys today were it not for Richard...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Vineyards
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. In recent years projects like Lodi Native – where groups of Lodi winemakers have been producing single-vineyard Zinfandels following the exact same, native yeast/neutral oak protocols (thus eliminating brand or winemaker styles...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON & STAN GRANT. Every conversation between Lodi growers right now includes some sort of theory on why we’re seeing more potassium (K+) deficiency than anyone can remember. We discussed it at our monthly PCA Network...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Grenache Blanc (a.k.a. Garnacha blanca) gruh • nasch blahnk Grenache blanc is a white wine mutation of the black skinned Grenache noir grape; planted all over North-East Spain – the variety’s point of origin – and Southern...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Vineyards
JULY 23, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. Wine grapes with certain defects are undesirable for winemaking. These defects fall into two principal categories – compositional and physical. Only a few compositional flaws are discernable in wine grapes while still on the vine, such...
