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“SAVE THE OLD VINES” MARKETING CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS LODI’S HERITAGE PLANTINGS & OLD VINE WINES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020. BY JENNY HEITMAN, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Here in Lodi, old vines are living, breathing remnants of our winegrowing history; silent reminders that our roots in farming run deep. As home to California’s highest concentration of old vine...
ONLINE AIR BLAST SPRAYER CALIBRATION COURSE NOW AVAILABLE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. BY LYNN WUNDERLICH, FARM ADVISOR. UC Cooperative Extension, UC IPM, and the Spray Application Pest Management Alliance Team, with support from California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pest Management Alliance grants program,...
VIRTUAL SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO – NOVEMBER 2020
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020. BY KRIS BEAL, VINEYARD TEAM. Registration Now Open for VIRTUAL Sustainable Ag Expo & International Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Since 2003, the Sustainable Ag Expo has offered world-class educational content for farmers, researchers,...
VARIETY FOCUS: MANAGING SAUVIGNON BLANC
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Sauvignon blanc has a long and noble history in regions of France where the Cabernet family of varieties predominate, most notably in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley. Actually, Sauvignon blanc is one of the...
PATRICK CAPPIELLO’S MONTE RIO LODI REDS BRING BACK OLD CALIFORNIA WITH A VENGEANCE
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 California...
LODI GROWERS REDUCE PESTICIDE RISK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020. BY CLIFF OHMART, PH.D. The Lodi wine community has devoted significant attention and energy to implementing sustainable winegrowing practices since the early 1990s. The focus has been on all aspects of vineyard management, from soil...
FARMING WINEGRAPES FOR PRODUCTION
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. In the California wine industry, the emphasis on grape quality has increased over the last couple of decades and for good reason - quality sets competitors apart in the grape and wine markets. However, for grape...
UC DAVIS V&E VIRTUALLY ON THE ROAD IN LODI RECAP
AUGUST 24, 2020. BY UC DAVIS VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY DEPT. Dr. Karen Block brought together several UC Davis professors to share highlights of their recent research with the Lodi winegrowing community on July 13, 2020. A video recording of their presentations is...
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