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THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF VINEYARD SOIL MANAGEMENT: OPTIMIZED ROOT ZONE FUNCTION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Given the demands and complexity of vineyard management, it is easy to become lost in the day-to-day details of specific tasks and forget the reasons for our efforts. This is often the case for vineyard soil...
SAVING OLD VINE CARIGNAN AT NICOLINI RANCH
DECEMBER 13, 2021. BY JEFF BURROWS, FOOD WINE CLICK! This article was originally submitted as an entry in the Jancis Robinson annual wine writing competition and was posted here with written permission from the author. All views belong to the author. Old vines...
FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE STUDENTS: HARVESTING KNOWLEDGE IN THE VINEYARD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021. BY KAITLYN TINER, STUDENT. The Fall semester began for Folsom Lake College Viticulture students at the end of August with a visit to the Lodi Winegrape Commission's Demonstration Vineyard, a small plot of 37 vines adjacent to a public park...
KAY CRUZ OF XERCES HONORED WITH BEELER AWARD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021. BY LOWER MOKELUMNE RIVER WATERSHED. Jessa Kay Cruz, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist with The Xerces Society, was awarded the 2021 Frank R. Beeler Watershed Stewardship Award. Ms. Kay Cruz was nominated by Dr. Stephanie Bolton,...
HOW TO SHUT DOWN VINES FOR THE WINTER & PREVENT DELAYED SPRING GROWTH
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021. BY TED RIEGER. Post-harvest vineyard management practices are important to prepare grapevines to shut down for winter dormancy and to withstand cold temperatures while also storing reserves in woody tissues to begin spring growth for the...
2022 GREEN MEDAL AWARDS for SUSTAINABILITY NOW OPEN!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021. BY WINE INSTITUTE. California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 8th Annual Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards, with applications now being accepted at greenmedal.org. ABOUT CALIFORNIA GREEN MEDAL...
VARIETY FOCUS: PINOT VARIETIES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Pinot noir is the grape of Burgundy, which is among the most revered red wines in the world. Pinot noir is also a very old grape variety. In fact, Roman writings suggest Pinot noir was already cultivated in Gaul...
KAREN ROSS TO SPEAK AT LWC 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. PLEASE JOIN US in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Lodi Winegrape Commission and honoring the accomplishments of its dedicated winegrowers and wine community on Wednesday, November 17, from 5:00 to 7:30pm...
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