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HOW WOMEN AND GERMAN SETTLERS CIVILIZED THE RUM-GUZZLING 1800S TOWN CALLED LODI
MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The era of saloons and gamblers In 1874 the 450 or so citizens of a little town called Mokelumne — nestled in the lush watershed area of California's Mokelumne River, just east of the marshy Sacramento-San Joaquin River...
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 7TH ANNUAL CA GREEN MEDAL AWARDS
MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — Four California wineries and vintners were named Green Medal winners recognizing a commitment to sustainability in Leader, Business, Environment, and Community categories. The California wine community is a...
A LOOK BACK TO 1995
MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. A few weeks ago, Research, Education, & Communication Committee Member Dr. Keith Striegler shared with us an old pile of Lodi Winegrape Commission newsletters. A lot has changed since then - our number of acres...
AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC TRACTOR DEMO ON JULY 9
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. All are invited and welcome to join Jon Wetmore, Aaron Shinn, and the Lodi Winegrape Commission as Monarch Tractor demo's an electric, driver-optional tractor on July 9, 2021, at a Round Valley Ranches vineyard....
INTEGRATED BUNCH ROT MANAGEMENT FOR WINEGRAPE VINEYARDS
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Fortunately for California vineyard managers, they have fewer foliar fungal diseases to contend with than vineyard managers in many other grape-growing regions of the world. Still, fungal disease control...
WILL GRENACHE BLANC BECOME LODI’S CHARDONNAY SOMEDAY SOON?
MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The misbegotten grape Grenache blanc, the golden-green tinted clonal variation of the black-skinned Grenache noir, is the little grape that could. The best word to describe its track record, or fairly recent success, in the...
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION CELEBRATES 30 YEARS
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Lodi Winegrape Commission Celebrates 30 Years, Passing Referendum with 85% Approval Organization’s success attributed to support and funding by visionary winegrowers The California Department of Food...
THE SEASONALITY OF VINEYARD MINERAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Growing seasons have a rhythm-based on grapevine growth and development. Those of us in the winegrape business are well aware of this cadence because our work lives are tied to it. Much less obvious is the...








