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CALIFORNIA VITICULTURE: ADOPTION, DISCOVERY, & INNOVATION
MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. California was home to some of the earliest New World winegrape growing pioneers. Franciscan missionaries led the way when they planted V. vinifera (Mission) vines around 1770. Today, there are more winegrape...
CALL FOR “THE FARMER’S DOG” STORIES
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Most farmers have a trusty canine companion who joyfully rides in the truck, chases gophers, and helps check the grapes for optimal ripeness. We want to hear your stories about these faithful dogs because,...
A LODI WHITE WINE MAKES THE WORLDS TOP 100 LIST
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 1988," you...
SOIL TEXTURE AND VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Texture is a fundamental and familiar soil property. Among winegrape growers, it is common knowledge that sandy or lighter textured soils hold less water and consequently, dry more rapidly than clayey or...
WILL 2020 BE THE DRIEST CALENDAR YEAR ON RECORD?
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...
THE WINE & GRAPE MARKET
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. COVID not only upended our lives but upended the wine and grape market in ways no one expected. Prior to the lockdowns that took effect in March, on-premise sales (restaurants, bars, etc.)...
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OWN-ROOTED OLD VINES IN LODI
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 mid-1960s in Lodi were planted on their...
THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR WEED SCIENCE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020. BY LARRY WHITTED, INDEPENDENT PCA. Several years ago, for my birthday, my oldest daughter gave me a copy of a book by A.J. Jacobs entitled The Know-It-All. While I couldn’t understand the reasoning behind that particular gift, my friends...
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