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67TH ANNUAL LODI GRAPE DAY ON FEBRUARY 5TH!
JANUARY 21, 2019. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Please join the Lodi Winegrape Commission on Tuesday, February 5th for the 67th Annual Lodi Grape Day celebration! Lodi Grape Day is hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and The Lodi Chamber...
WINEGRAPE BUSINESS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
JANUARY 14, 2019. BY STAN GRANT. It’s a new year and, as we prepare for another growing season, it seems an appropriate time to take stock of our situation. After a period of sustained growth, wine sales in many categories have slowed, while winegrape production...
LODI IN THE 2018 NATIONAL NEWS
JANUARY 7, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Lodi is undoubtedly California’s oldest “up and coming” wine region. Although winegrapes have been cultivated here since the 1860s, its reputation for artisanal style, small-production, sustainably farmed wines has emerged only...
2019 VINEYARD SUPPLIER DIRECTORY COMING SOON
DECEMBER 31, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The Lodi Winegrape Commission (est. 1991), an organization formed and led by growers for the purpose of research, education, and promotions, is pleased to begin work on the seventh edition of the Vineyard Supplier...
A POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANCE UPDATE
DECEMBER 28, 2018. BY WALT MAHAFFEE & THE FRAME NETWORKS GROUP. Another grape season has come to an end, and preparation for the next begins. As part of that preparation, people are curious about our fungicide resistance monitoring work and how different regions...
GRAPEVINE NURSERY STOCK – PATHOGENIC STATUS AND 2018 PLANTING SEASON REVIEW
DECEMBER 17, 2018. BY ALAN WEI, PH.D, AND JAMES A. STAMP, PH.D. The 2017/18 testing, grafting and production season saw the first of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) and Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus (GPGV) in protocol 2010 certified stock. GPGV is...
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2018 LAKE COUNTY WILDFIRES
DECEMBER 10, 2018. BY LAKE COUNTY GROWERS. For those of you reading our viticulture blog from other countries (according to Google analytics there are several of you out there!) who may not be aware, California faced another year of terrible wildfires in wine country....
LODI VINEYARD MECHANIZATION SHOWCASE on December 11!
DECEMBER 3, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Please join the Lodi Winegrape Commission on Tuesday, December 11th for a MECHANIZATION SHOWCASE! Be sure to RSVP (details below) as lunch is provided. Lodi growers have a history of maximizing vineyard efficiency. With...
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