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NATIONAL ZINFANDEL DAY TECHNICAL WORKSHOP TAKES A KEEN, SOBERING LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF LODI ZINFANDEL
NOVEMBER 29, 2018. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. To kick off 2018’s National Zinfandel Day week, this past November 14, over 100 winemakers and growers came together from both inside and outside the Lodi AVA for a Technical Workshop co-sponsored by the Lodi Winegrape...
VINEYARD REPLANTING
NOVEMBER 26, 2018. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Although grapevines have the potential to live for many decades, most vineyards have a productive lifetime limited by pests, diseases, and other factors. When farming costs regularly exceed grape revenues due to...
LODI CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES
NOVEMBER 19, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL. Hiro Tejima is a wine professional new to his job as Japan Director with the California Wine Institute after working many years in the Australian wine industry. Tejima, who is based in Sydney, Australia, recently brought a group of...
NATIONAL ZINFANDEL DAY TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 13, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Date: November 14, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Oak Farm Vineyards, 23627 DeVries Rd, Lodi, CA 95242 Cost: $25, lunch included in ticket price More so than any other variety, Zinfandel holds a special place in...
2019 GREEN MEDAL AWARDS for SUSTAINABILITY NOW OPEN!
NOVEMBER 5, 2018. BY WINE INSTITUTE. Fifth Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2019 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership...
‘NORMAL’ GROWING SEASON IN LODI COULD MAKE FOR AN EPIC VINTAGE
OCTOBER 29, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL. Lodi transforms during harvest. The area takes on a different look and feel. Earthy aromas waft as workers tend the vineyards, and pick-ups line roads in clusters here and there where the action is taking place. Tractors amble...
SJ AG HALL OF FAME
OCTOBER 22, 2018. BY BOB HIGHFILL, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Richard Ripken The Lodi American Viticultural Area boasts close to 100 wine grape varieties currently in production. Lodi likely wouldn’t have the diversity it enjoys today were it not for Richard...
MEET OUR NEW VITICULTURE OUTREACH ASSISTANT
OCTOBER 15, 2018. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Meet Julie Sasak, the newest member of the Lodi Winegrape Commission! Julie will be starting a new role as an assistant to the Viticulture Outreach Program. She recently moved to Sacramento from Cleveland, Ohio and is...