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KEY FACTS ABOUT ROTUNDONE & PRACTICAL WAYS TO PEPPER YOUR WINE
MONDAY, JULY 29, 2024. BY OLIVIER GEFFORY, DIDIER KLEIBER & ABLAN JACQUES, UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE, FRANCE. In 2008, the sesquiterpene rotundone was identified as the main contributor to the aroma of black pepper in wine. Since then, this potent aroma compound has...
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION & ITS IMPORTANCE IN VINEYARDS
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Evapotranspiration or ET frequently comes up during discussions of vineyard irrigation and for good reason. ET is a dominant driving force for water movement within vineyards, as well as grapevine water uptake and...
FREE DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY TESTS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY GROWERS THIS SUMMER
MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024. BY JULIA DRESSLER & JAY THOMAS, CSU CHICO. Ongoing Evaluations throughout the Central Valley in Summer 2024 Central Valley commercial growers are invited to participate in FREE irrigation system evaluations through CSU Chico via California...
FACTOR’S EXPLAINING ZINFANDEL’S SPECTACULAR FOOD-VERSATILITY
MONDAY, JULY 8, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The environmental factor It's time to talk about Zinfandel. Oh, I admit, for me, it's always time to talk about Zinfandel. That is because I am what people often used to call a "foodie." Better than "wine geek," I guess. Be as...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY & THE TREE OF HEAVEN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2024. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, GROWER RESEARCH & EDUCATION DIRECTOR, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Update on August 4, 2025: Help locate, inspect and kill the Tree of Heaven using the free iNaturalist app through a system set up by Maria...
WHY LODI PRODUCES DELICATE, FRAGRANT STYLES OF RED WINE
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Harvest morning in Zinfandel block over 100 years old on the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation. CONTRADICTING EVERYTHING YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT WARM CLIMATE REGIONS When a rose is but a rose In...
WEST COAST SMOKE EXPOSURE TASK FORCE SUMMIT UPDATES
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024. BY WEST COAST SMOKE EXPOSURE TASK FORCE. The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) hosted its 4th Annual Smoke Summit virtually on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Over 300 attendees from across the country joined this year's summit to learn...
2024 US SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING SUMMIT RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024. BY CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING ALLIANCE. Over 200 participants attended the two-day US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held in Lodi, California, on April 30 and May 1, 2024. Guests came from all across the US and from more than ten...