The new 2023-2024 board of directors assumed service and elected officers during the August meeting of the Lodi Winegrape Commission. New board members Pieter A. den Hartog and Hadyn Schatz join current commissioners Phil Abba, Jason Eells, Curt Gillespie, Joan Kautz, Tom Murphy, Diego Olagaray, and Jacylyn Stokes. Board alternates include Scott Armolea, Dirk Heuvel, Joe Larranaga, Colton Machado, Todd …
In Wooster and throughout much of Ohio, we’re here: veraison (Fig. 1), the onset of the ripening period. During veraison, the berries will begin to change color, soften in texture, and expand in size. This is also the time when grower efforts earlier in the season will pay off in yield and quality outcomes of the mature grapes. August 21st in Wooster …
Celebrating its 42nd year, the Sun Valley Museum of Art Wine Auction raised more than $1.2 million to support the Museum’s exhibitions, education initiatives and public programming. Held over five days in June, the week’s events welcomed more than 400 guests in the spirit of food, wine and the great outdoors to raise critical funding for arts and art education …
As California wine grape growers work to adapt to ever-changing environmental pressures, watch this brief interview with Gillian Handelman from Jackson Family Wines relating their recent experience incorporating less common, climate friendly wines into their portfolio. Read more about growing “climate friendly wines” in the coming issue of American Vineyard Magazine. Please thank this video’s sponsor Thunder Creek Equipment for their industry …
With the bountiful supply of much needed rain and snowpack over the winter and spring, watch this brief interview with Michelle Reimers from Turlock Irrigation District as she shares how they are utilizing it, serving and protecting their farming customers this summer with full water allocations. Please thank this video’s sponsor G3 Enterprises for their industry support.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) have authorized policy flexibilities for key disaster assistance programs and crop insurance to aid Northeast agricultural operations that have been significantly impacted by recent flooding in 2023. “The production and physical losses to flooding have devastated farmers and ranchers in the Northeast,” said Robert Bonnie, …
Sun World International, LLC today announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind global marketing campaign for AUTUMNCRISP® brand green seedless grapes. The fully integrated campaign – expected to be the largest-ever for a branded grape – aims to raise retail and consumer awareness and stimulate demand for these unique branded grapes. “Over the past 20 years, the produce industry had made …
“The Secret Life of Vineyards,” an insect-themed ceramic-mosaic mural created by a UC Davis team and was recently installed at the Matthiasson Winery on Dry Creek Road, Napa. The large-scale mural, spearheaded by two faculty members/artists in the Department of Entomology and Nematology, and an artist/retired lecturer in the Department of Design, was unveiled at on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at …
Sonoma County Vintners Foundation (SCVF) is pleased to announce a distribution of $550,000 for 55 Community Grants to Sonoma County nonprofits that work across the areas of education & literacy, health & human services, the environment and arts & culture. See the full list of grant recipients at sonomawine.com/impact. Through the tremendous support and generosity of the Sonoma County wine community, …
Tickets for Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley, the four-day, six-town celebration of the region’s bounty held each fall, are on sale now, Visit the Santa Ynez Valley announced. Held from Sept. 28-Oct. 1, the four-day, six-town celebration offers an experiential culinary exploration of the region’s food, wine, and more — and the people behind it all. Brought together by …
