Grower News and Alerts

On June 23, EDWGGA presented grape grower and winemaker Steve Matthiasson to discuss Regenerative and Organic Farming. 

For those who missed the presentation or would like to revisit the content, here is a link. PLEASE NOTE: the recording begins just after Steve sets up so to may look like you have missed something but the recording does in fact capture all his great information on Regenerative and Organic farming. 

DPR 21-001 Citrus/Bee Protection Areas (Notice 4/16/21; Comment period closes 6/2/21) https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/legbills/rulepkgs/21-001/21-001.htm

USDA #S4916 - D2, D3, D4 Drought Designation.

Thanks to American Vineyard Foundation, CDFA PD/GWSS Board, and Lodi Winegrape Commission funding, members of the Lodi Grapevine Virus Research Focus Group and experts produced a 138-page book called WHAT EVERY WINEGROWER SHOULD KNOW: VIRUSES.

At the February 17, EDWGGA Zoom meeting, speaker David Bolster spoke on Understanding Vineyard, Winery, Farm and Ranch Valuation and the State of the Market. In the link below is our first attempt to record a meeting. We are in the process of learning the art of editing so, please bear with us.

Agro Gold WS was found adulterated with glyphosate and diquat and CDFA has issued a stop order for use on organic farms in the state of California. 

The product AGRO GOLD WS is labeled and registered as an organic fertilizing material, but has been found to contain both Diquat and Glyphosate. Sale and use of this product thus poses a public health risk because the product was found to contain herbicides not disclosed on its label.

Link to article: https://www.eldoradograpes.com/resources/education/

Check out this timely article exerpted from Mark's monthly column in the October 2019 issue of Wine Business Monthly. Sign up today to receive free access to Wine Business Monthly's grower and vintner news. https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/

The UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology would like to provide as much useful information as possible about the potential risk of smoke impact, from recent events on the West Coast, to grape growers and winemakers. To access the information go to: https://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/wildfire-and-smoke-exposure-resources

By now we are all wondering what the effects of this season’s smoke will be on our local fruit.  Anita Oberholster, our UCCE Enology Specialist, is asking growers and winemakers from across the state to freeze grapes and wine samples that relate to those grapes for her to analyze later next year (she’s in the midst of several studies and will have a large back log of samples).