A late-season bare root planting in the Lodi foothill region from mid-August. Prior to planting, these vines underwent a 14-day acclimation period. While we typically advise against planting beyond June, this vineyard faced unavoidable delays due to county-imposed burning restrictions,...

Global Package LLC again exhibited at last week’s WIN Expo after the show’s year-long absence. In its booth, the company displayed the full range of bottles it has on hand in inventory, as well as the many innovative new bottles it has introduced over the past year. Even with Covid protocols in...

Foothills wine region gives guests a peek “behind the cellar door” in a reimagined structure. Plymouth, California, 6 April, 2021 – The Amador Vintners Association (AVA) welcomed more than 1200 people to the annual Behind the Cellar Door regional wine event over the weekend of March 26-28, 2021....

(February 10, 2021, Novato, CA) – The California Department of Food and Agriculture Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2020 was released today. This harvest was much smaller than average, but from a volume perspective it was in line with the Ciatti Company’s pre-harvest estimate. That said, this...

February 10th – Central Coast, CA – Eden Rift, under vine since 1849 and California’s oldest continuously operated vineyard, has joined forces with Paicines Ranch, one of California’s most iconic, historic ranches, located just outside of Silicon Valley in the foothills of Hollister. Citing a...

Tailgate | Fungicide Spraying: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint & Financial Burden Learn how to optimize the use of biofungicides alone or integrated into a conventional fungicide program. Dr. Ding of Cal Poly shares results from a recent study on on the efficacy of different fungicide programs and...

Tailgate | Fungicide Spraying: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint & Financial Burden Learn how to optimize the use of biofungicides alone or integrated into a conventional fungicide program. Dr. Ding of Cal Poly shares results from a recent study on on the efficacy of different fungicide programs and...