Diversity's Harvest
By Mike Dunne | Special to The OBSERVER Heather Pyle Lucas, left, provides the latest group of LAIC scholars with a lesson in the organic and biodynamic
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By Mike Dunne | Special to The OBSERVER Heather Pyle Lucas, left, provides the latest group of LAIC scholars with a lesson in the organic and biodynamic
Climate change creates challenging conditions for California wineries
The Newcomers With all due respect to Creedence Clearwater Revival, but there are some people who choose to get stuck in Lodi on purpose. The term “new to Lodi” used to mean that your family had been here only two or three generations. But now there’s a whole new breed of growers and vintners (call them the omni-generationals) putting an exciting spin on what it means to be able to put the name Lodi on a bottle of wine. They’re bringing with them new ideas and new techniques, along with a deep appreciation and understanding of the unique conditions that make this one of the premier wi...