Grower Education

Articles of interest primarily to growers and vineyard managers, but also to winegrape buyers and other winery professionals.

Smoke & Winegrapes: A Conversation with Glenn McGourty

With major wildfires occurring every year in California, winegrape growers and buyers are obviously concerned about the effect of smoke on vineyards. Do wildfires necessarily mean problems for vineyards? Working […]

Recap: 22nd Annual UCCE Lake and Mendocino IPM Seminar

More than 60 growers, vineyard consultants, and pest control advisers gathered at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center on December 13 for an update on a broad range of […]

The Vine Line Podcast

The Vine Line podcast is an audio resource produced by the Lake County Winegrape Commission for grape growers and winemakers. It includes lectures and other technical presentations from across the […]

Vineyard Irrigation Distribution Uniformity

What is Irrigation Distribution Uniformity? The Lake County Winegrape Commission has assembled two Distribution Uniformity Test kits for growers to borrow and use in their vineyards. The DU Test kits […]

Vineyard Technology: Well Sounding

A depth well sounder is used to measure the height of water in a well, explains Randy Krag of Beckstoffer Vineyards” “In order to manage our water resources, we have […]

Vineyard Technology: Erosion Control

Randy Krag (Beckstoffer Vineyards) discusses some of the techniques used to prevent soil erosion, which he says is essential in protection of rivers, waterways, lakes, of habitat of fish and […]

Vineyard Management: Site Selection

“One of the things that makes Lake County soils special is the diversity. We have fairly young soils in the valley floors, we have some very ancient soils in other […]