Popularity of grassroots grant sees 128% increase year on year in sustainable grape and wine certification in McLaren Vale
July 13th, 2021
Image: Rachel Williams, Grower Engagement Officer MVGWTA, Janet Klein, Board Member Landscapes SA Hills and Fleurieu, Richard Leask, Leask Agri, and Jennifer Lynch, General Manager MVGWTA. Credit: MVGWTA
Over the past six months, a massive 850 hectares of additional vineyard area in McLaren Vale has been independently audited and certified in Australia’s national sustainability program for growers and producers, Sustainable Winegrowing Australia (SWA).
As a successful Landscapes SA Hills and Fleurieu Grassroots Grant program recipient, funding received by the McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association (MVGWTA) enabled the delivery of subsidised training and certification of McLaren Vale winegrape growers to the national sustainability program.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021. BY TED RIEGER.
Some Lodi winegrape growers are reporting grapevines and vineyard blocks with no vine growth or stunted vine growth this spring that appears to be related to cold injury damage experienced during an unusual cold weather event that occurred November 8-12, 2020 when overnight/morning temperatures dropped below freezing throughout most of the Lodi AVA.
Although the cold event occurred post-harvest with no impact on the 2020 crop, most vines were not yet dormant, and it is believed that vines had not become seasonally acclimated to prevent cold damage to vascular tissues. Younger and more recently planted vines were more susceptible, however, damage has also been observed in vineyards up to 20 years old.
MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO.
What is happening out in Lodi vineyards today, during the merry, merry month of May? Pretty much the same as in most of California’s vaunted wine regions, since vineyard growth patterns in Lodi mirror all but the most extreme regions of California (more extreme examples being the tiny pockets of ultra-cool climate zones in Santa Barbara, nosebleed ridgetops in Mendocino, or Santa Cruz Mountains, or super-hot regions like Kern County).
But in moderate regions like Lodi, Sonoma County, Napa Valley, Livermore Valley, or most of San Luis Obispo County all sharing the commonality of a coastal Mediterranean climate shoot growth on grapevines is currently somewhere between 1 to 4-feet in length and pushing out further at a rate of about an inch a day.