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Santé Magazine Tasting RoomJuly roundup and interview with John Szabo and Jonathan WaltersIn this episode, Sandra and Emiliano give you an overview of Santé Magazine articles for July. Also, they interview John Szabo, author of Volcanic Wines: Salt, Grit, and Power, and Jonathan Walters, co-chair of the Lake County WineGrape Commission.
2023-07-2355 min
The Vine LineMVA Crop ManagementThese are audio segments from the on line Vigneron Master Class 2021
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The Vine LineCertified Organic vs Certified SustainableThis is a recording from a webinar comparing these two types of growing. The program runs about 45 minutes.
2021-02-1258 min
The Vine LineSB Experience 2020With everyone sheltering in place, the Lake County Winegrape Commission launched an on line version of it's successful Sauvignon Blanc Experience. It's a fun adventure, packed with interesting information.
2020-05-1251 minThe Vine LineAll About Clear LakeGreg Giusti, an emeritus advisor to the California Extension, has spent a career studying Clear Lake the largest lake totally in California. At a recent event in Lakeport, California, Giusti shares his insights from a career studying the lake. For more information visit
Lake County California Women For Agriculture https://www.lakecountycwa.org/
Lake County Winegrape Commission https://www.lakecountywinegrape.org/
2019-06-151h 03The Vine LineGRN RootstocksIn this episode, Dr. Andrew Walker, a professor at the U.C. Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology will conclude this series with a discussion of GRN Rootstocks. He will talk about how these rootstocks are at the cutting edge of efforts to fight the diseases that threaten vineyards.
2019-04-2526 minThe Vine LineTrunk DiseasesIn this episode, Kendra Baumgartner, who is an adjunct professor at the University of California and a Research Plant Pathologist at the USDA-ARS, will talk about diagnosing trunk diseases and treating them once that diagnosis has been established.
2019-04-2525 minThe Vine LineCanopy ManagementIn this episode, Kaan Kurtural, who is an extension specialist at the U.C. Extension's experimental station in Oakville, California takes an in depth look at canopy management in vineyards. His focus is on practices that will help to optimize crop load, yield efficiency and sustainability.
2019-04-2527 minThe Vine LineDrought ManagementCalifornia has a Mediterranean climate, so even though recent years have been rainy, drought is an ever present worry. In this episode, Associate Professor Megan Bartlett from U.C. Davis looks the phenomenon and ways to prepare vineyards to minimize the effect of the drought years that certainly lie ahead.
2019-04-2521 minThe Vine LineSmoke TaintThis is a one hour, highly technical exploration of the impact of smoke on grapes and wine. The participants are Glenn McGourty, Dr. Anita Oberholster, and Dr. Michael Jones of the U.C. Cooperative Extension, who were participants in a forum held in Lake County in the Spring of 2019.
2019-04-251h 06
Sustainable WinegrowingNew Methods for Estimating Vineyard Yield_Part 2Jackie Dresser, Viticulture Extension Support Specialist at the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program talks about why estimating vineyard yields is so difficult and the methods she and her team are experimenting with to reach the Holy Grail of estimates that are within five percent of the final harvest. In part two of this two part interview, Jackie explored the golden question: how many samples and how big. She talks about how they sought a reasonable sample size and the future of crop estimation. References: Efficient Vineyard website Lake Erie Regional Grape Program website Predicting Harvest Yield...
2018-06-0723 min
Sustainable WinegrowingNew Methods for Estimating Vineyard Yield_Part 1Jackie Dresser, Viticulture Extension Support Specialist at the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program talks about why estimating vineyard yields is so difficult and the methods she and her team are experimenting with to reach the Holy Grail of estimates that are within five percent of the final harvest. In part one of this two part interview, Jackie explains the Lake Erie region and program, why crop estimation is important depending on who you are in supply chain, the standard techniques, or lack of standard techniques to estimate yield, and how accurate some of these techniques can be. ...
2018-05-1727 min