Terra Spase’s Terroir product is a complete analysis of vineyard site suitability for the highest quality wine grape production. Site topography and soils are scrutinized, and a comprehensive set of viticultural recommendations are developed using cutting edge science and technology to maximize your site’s fruit quality potential. Read more
American Vineyard Glassy Winged Sharp Shooter
It’s glassy, it’s winged, and it’s cutting like a knife in Temecula, Calif. winegrape vineyards.
The Glassy Winged Sharp Shooter (GWSS) is a newer pest to Southern California and in three short years in transmitting Pierce’s Disease has all but devastated the 3,000 acres of winegrapes growing in the Temecula winegrape region. Read more
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Malibu Wines
Hidden in these canyons are not only A-list movie stars like Jennifer Aniston and Mel Gibson but also more than 40 vineyards. They range from postage-stamp-size plots to serious commercial enterprises run by unlikely but dedicated gentleman farmers: wealthy entrepreneurs, developers and restaurateurs who can afford to grow grapes and make wine on some of the most expensive real estate in America. Read more
Wine Spectator
A new carrier of Pierce’s Disease — a deadly bacteria-induced vine disorder spread by insects — has appeared in a second wine region in California. First found in Temecula, one of the state’s southernmost appellations, the glassy-winged sharpshooter has now been identified further north, in Lodi, just 60 miles south of Sacramento, in the Central Valley. Read more
Malibu’s backyard vintners
CALLUSED palms and bandaged fingers; broken fingernails stained black with dirt — Hollywood actor and director Emilio Estevez proudly shows off his vineyard worker hands as he walks the vine rows. Four years ago, Estevez planted this half-acre Pinot Noir vineyard around his Malibu home.Read more
Western Farm Press: South and Central Coast Crops
The wine grape crop in California’s Central and South Coast areas is looking good, despite a brief heat spell earlier in May when there were a few days in the 90s and 100s. Surprisingly, the high temperatures did not affect the set, says Corky Roche, Roche Vineyard Consulting, Salinas, who consults on 2,000 acres of a wide array of varietals. He attributes that to the fact that the hot weather did not last that long. Read more
Western Farm Press: Plenty of fungicides, plenty of need
Veteran coastal vineyard consultant Corky Roche marvels at the continuing inflow of new fungicides for control of powdery mildew in California grapes. “With so many materials on the market, competition is keen and price is also competitive,” said Roche of Salinas, Calif. Read more
