Lumo, the precision irrigation company revolutionizing water management through the invention of the smart valve, has partnered with AvidWater and Advanced Viticulture to bring its innovative, automated watering system to the Central Coast wine regions of California. The partnership announcement underscores Lumo’s phenomenal success with its smart valve technology, where more than 70 Napa and Sonoma County vineyards, including 5 of the 10 largest winegrowers in the U.S., have already adopted the solution, enabling them with precision irrigation capabilities that improve both crop and business outcomes. AvidWater, a California-based irrigation dealer specializing in system design, construction, service and water treatment methodologies, has a proven track record of helping growers expand and improve technology to maximize crop outcomes and drive efficiencies. The company’s history of success and long reach into the Central Coast make them an ideal partner to

Afternoon Brief, January 19th

Ryan Klobas, Chief of Napa County Farm Bureau, Dies: Peter Nissen, president of the Farm Bureau’s board, said the bureau is “shocked and saddened” to learn of Klobas’ death...

Afternoon Brief, August 24th

Wine Grape Transport Truck Overturns Near George, WA Trapping Two: A semi-tractor pulling two trailers filled with wine grapes met a severe mishap on Monday, overturning while traveling too fast on Road 1-Northwest near Beverly-Burke Road, just north of George. The incident occurred on the corner east of Beverly-Burke Road Southwest at approximately 5:30 p.m...

Afternoon Brief, August 18th

Unshackled Wines to Pay $75,000 to One Person Ready to Unshackle from the Status Quo: Unshackled, a wine brand founded with the purpose of challenging the conventions of luxury wine, is offering $75,000 to one person ready to break free from the day-to-day grind to pursue their dreams...

Afternoon Brief, April 19th

For Some Pacific Northwest Winemakers, AVA Wine Labels Are a Challenge: The number of bonded wineries in the United States has increased exponentially over the last four decades. With that growth has come a dramatic rise in designated American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), or appellations of origin, followed by smaller sub-AVAs to differentiate diverse grape-growing regions within them...

Afternoon Brief, December 29th

A Father of Franciacorta: Franco Ziliani, Pioneering Winemaker of Italian Sparkling Wine, Dies at 90: Ziliani's passing came at a historic milestone, 60 years after making his first groundbreaking vintage of a Champagne-style sparkling wine for Berlucchi, the winery he came to own through his long partnership with Count Guido Berlucchi...