Viognier in the rain.
Bloom just starting at Berghold Vineyards in Lodi. Some small hail today, but no reports of any damage yet.

Yeah right. As if POTUS wouldn't know how a construction cost overrun could happen.

They really do just disappear.

Beautiful! We've had a little hail up here in Lodi this afternoon, but not enough to cause damage in the vines I'm looking at. Cheers!

Stunning footage from Artemis astronaut Reid Wiseman capturing Earth like we’ve never seen it before.

Made in America? California bill aims to redefine what’s in your wine California winegrowers say they are facing one of the toughest markets in years, as shifting demand and cheaper imported alternatives put pressure on local vineyards.

This is important, especially for our Lodi growers. It is very hard to see so many blocks of vines being turned to empty dirt fields. True that the high yield contract vines should come out to restore balance. Sad when 90-year-old vines come out.

Unusually active April weather pattern to continue this week, and possibly beyond, as subtropical northeastern Pacific waters reach record warmth - Weather West April 19, 2026 - Daniel Swain - Milder temperatures in April than March, with much more precipitation; snowpack, however, remains extremely low What a strange Water Year it has been in 2025-2026! We started the WY with record rainfall during Oct-Dec across much of the central and south coast, including the wettest Oct-Dec period ever observed in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, and #

New Weather West post out this evening: "Unusually active April weather pattern to continue this week, and possibly beyond, as subtropical northeastern Pacific waters reach record warmth."

Tennis and pickleball are among the best workouts you can do to live a longer, healthier life, Dr. O’Keefe said. While tennis often gets your heart rate up higher and pickleball may be easier on the joints, what matters is that you do something.

Steve Borra's Ancient Vine Church Block. Very nice and interesting unusual wines!

LOVE Church Block, of course! Cheers, Randy!

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

In the months leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of accounts have emerged on social media featuring A.I.-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace. Several accounts have already amassed thousands followers. Some of the posts have more than half a million views.

Unless all the wine is absolutely awful, that's the polite thing to do - buy at least one bottle. (We in the industry very much appreciate it!)

In case you missed it live, the recording is available below (as always!). There were some great questions from the audience yesterday (which is usually true, but I always like to highlight the participatory nature of these sessions!).

Thank you for giving us the backstory to this unwise and ignorant image.

Give. Me. A. Break.
Yet another day under this interminable regime.

Yet another day under this interminable regime.

Justice!

Tens of people went to see VP JD Vance at today’s Turning Point USA event

 🎥 Jake Traylor

Maybe they can change their profile name after initially following you? I don't think we are notified about profile changes.

To borrow from someone who would know, "I don't think this guy is qualified to be president of the United States. And every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed." I sure wish more people would have listened back in 2016.

Good to see the Food Is Medicine idea getting out there. I'd rather eat right than take a bunch of pills.

At a minimum there should be some sort of profile setting with an Allow Followers slider that has "very permissive" on the left and "restrictive" on the right. Would love more filtering.

Agreed!

Paying double: rising costs AND our income taxes. I don't appreciate having to pay for yet another million-dollar missle.

Yes. We're going to need to be able to start up AI agents on these social media platforms that we can train on who we want to auto-block.

We would need the biggest blue tidal wave ever in November to hit the majority needed in Congress. Otherwise, our only hope is McDonalds.

Tens of millions of dollars in almond, walnut, and pistachio exports are being CANCELED.

Diesel and fertilizer costs are WRECKING shipping plans, machinery fueling, and future planting.

Trump's war with Iran is devastating California consumers AND producers.

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Maybe he really does have no clue.