Skip to main content
Advertisement

Main menu

  • Home
  • AJEV Content
    • Current Issue
    • Papers in Press
    • Archive
    • Best Papers
    • ASEV National Conference Technical Abstracts
    • Collections
    • Free Sample Issue
  • Information For
    • Authors
    • Open Access and Subscription Publishing
    • Submission
    • Subscribers
      • Proprietary Rights Notice for AJEV Online
    • Permissions and Reproductions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
  • Feedback
  • Alerts
    • Alerts
    • RSS Feeds
  • Help
  • Login
  • ASEV MEMBER LOGIN
  • Other Publications
    • Catalyst

User menu

  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
  • Other Publications
    • Catalyst
  • Log in
  • Follow ajev on Twitter
  • Follow ajev on Linkedin
American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • AJEV Content
    • Current Issue
    • Papers in Press
    • Archive
    • Best Papers
    • ASEV National Conference Technical Abstracts
    • Collections
    • Free Sample Issue
  • Information For
    • Authors
    • Open Access and Subscription Publishing
    • Submission
    • Subscribers
    • Permissions and Reproductions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
  • Feedback
  • Alerts
    • Alerts
    • RSS Feeds
  • Help
  • Login
  • ASEV MEMBER LOGIN
Article

The Potential of Wine-Grape Production in the San Joaquin Delta Area of California

James J. Kissler, Alan B. Carlton
Am J Enol Vitic. January 1969 20: 40-47; published ahead of print January 01, 1969
James J. Kissler
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Find this author on ADS search
  • Find this author on Agricola
  • Search for this author on this site
Alan B. Carlton
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Find this author on ADS search
  • Find this author on Agricola
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

The San Joaquin Delta of California is a new area for wine-grape production. Climate, soils, and fruit quality were investigated from 1965 through 1967.

The climate as measured by degree-days was found to be essentially the same as in the Lodi (California) district and varies from year to year between Temperature Regions III and IV. Although only 15 to 20 miles from the Lodi district, the Delta has cooler days and warmer nights during the growing season. There is evidence that in hot years the Delta climate is cooler than the Lodi climate.

The vineyards are on Ryde series soils, which are unique in a number of ways. They are medium-textured alluvial soils that occur as narrow, meandering bodies standing higher than the surrounding peat soils. The surface is highly acid, varies in organic-matter content from 10% to 20%, and is generally very loose and friable. The soils are irregularly stratified with respect to such properties as pH, organic matter, salinity, texture, and nutrient status. The soils are usually well drained, because of their higher position. Subsoil pH's can run as low as 3.4, but no adverse vine nutritional problems have been observed.

Analysis of the expressed juice from berries sampled from 10 varieties showed the balling-acid ratio for some varieties to be satisfactory for table wines. Varieties tested that may have a potential in the Delta are: 'Chenin blanc,' 'Grey Riesling,' 'Petite Sirah,' 'Helena,' and 'White Riesling.' Vines were vigorous and produced good yields.

  • Copyright 1969 by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture

Sign in for ASEV members

ASEV Members, please sign in at ASEV to access the journal online.

Sign in for Institutional and Non-member Subscribers

Log in using your username and password

Forgot your user name or password?

Pay Per Article - You may access this article (from the computer you are currently using) for 2 day for US$10.00

Regain Access - You can regain access to a recent Pay per Article purchase if your access period has not yet expired.

Forgot your user name or password?

PreviousNext
Back to top

Vol 20 Issue 1

Issue Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
View full PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on AJEV.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
The Potential of Wine-Grape Production in the San Joaquin Delta Area of California
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from AJEV
(Your Name) thought you would like to read this article from the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
You have accessRestricted access
The Potential of Wine-Grape Production in the San Joaquin Delta Area of California
James J. Kissler, Alan B. Carlton
Am J Enol Vitic.  January 1969  20: 40-47;  published ahead of print January 01, 1969

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero

Share
You have accessRestricted access
The Potential of Wine-Grape Production in the San Joaquin Delta Area of California
James J. Kissler, Alan B. Carlton
Am J Enol Vitic.  January 1969  20: 40-47;  published ahead of print January 01, 1969
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Save to my folders

Jump to section

  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

Cited By...

More from this TOC section

  • Predicting Berry Quality Attributes in cv. Xarel·lo Rain-Fed Vineyards Using Narrow-Band Reflectance-Based Indices
  • Grapevine Crown Gall Suppression Using Biological Control and Genetic Engineering: A Review of Recent Research
  • Effect of Winery Yeast Lees on Touriga Nacional Red Wine Color and Tannin Evolution
Show more Article

Similar Articles

Advertisement

Temecula Wines Wonderful Nurseries J. Lohr Silverado Nuveen Natural Capital

AJEV Content

  • Current Issue
  • Papers in Press
  • Archive
  • Best Papers
  • ASEV National Conference Technical Abstracts
  • Collections
  • Free Sample Issue

Information For

  • Authors
  • Open Access/Subscription Publishing
  • Submission
  • Subscribers
  • Permissions and Reproductions
  • Advertisers

Alerts

  • Alerts
  • RSS Feeds

Other

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Feedback
  • Help
  • Catalyst
  • ASEV
asev.org

© 2022 American Society for Enology and Viticulture.  ISSN 0002-9254.

Powered by HighWire