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May 2013

April 2013

Table of Contents:

GRAPEVINE RED BLOTCH
New technology identifies virus
By PWV Staff

COLD STABILITY OF WINE PART TWO
Evaluating cellar/laboratory methods
By Patricia Howe

Berry ripening and wine aroma
By Alain Deloire

Leaf spots not caused by insects or disease
By Fritz Westover and Jim Wolpert

GCoP improves viticulture outreach education
By Eric Stafne

SMART VITICULTURE
An extraordinary book
By Richard Smart

Winter 2013

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HALTER RANCH VINEYARD
Original design elements offer maximum flexibility
By Bill Sheffer

OAK INSERT STAVES
Measuring dose rates for wood pieces
By Andrei Prida, Benoît Verdier, Tonnellerie Seguin Moreau, France

POTASSIUM BITARTRATE/CALCIUM TARTRATE
Cold stability of wine
By Patricia Howe

Controlling oxygen at bottling to optimize post-bottling development of wine
By Maurizio Ugliano, Jean-Baptiste Dieval, Evdokia Dimkou,Jeremie Wirth, Veronique Cheynier, Rainer Jung, and Stéphane Vidal, Nomacorc, Geisenheim, and INRA

MICROBIAL BIOFILMS
Contamination source throughout the winery
By Michael S. Ramsey, David Mills

WINERY EQUIPMENT SHOWCASE

Proficiency testing for wine analysis – So you can be sure…
By Sue Caloghiris

New method to determine optimal ripeness for different white wine styles
By Alain Deloire, Professor, Viticulture & Enology Stellenbosch University, South Africa

2012 WINE INDUSTRY CEO SURVEY
Renewed optimism despite grape/labor shortages
by Robert Smiley, PhD, Director of Wine Studies, and Gabriel Froymovich, UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Virginia wineries: Best and worst business decisions
by David Furer

DEPARTMENTS

SMART VITICULTURE
China, an emerging global producer?
By Dr. Richard Smart

COMPLIANCE COUNSELING
Decoding wine label language
By Ann Reynolds, Wine Compliance Alliance

Fall 2012

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COVER STORY
Bottling line improvements boost efficiency at Jackson Family Wines
PWV Journal staff report

Oak ellagitannins concentration influences organoleptics of red wine
By Jean Michel, Michael Jourdes, Maria Silva, Pierre-Louis Teissedre, Universitè de Bordeaux

Greg La Follette: Scientific basis for minimalist winemaking
By Randy Caparoso

OAK AND COOPERAGE SHOWCASE

FREE RUN
My 30+ years as a barrel pimp
By Mel Knox

Vineyard/Winery tax savings opportunities
By L. Gregory Scott, David G. Pardes, PwC Private Company Services

What will it take to build online wine sales to a billion dollar channel?
By Deborah Steinthal, Scion Advisors

Social media giveaways and the California wine industry
by Robert Carrol, Bruce Copeland, Kate Hardy and Alison Torbitt, Nixon Peabody LLP

TEXAS WINERIES
Best and worst decisions
by David Furer

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SHOWCASE

Biological tests assess vineyard soil health
By Dr. Belinda Rawnsley, SARDI

KEARNEY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER
Creating interesting new wines from research grapes
By Jeannette Warnert, UC Davis Agriculture and Natural Resources

FREE RUN
Wine terrorists
By Ron Washam

SMART VITICULTURE
A commentary – Wine, Terroir and Climate Change
By Dr. Richard Smart

COMPLIANCE COUNSELING
Crushpad's compliance fallout: What it means for their custom crush clients
By Ann Reynolds, Wine Compliance Alliance

Summer 2012

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CLEAN GRAPEVINE MATERIAL
Russell Ranch Foundation vineyard is underway
By Michael Cunningham, Foundation Plant Services

Tracking lost irrigation water
By Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO

ALBARIÑO - CHARDONNAY
Modulating wine style with DAP
By Australian Wine Research Institute and co-authors

Sculpting wine’s aromatic profile through diacetyl managment
By Sibylle Krieger, Magali Déléris-Bou, Ann Dumont, and José Maria Heras, Lallemand

WINEMAKING SHOWCASE

Does your label help you stand out from the crowd?
By Paul Wagner, Balzac Communications

BRASSFIELD ESTATE
Wine labels survive the ice bucket test
By Tina Vierra

SWANSON VINEYARDS
Upscale wine features simple, approachable design
by Paula Sugarman, Sugarman Design Group

TURTLE RUN WINERY
New print process creates striking wine labels
by Dennis Mason

MOUNT AUKUM WINERY
Elevation and excitement evoked in label design
By Stacey Divine, Infuze Marketing

VIRGINIA WINEWORKS
Package design to match your demographic and environment
By Darcey Ohlin-Lacy, Watermark Design

CALIZA WINERY
Modern, yet elegant labels achieve differentiation
By Holly Jenkins

PACKAGING SHOWCASE

SWEET WINE
Consumers give the prompts – but are wineries listening?
by Tim Hanni, MW

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Examining the true cost of delay
By Mike Corbett, Chris Pilek, Resource Solutions Group

BOOK REVIEW: PART II
Wine, Terroir & Climate Change
Reviewed By Brian Croser, TapaNappa Wines

When state/federal officials visit – Are you prepared?
By California Association of Winegrape Growers

Engaging and Managing Agencies – It Takes Two
By Rebecca Hopkins, Folio Wine Company, Napa, CA

SMART VITICULTURE
Scorecard on almost 50 years of progress
By Dr. Richard Smart

COMPLIANCE TRAINING
Website resource guide for winery compliance
By Ann Reynolds, Wine Compliance Alliance

Spring 2012

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Table of Contents:

Controlling powdery mildew
By Wayne Wilcox, Cornell University, NY

Overcoming Fungicide Resistance
By Wayne Wilcox, Cornell University, NY

Resistance to fungicides in California populations of Erysiphe necator
By Doug Gubler, Plant Pathology Dept., UC Davis

APPLICATION OF HORTICULTURAL OIL
Two-year comparison: ripening parameters on treated/untreated Chardonnay grapes
By Laura Breyer, IPM Field Specialistk

Improvement of phenolic composition of Syrah
By Sean Pinnell, E&J Gallo Winery, and S. Kaan Kurtural, Department of Viticulture & Enology, Fresno State University

UC Davis seeks $2.8 million for rootstock facility expansion

2011 VIRGINIA VINEYARDS
Grower of the Year: Jeanette Smith
By Karen Batalo

2011 IPM Innovator Award to Gallo’s Sonoma Vineyards

Water, Soil, and the Vine
BOOK EXCERPT by Patrick Iland, Peter Dry, Tony Proffit, Steve Tyerman

Zinfandel— Commoner or Royalty?
FREE RUN by Jack Florence Sr.

Advancing the frontline against Brett
By Christopher D. Curtin, Anthony R. Borneman, Paul A. Henschke, Peter W. Godden, Paul J. Chambers, and Isak S. Pretorius, AWRI

Winning at Snakes and Ladders
By Chris Curtin, Anthony Borneman, Paul Chambers, and Sakkie Pretorius, AWRI

OENOCOCCUS OENI and LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM
Effects of MLF on red wine aroma and chemical properties
By Eveline Bartowsky, Peter Costello, Leigh Francis, Brooke Travis, AWRI, and Sibylle Krieger, Andrew Markides, Lallemand

Snapshot of shrinking wine bottle weights
FREE RUN by Dr. Christian Butzke, Purdue University

VINEYARD SHOWCASE

Why does a distributor take on a winery?
By Dr. Steve Goodman, University of Adelaide

Summer of Riesling
By Don Neel

IN-DEPTH LOOK AT JOHN GLADSTONES’
Wine, Terroir & Climate Change
BOOK REVIEW By Brian Croser, TapaNappa Wines, Australia

COMPLIANCE
New licensing for DTC wine sales in California
By Bahaneh Hobel and Michael Mann, Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty

SMART VITICULTURE
Grapevine Trunk Diseases
By Dr. Richard Smart

Winter 2012

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GRAPE JUICE AND WINE YEAST
Happy marriages and how to avoid getting stuck with the wrong partner
By Simon A. Schmidt, Simon Dillon, Yalumba Wine Company, and Radka Kolouchova, Paul A. Henschke, Anthony R. Borenman, Angus H. Forgan, Paul J. Chambers, and Isak S. Pretorius, AWRI

Pinot Noir: Passion, Patience, and Prejudice
By James A. Kennedy, PhD, Department of Viticulture & Enology, Fresno State University

POST-BOTTLING SPOILAGE
Who invited Brett?
By Adrian Coulter, Senior Enologist, Australian Wine Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia

SO2 control/reduction – role of carbonyl compounds
By Nick Jackowetz, Erhu Li, Ramón Mira de Orduña, Cornell University, New York

Minerality — rigorous or romantic?
By Jordan Ross

2011 WINE INDUSTRY CEO SURVEY
Responding to change in the unknown global environment
By Robert Smiley, PhD, Director of Wine Studies and Gabriel Froymovich, UC Davis Graduate School of Management

In Memoriam: Ralph Kunkee

Vitis californica and hybrids as hosts for grapevine leafroll viruses
By Deborah Golino, Vicki Klaassen, Susan T. Sim, Gerald S. Dangl, Fatima A. Osman, Al Rwahnih, and Adib Rowhani, Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis

RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED
Growers file lawsuit opposing regulation of frost-protection water
FREE RUN by Aubrey A. Mauritson, Esq

View from the Vineyard
BOOK EXCERPT by Cliff Ohmart

To be Au Naturel?
FREE RUN by Nick Peay, Peay Vineyards

BRIAN CARTER CELLARS
Unusual choices pay off for boutique Washington winery
By Elisabeth Deffner

SUCCESSFUL TASTING ROOM
Alpha Omega Winery achieves big DTC sales
By Craig Root

FOUR WASHINGTON WINERIES
Best and worst business decisions
By Thomas G. Dolan

Washington State breaks three-tier mandates
FREE RUN by Angela Logomasini, Ph.D.

Wine in America: Law and Policy
BOOK EXCERPT by Richard Mendelson, Wendell Lee

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
WINERY EQUIPMENT

SMART VITICULTURE
Separating premium from poor fruit
By Dr. Richard Smart

COMPLIANCE TRAINING
Success with wine shipping software
By Ann Reynolds

Fall 2011

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Part Four – Perfect Storm: Predicting future trends / opportunities
By Deborah Steinthal, Scion Advisors, John Hinman, Suzanne DeGalan, Hinman & Carmichael

Distinguishing trademark from your geography
By Susan J. Latham, Esq., LL.M. (IP), Feldman Gale, PA, Miami, FL/Los Angeles, CA

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
Professional Services

THE HOGUE CELLARS
Impact of bottle closures on wine style/shelf-life
By Co Dinn, Director of Winemaking, The Hogue Cellars, Prosser, WA, Jordan Ferrier, Winemaker, Constellation Wines, Woodbridge, CA

LITTORAI WINES
Building a gravity-flow winery in phases
By Larry Ferar, Principal,
Laurence Ferar and Associates, Inc., Portland, OR

Yeast/bacterial co-inoculation in red wine
By M. Azzolini, E. Tosi, P. Vagnoli, S. Krieger, and G. Zapparoli, Centro per la Sperimentazione, Vitivinicoltura, Verona, Italy

BARREL-AGED WINES
Olfactory perception of oak-derived compounds
By Andrei Prida, Tonnellerie Seguin Moreau, Z.I. Merpins, Cognac, France, Pascal Chatonnet, Laboratoire Excell, Merignac, France

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
Oak Cooperage and Alternatives

Vine vigor affects fruit/wine chemistry
By Jessica Cortell, J. Cortell Consulting & Vitis Terra Vineyard Services, Amity, OR

SMART VITICULTURE
Consulting Mission Impossible?
Estimating wine quality before harvest

By Dr. Richard Smart

COMPLIANCE TRAINING
How to avoid most common TTB audit issues
By Ann Reynolds

Summer 2011

Table of Contents:

Beyond sunburn
By Rhonda Smith, UC Davis Sonoma Extension

Differential harvesting in winegrape vineyards
By S. Kaan Kurtural, CSU Fresno;
Robert L. Wample, Soil Topography Information;
and Russell Smithyman, Chateau Ste Michelle Estates

FIGGINS FAMILY WINE ESTATES
Using heritage to create a brand
By Joe Chauncey, Boxwood

BANKNOTE WINE COMPANY
Brand strategy delivers hand-crafted shelf appeal
By PWV Journal staff

CLEAR CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
Eco-friendly value brands
By Tina L. Vierra

Van Ruiten Family Vineyards
Redesign of flagship label reinforces perceived value
By Jeremy Trettevik, 6 West Design

Influence of back label text on consumer choice
By Simone Mueller, Larry Lockshin, and
Jason Blanford, University of South Australia

Developing fruit-driven wine styles through use of citrate-negative malolactic cultures
By Hentie Swiegers, Lars Bo Corfitzen, Mansour
Badaki, Kristine Bjerre, Annicka Bunte, Duncan Hamm,
Nicolas Prost, and Morten Hassing, CHR Hansen

Influence of yeast strain selection on successful malolactic fermentation
By Nichola Hall, Scott Laboratories

FIFTY TIPS FOR CELLAR RATS
How to get (and keep) a great job as a winery cellar rat or harvest intern
By Mary Baker

Performance of non-saccharomyces yeast during AF: Specific case of torulaspora delbrueckii
By Philippe Renault, SARCO;
Maryam Ehsani and Charlotte Gourraud, Laffort;
and Marina Bely, University of Bordeaux

FREE RUN
Wholesale abuse of the Constitution
By Angela Logomasini, Competitive Enterprise Institute

INDUSTRY NEWS
American Vineyard Foundation funds 26 viticulture/enology research projects in 2011

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
Packaging
Winemaking Supplies

SMART VITICULTURE
In defense of conventional viticulture
By Dr. Richard Smart

COMPLIANCE TRAINING
Accessing real value in your compliance system
By Ann Reynolds

Spring 2011

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NINER WINE ESTATES
Green design for red wine
By Tim Mark Woodle, AIA

Integrating canopy management with mechanization
By S. Kaan Kurtural, CSU Fresno

Inoculum detection to manage powdery mildew
By Walter Mahaffee, USDA, Oregon, Gary Grove,
Washington State University, and Rob Stoll, University of Utah

Seven sins of safety
By Amy Wolfe, AgSafe

SEE ALSO:
Controlling Heat Stress Risks
By Howard Rosenberg, University of California, Berkeley
from July/August 2009

Yeast’s impact on sensory quality of wine
By Karien O’Kennedy, Anchor Yeast, South Africa

Solar hot water – cost-effective solution for wineries
By Tina Vierra

LESSONS LEARNED IN CALIFORNIA
Invasive insect species
By David Headrick, Cal Poly State University

EUROPEAN GRAPEVINE MOTH, Lobesia botrana
Napa county experience and lessons, 2010
By Monica L. Cooper, Lucia G. Varela, and Rhonda J. Smith,
University of California Cooperative Extension

BOOK EXCERPT
The Science of Grapevines: Anatomy and Physiology
By Marcus Keller, Washington State University

Wine market segmentation based on taste sensitivity
By Virginia Utermohlen, MD and Tim Hanni, MW

FREE RUN
Downside of green – organic and conventional grapegrowing in 2010
By Jeff Prather

Defining sustainable viticulture from the practitioner perspective
By Matthew Hoffman, Mark Lubell, and
Vicken Hillis, University of California, Davis

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
VINEYARD EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, SERVICES

SMART VITICULTURE
Reducing CO2, the REAL pollutant
By Dr. Richard Smart

Winter 2011

Table of Contents:

Controling the highs and lows of alcohol in wine
By Cristian Varela, Paul J. Chambers, Adrian Coulter, Peter R. Dry,
I. Leigh Francis, Richard Gawel, Richard Muhlack,
Paul A. Henschke, Creina S. Stockley, Markus J. Herderich,
Isak S. Pretorius, Australian Wine Research Institute

Identifying reserve-quality soils in vineyards
By Bryan Rahn, Coastal Viticultural Consultants

Accurate oxygen management at bottling
By Roberto Ferrarini, University of Verona, and Enrico Casarotti,
Enrico Nicolis, Sergio Ciocchetta, MBF S.p.a. Italy

Factors affecting wine closure selection
By Carlos Macku, Ph.D., and Kyle Reed, Ph.D., Dept. of Technical Services, Cork Supply Group

Sequential inoculation with a non-Saccharomyces yeast and a Saccharomyces yeast
By Celine Raynall, Forbes Wardrop, Anne Ortiz-Julien, Perrine Languet, and Ann Dumont, Lallemand

FAQs about oak aroma
By Erik Herve, ETS Laboratories

Carbon footprint of glass packaging
By Jay Scripter, VP of Sustainability, O-I

Meet a focused Riesling leader
By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Grape / wine marketing with new media, and return of the “Boomer”
By Bill Leigon, President, Hahn Family Wines

Wine pricing strategies in good times and bad
By Liz Thach and Steven S. Cuellar, Sonoma State; David Simpson, Mendocino Wine Company, and Tim Colgan, Treasury Wine Estate

University of California, Davis
New environmentally aware winery

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
WINERY EQUIPMENT

Qualities of a great tasting room manager
By Craig Root

SMART VITICULTURE
Correct measurement of berry temperatures
By Dr. Richard Smart

November/December 2010

Table of Contents:

Chemical and sensory profile of barrels
heated by immersion prior to bending

By Andrei Prida, Tonnellerie Seguin Moreau
Jessica Drinkine-Magneux, Regis Gougeon,
David Chassagne, Université de Bourgogne, France

NO on H.R. 5034
Wholesalers fail to tell whole truth
By Angela Logomasini, Director of Risk and Environmental Policy,
Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.

OAK INSERTS
Grain orientation effect on extraction of oak flavor compounds
By Kevin Crawford, Almon Benton,
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin
Alfred Grigg, David Plumb,
Fine Northern Oak

2010 WINE INDUSTRY CEO SURVEY
Responding to trends in a difficult market
By Robert Smiley, PhD, Director of Wine Studies, Michael Thomas, U.C. Davis

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Welcome to the 21st century, TTB
By Kenneth Young, Sweet & Fortified Wine Assn.

Advances in grapevine virus research
By Judit Monis, Eurofins STA Laboratories, Fiona Constable, Department of Primary Industries, Australia, Nuredin Habili, Waite Diagnostics, South Australia

Carbon neutrality: The new black
By Malcolm S
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