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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