Practical Winery
58-D Paul Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2054
phone:415/479-5819 · fax:415/492-9325
CURRENT ISSUE

May/June 2009

Table of Contents:

LangeTwins achieves SavingsByDesign
By Don Neel

SMART VITICULTURE
Shoot positioning made easy
By Dr. Richard Smart

Improving degree-day calculations
By Mark Battany, Viticulture/Soils Advisor,
UCCE, San Luis Obispo, CA

Vinification management for aromatic white wines
By Aline Martin and Nichola Hall

Protectable trademarks for packaging
By J. Scott Gerien,
Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, Napa, CA

VARIETAL REVIEW
California Rosé by design - Whole cluster pressing, not saignée
By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Risk control and alternatives - Pre-fermentation maceration in red winemaking
By Charlotte Gourraud and Marie-Laure Murat

UC researchers demonstrate potential use of pheromones in management of mealybugs
By Jocelyn Millar, Rebeccah Waterworth, Walt Bentley,
Kent Daane, Vaughn Walton, and Monica Cooper

Crisis Leadership - What has the global economic crisis wrought?
By Henry Work

Brilliant wines - in pursuit of clarity
By Bibiana Guerra,
Dept. of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis

Strategies to obtain virus-free vines
By Mike Anderson,
Dept. of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis

Applebee’s offers Ohio wines “in the neighborhood”
By Don Neel

SUPPLIER SHOWCASE
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