Table of Contents:

SMART VITICULTURE
Open your eyes to improving wine quality
By Dr. Richard Smart

OPUS ONE
Innovations for quality enhancement
By Linda Trotta

X WINERY
Producing high-quality value wines
By Don Neel

Vineyard drives style options of Bouchaine Carneros Pinot Noir
By Eleanor & Ray Heald, Contributing Editors

FREE RUN
House bill threatens direct-to-consumer wine sales
By Charles Reidelbach & Rohan Shrikande Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP

SOKOL BLOSSER WINERY
Green packaging setbacks and success
By Tina Vierra

COVER STORY
Inspecting and monitoring glass and bottling
By Randall W. Baxendale,
Technical Services Director, Verallia North America

INDUSTRY NEWS
CAWG appoints new president
36 viticulture/enology research projects funded by AVF in 2010

Packaging Showcase

GNAUGHTY VINES
Screen-printed package launches new Delicato brand
By Tina Vierra