CURRENT ISSUE:

Recent issues have included stories regarding:

• Spring Mountain Vineyard UC Berkeley introduces beneficial insects to control vine mealybugs ~ By Jack Heeger ~ May/June 2008
• Future of the wine industry - Climate Change Science ~ By Kimberly Nicholas Cahill, and Christopher B. Field, Stanford University and Carnegie Institution for Science ~ March/April 2008
• New fermentors for gentle handling ~ By Tina Vierra ~ January/Febuary 2008
• MICRO-OXYGENATION: Innovation for the winemaking toolbox ~ By Henry Work ~ November/December 2007
• Leaf removal strategies for Pinot Noir ~ By Nicolas Cantacuzene ~ September/October 2007
• What the label says about your wine ~ By Skye Hallberg & Ron Woloshun ~ July/August 2007
• Geographical branding ~ By J. Scott Gerien ~ May/June 2007
• Understanding and controlling Botrytis ~ By Wayne F. Wilcox ~ March/April 2007
• Vine and planting options for vineyard development ~ By Fred Peterson ~ January/February 2007
• Three most common methods to measure vine water status ~ Kay Bogart ~ November/December 2006
• Making wine shows and festivals productive ~ Paul Wagner, Janeen Olsen, Liz Thach ~ September/October 2006
• Rhône Rangers reach out to trade/customers ~ Johanna Rupp ~ September/October 2006
• Living with mealybugs, vine and otherwise ~ Laura Breyer ~ July/August 2006
• Chateau Montelena: Balanced soils play vital role in high-quality wines ~ Jack Heeger ~ May/June 2006
• Persistence of vegetal characters in winegrapes and wine ~ Kay Bogart, Linda Bisson ~ March/April 2006
• Which mealybug is it, and why should you care? ~ Rhonda Smith, Lucia Varela ~ January/February 2006
• Clean vines for healthy vineyards ~ Mark Chien, Deborah Golino ~ January/February 2006
• U.S. WINE MARKET LIBERALIZATION BY 2015: Perfect storm forming ~ John Hinman, Deborah Steinthal ~ November/December 2005
• Eliminating formation of hydrogen sulfide by Saccharomyces ~ Angela Lee Linderholm and Linda F. Bisson ~ November/December 2005
• Nitrogen: friend or foe of wine quality? ~ Marcus Keller ~ September/October 2005
• Bottling Under Screwcaps — Quality control issues for premium wines ~ Henry Work ~ July/August 2005
• Benefits of energy auditing for your winery ~ John Garn ~ May/June 2005
• Improving grapevine productivity — Mitigating Armillaria root diseases ~ Dr. Kendra Baumgartner & Amy E. Warnock ~ March/April 2005
• Research update — Grapevine trunk diseases in California ~ W.D. Gubler, P.E. Rolshausen, F.P. Florent, J.R. Urbez, T. Voeggel, G.M. Leavitt, & E.A. Weber ~ January/February 2005
• Growing profits by getting smaller ~ Deborah Steinthal ~ November/December 2004
• Cover cropping systems for organically farmed vineyards ~ Glenn McGourty ~ September/October 2004
• Coro Mendocino — Zinfandel blends promote wine region ~ Tina Vierra ~ July/August 2004
• Vine Mealybug: Formidable pest spreading through California Vineyards ~ Kent Daane, Ed Weber & Walt Bentley ~ May/June 2004
• Fish-friendly farming: Unique green certification program for grapegrowers ~ Laurel Marcus ~ March/April 2004
• Looking to the sun for renewable energy ~ Tina Vierra ~ January/February 2004
• What is your lender thinking?~ Tina Vierra ~ November/December 2003
• Mechanized retrieval of grape boxes reduces worker injury ~ Penny Hastings ~ September/October 2003
• AVF FUNDED RESEARCH: Zinfandel Heritage Vineyard Update ~ James A. Wolpert & Michael M. Anderson ~ July/August 2003
• Broad cooperative effort helps AVF move research forward ~ Tina Vierra ~ May/June 2003
• Strategies to control powdery mildew ~ Wayne F. Wilcox ~ March/April 2003
• Insider Tips — Saving money on cooperage ~ Henry Work ~ January/February 2003
• Wildlife activity along creek corridors ~ Jodi Hilty ~ November/December 2002
• Focus on Pierce's Disease ~ Three articles ~ September/October 2002
• Understanding grape berry development ~ James Kennedy ~ July/August 2002
• Barrel inspection criteria ~ Henry Work ~ May/June 2002
• Importance of soil texture to vineyard management ~ March/April 2002
• Improving winery lab quality ~ Christian Butzke ~ January/February 2002
• Laboratory testing for grapevine diseases ~ Ed Weber, Deborah Golino & Adib Rowhani ~ January/February 2002
• Irrigation of wine grapes in California ~ Larry E. Williams ~ November/December 2001
• Keeping wine on the Congressional Agenda ~ Millie Howie ~ November/December 2001
• Leaf canopy structure and vine performance ~ M. Carmo Vasconcelos PhD. & Steve Castagnoli ~ September/October 2001
• In search of optimal grape maturity ~ Linda Bisson ~ July/August 2001
• International perspective on young vine decline ~ Michael Porter ~ May/June 2001
• Decreased spraying improves quality, nature, bottom line ~ Bill Petrovic & David Rosenthal ~ March/April 2001
• Robert Mondavi Winery: Creating a Winery to Match a Vineyard ~>Carol Caldwell-Ewart ~ January/February 2001
• Fifty years of reasearch at the world's largest winery ~ Arthur Caputi Jr.~ November/December 2000
• Lemelson Winery: Building a Gravity-Flow Pinot Noir Facility ~ Laurence Ferar ~ September/October 2000
• Understanding creative marketing~ Jim Murphy~ July/August 2000
• Windbreaks mitigate climate. ~ Don Neel ~ May/June 2000
• Oakroot fungus on grapevines ~ Kendra Baumgartner & David M. Rizzo ~ March /April 2000
• Use of ozone for winery and environmental sanitation ~ January / February 2000
• Liming of vineyard soils ~ July/August 1999
• Equipment/Barrel Leasing: A powerful financial tool ~ March/April 1999
• Managing phosphorous deficiency in vineyards ~ R. Stanley Grant ~ January/February 1999