Micro-oxygenation: innovation for the winemaking tool box
By Henry Work
NITROGEN MANAGEMENT: critical for wine flavor and style
By researchers at Australian Wine Research Institute
Joseph Phelps installs new fermentors for gentle handling
By Tina Vierra
Vineyard mechanization: Achieving consistent quality and yield
By Don Neel
Leaf removal strategies for Pinot Noir
By Nicolas Cantacuzene
Developing grapevines resistant to Pierce's disease
By Ken Freeze with Dr. Andy Walker, UC Davis
Wine label design; success strategies in a saturated market
By Paul Wagner, Janeen Olsen, Liz Thach
Two Mountain Winery: next generation, new packaging
By Tina Vierra
Accumulation tables at Rodney Strong Vineyards overcome unstable tapered bottles
By Ben Garvey
Ownership transitions in the wine industry
By Rob McMillan and Deborah Steinthal
2008-2009 State of the wine industry
By Rob McMillan, Silicon Valley Bank
Functions and benefits of barrels
By Nicolas Tiquet-Lavandier
Woollaston Winery blends into rural New Zealand landscape
By Laurence Ferar
Stoller's high-tech achieves small ecological footprint
By Ernest R. Munch
Cost of reactive wine microbe management
By Robert Tracy
The third plague? Syrah red leaf disorder
By Dr. Richard Smart
Preparing for a TTB visit
By Rachel Dumas Rey
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PWV Publisher/Editor Don Neel has gathered an
impressive roster of experienced technical writers and
researchers in winemaking, grapegrowing, and wine
marketing. Neel and his longtime staff editors gather,
edit and fact-check every article, and send every
manuscript out for peer-review.
Contributing editors include respected wine writers
Eleanor and Ray Heald, Ken Fugelsang (CSU Fresno),
Bruce Zoecklein (Department of Enology, Virginia
Polytechnic), and Linda Bisson (UC Davis).
Contributing writers include Douglas Adams, Deborah
Golino, and Doug Gubler, respected vineyard scientists
and researchers; Henry Work, a former cooperage
head; Kurt Kraus advising readers on marketing and
direct sales; and Deborah Steinthal of Scion Advisors,
a successful wine business strategic planner.
University staff and researchers from top viticulture /
enology schools at Davis, Fresno, and San Luis Obispo,
CA; New York, Virginia, Oregon, Washington,
France, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand
are all regular contributors to PWV. Other experts
who write for PWV include bankers, accountants,
engineers, architects, attorneys.
Regular columns include Dr. Richard Smart's Smart
Viticulture, Robert Tracy's Wine Microbiology,
Rachel Dumas Rey's Compliance Counseling, and
Personnel Point of View. These columns are eagerly
read by subscribers, who often write letters engaging
in lively, ongoing discussion with our columnists.
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Practical Winery & Vineyard is a 30-year-old, wine and
vineyard industry journal. PWV is the only publication in
the industry that focuses on the practical, hands-on aspects of
winery and vineyard operations. In every issue, winemaking
and grapegrowing are covered in depth, with articles
discussing proven methods, innovations, case histories,
industry trends, and insights from peers.
