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6 WINES&VINES October 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER This month's cover is a com- posite of images by pho- tographer Cody Gehret of gold-medal winning entries from the third annual Wine Packaging Design Awards. Read more about the winners in an article on page. 36. OCTOBER 2018 GOLD-MEDAL PACKAGING DESIGN WINESANDVINES.COM New Glass Bottles The "Doon and Dirty" of Wine Packaging Coopers React to Consumer, Winemaker Trends CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Caroline Merrell recently joined Santa Rosa, Calif.- based Jackson Family Wines as a research and develop- ment chemist and collaborated with Melissa Hansen to write the feature in this month's Practical Winery & Vineyard section on improving color and mouthfeel in red wines (page 70). Prior to joining Jackson Family Wines, Merrell was a post-doctorate research associate in the Viticulture and Enology Program of Washington State University. Hansen is the research program manager for the Washington State Wine Commission. Staff writer Stacy Briscoe's reporting for this month's issue covered the barrel room to the tasting room and beyond. Briscoe explored the latest trends in barrels for a feature on page 54, covered the remarkable direct-to- consumer success of the winery and restaurant chain Cooper's Hawk on page 66, recounts the insights shared at the Wines & Vines Packaging Conference on page 32 and continues her ongoing coverage of tasting rooms with the latest installment of Tasting Room Focus on page 62. Briscoe is a San Francisco native and graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Veteran wine writer Laurie Daniel covered packaging strategy, private labels and more in her in-depth inter- view on page 58. Daniel has been writing about wine for more than 20 years and her work has appeared in nu- merous magazines and California newspapers. Daniel has contributed to Wines & Vines since 2006 and continues to maintain a blog on wine at lauriedanielonwine.com 46 WINEMAKING 46 Technical Spotlight: Bogle Vineyards Pioneering winery in Clarksburg, Calif., celebrates 50 years and modern, 20-acre production facility. By Jim Gordon 70 Improving Red Wine Color and Mouthfeel Maximizing polymeric pigments can help winemakers improve red wine quality. By Caroline Merrell and Melissa Hansen 76 Pinot Gris in the Finger Lakes The second part of a feature on the aromatic white grape covers the winemaking strategies of two New York wineries. By Ray Pompilio TASTING ROOM FOCUS 62 Long Meadow Ranch Opens Anderson Valley Outpost Napa, Calif.-based winery opens new tasting room in Mendocino County near the company's estate Pinot Noir vineyard. By Stacy Briscoe 64 Guest Count Best Practices WISE Academy insights on how even small wineries can keep track of visitors for data to determine the most profitable sales strategies. SALES AND MARKETING 66 A Midwestern Wine Hawk Soars How Cooper's Hawk found success through direct-to-consumer and on-premise sales. By Stacy Briscoe 62