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10 WINES&VINES October 2018 A member of Wine Communications Group Inc. President & Publisher Chet Klingensmith Chairman Hugh Tietjen Publishing Consultant Ken Koppel Associate Publisher Tina Vierra Publishing Assistant Ian Fadden EDITORIAL Editor Andrew Adams Editor at Large Jim Gordon Staff Writer Stacy Briscoe Northwest Correspondent Peter Mitham Columnists Andy Starr, Cliff Ohmart and Glenn T. McGourty Contributing Writers Laurie Daniel, Richard Smart, Richard Carey, Jaime Lewis, Chris Stamp, Andrew Reynolds, Ray Pompilio and Fritz Westover Practical Winery & Vineyard (PWV) Editor Don Neel Wine East Editor Linda Jones McKee DESIGN & PRODUCTION Graphic Designer Rebecca Arnn DATABASE DEVELOPMENT – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Vice President — Data Management Lynne Skinner Project Manager Liesl Stevenson Database & Web Development James Rust, Peter Scarborough Research Assistant Sara Jennings EDITOR'S LETTER THIS IS WINES & VINES' ANNUAL "BOTTLES AND LABELS" ISSUE and this year it features the words and wisdom of someone who has regularly used wine packaging as a canvas on which to express his winemaking artistry and wit. Randall Grahm, the founder and winemaker of Bonny Doon Vineyard, details his approach to packaging over his long career in an article that is a shortened version of the keynote address he delivered at our Aug. 9 packaging conference. I'll let Grahm speak for himself in what I trust you'll find to be a thorough examination of wine packaging that is as insightful as it is entertaining. Grahm has, without a doubt, left a lasting impact on this industry for his many achieve- ments the least of which may be helping to raise the profile of Rhône variety grapes here in the United States. But at our conference, I was struck by the less obvious impact Grahm and others like him have had in the wine industry. Two other speakers, Nicolas Quillé, who is the head of winemaking and operations for Crimson Wine Group and recently became a Master of Wine, and Alison Crowe, director of winemaking for Plata Wine Partners, both worked for Grahm at Bonny Doon. There are many people like Grahm who, in addi- tion to their winemaking expertise, have left a last- ing, personal impact on the people who work in this industry. André Tchelistcheff and Robert Mondavi are other such names that spring to mind, but the same could be said for wineries like Beaulieu Vine- yard where dozens of winemakers worked in the early years of their careers and vineyards such as Bien Nacido and To Kalon that have produced hun- dreds of classic wines. As we announced in last month's magazine, Wines & Vines will evolve into a digital publication focused on industry analytics powered by our proprietary databases at the end of the year. To celebrate Wines & Vines' history as a publica- tion we're planning a special edition and we want to commemorate the people, wineries, vineyards, events and technology that have left an impact on this industry. While myself, the magazine staff and our contributors are kicking around who and what makes the list of the top 100 people, technology and events that changed our industry, I also want to hear from you who should be on the list. Feel free to email me suggestions at edit@winesandvines.com about indi- viduals, wineries, vineyards and specific events or cultural phenomena such as the 60 Minutes' report "The French Para- dox" or the movie Sideways that had a lasting effect. We're also considering key innovations or advancements such as the discovery of malolactic bacteria, inert gas barrel racking wands, agglomerated cork closures guaranteed free of TCA or vertical shoot positioning. The past century has witnessed the remarkable growth and development of North America's wine industry and Wines & Vines has been there to cover each and every major change. While the future will bring some changes to how we do things, our commitment to the wine business will remain the same. —Andrew Adams We want to commemorate the people, wineries, vineyards, events and technology that have left an impact on this industry. CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTIONS Email: subs@winesandvines.com Online: winesandvines.com/subscribe Phone: (866) 453-9701 EDITORIAL Email: edit@winesandvines.com MAIL 65 Mitchell Blvd., Suite A San Rafael, CA 94903 CONNECT WITH US facebook.com/WinesandVines twitter.com/WinesandVines youtube.com/WinesandVines1919 Insights From a Packaging Maverick, and Looking for Others Who Changed the Industry