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FEBRUARY — NINTH ANNUAL BARREL ISSUE COVER STORY 30 When Bigger Oak Format Is Better 30 DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Bigger, Better and More Practical. By Jim Gordon Wine Industry Metrics 10 Wineries Continue to Enter the Flash Market. Winemakers use large barrels and oak tanks to improve wine texture without 'oakiness.' News Headlines 14 BARRELS Creating Barrels That Suit Your Wine Style 38 38 Coopers are allowing winemakers to customize oak origin, stave thickness, grain, toast and more. Washington Liquor Privatization; Alpen Cellars Builds Its Own Grid; Wines & Vines Merges With Practical Winery & Vineyard; Oregon Leader Bullish About 2013; Mini Helicopter Could Spray Vines; California Confronts Fracking; Frost Protection. Tasting Room Focus 26 Product News 28 Faces & Forums 29 WINEMAKING Technical Review: Serving Multiple Masters 44 Sonoma County Aims for No. 1 in Wine Country. Inquiring Winemaker 66 Having an international cadre of winemakers requires flexibility at Walla Walla's Long Shadows. Finding Balance in Viognier. By Bruce Zoecklein Dispelling the Mystery of Eucalyptus Aromas 52 62 Calendar 80 Advertisers' Index 81 Viewpoint 82 Mass. Laws Not Improving With Age. By Jeremy Benson Australian researchers pinpoint contributors to minty characteristics found in finished wines. WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES News from Eastern North America 59 GRAPEGROWING Viticulturist Markus Keller 58 Vineyard Enlists Amish Work Crew; Maryland Chain Stores Studied; Virginia Tech Names Extension Enologist. WSU professor outlines steps to create a vineyard that can survive a challenging climate. MARKETING Brand Promise Fulfilled 62 Hanzell Vineyards' response to TCA discovery set the bar for handling a PR crisis with class. NORTHWEST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Mead Production 73 Drink made from honey can be produced yearround, making the most of winery equipment. 6 W in e s & V i ne s F E B R UARY 20 13 EAST COVERING NORTH AMERICA REGIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE