M A R C H ��� V I N E YA R D E Q U I P M E N T A N D T E C H N O L O G Y I S S U E
COVER STORY
24
Mechanizing Vineyard
Development 24
DEPARTMENTS
Contributors 4
Editor���s Letter 8
Large Crop Timed Just Right.
By Jim Gordon
Planting machines have been slow to catch on
in the West, but new options for ripping and
digging trenches could quicken vine development and yield cellar-ready fruit years sooner.
Wine Industry Metrics 10
Good Sales Growth Continues
in Perennially Slow Month;
Most Flash Offers Still for
Cabernet Wines.
WINEMAKING
News Headlines 13
Classic Winemaking Styles
in Modern Facilities 30
30
Ken Brown makes high-end Pinot Noir at a
custom-crush facility in Santa Barbara County.
PACKAGING
The Future Looks Rosy for
Wine Bottle Producers 38
Washington Industry Implements Strategy; Consumers Move Up Price Ladder;
Record Crop a Blessing; Frey
Reflects on Tenure in Sonoma;
North American Winery Total
Passes 8,000; Oregon Pushes
for Growlers. Plus News Bytes
and Briefs.
Tasting Room Focus 20
Analysis, Practices & Trends.
Product News 21
Glass still dominates wine packaging, while
lighter weight bottles are the new ���standard.���
Latest Winery & Grower
Offerings and Developments.
38
Faces & Forums 23
Unified Symposium Attendance Breaks Record.
EVENT PREVIEW
Eastern Winery Exposition
Returns for Second Year 47
Advertisers��� Index 66
Companies to Serve You.
Pennsylvania conference and trade show with
an eastern focus builds on its inaugural success.
WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES
News from Eastern
North America 52
Pa. Governor Seeks to
Privatize Stores; Ontario
Ice Wine Outlook Excellent.
Grapevine Training System
Trends in the South 53
While VSP trellises still rule in Texas vineyards,
other systems have their own advantages.
Beating Mother Nature
at Her Own Game 60
How growers can control environmental
factors using three-season tunnel technology.
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