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w i n e B U S INE S S The Stoller Vineyard Pinot Gris has 7 foot x 5 foot vine spacing (1,244 vines per acre) yielding 3.8 tons per acre in 2011 (Dundee Hills AVA). wet, behaving more like a submarine than a tractor, was another. In the same period I bought a power harrow, designed and built in Italy, which cleaned up the vine rows and took vines with it. Those two were definitely not good decisions. "Another was selling wine to a distributor in the heat of the 2001 market crash and not getting paid for a couple of pallets of wine. I have no doubt it was inten- tional and learned my lesson of not doing business with crooks. There is still a court order out for him in Yamhill County and still accumulating interest…which we will never see." Nedry, partner at Chehalem Wines in Newberg, Ore. "Before we released any wines, I began with very rigorous technical experimentation with the expectation of not releasing any wines until the vineyards were mature, until their ninth leaf. I think that was a great decision because my background was in process control and hightech experimentation using statistical tools to elucidate key variables that influence the final quality of products, whether wine or super-alloy compounds, which was what gave me capital to fund our wine operation to make Pinot Noir. "I brought in friends who wanted to have a great vineyard. There were as many as 39 limited partners, which was followed by asking those who wanted to own vineyards in a small percentage to come into the winery we opened in the early 1990s. Only one of them wanted to get more involved, is still my partner, and spun off a business of his own. That is Bill Stoller, and we are now in our 20th year of partnership in Chehalem. Chehalem Wines "I have more difficulty coming up with the worst decisions than I do for the best. I will share the best," says Harry Peterson- Orchard Master Tools and Equipment Why Pay More? The Orchard Master electric pruner is qualitybuilt and perfectly suited to the orchard or vineyard. Our electronic pruners are durable and can be used all day on a single charge. These pruners are powerful and lightweight with a comfortable rubber grip. A light weight vest holds the 44 volt lithium battery and is comfortable while supplying a continuous power source. Invest in our Quality-built lithium battery powered electric pruners. Save time and money while reducing the risk of serious repetitive use injuries and associated labor and industry liabilities. Save on Labor Costs www.orchardmaster.com 855-5-PRUNER Use online promo "winesandvines" and get free shipping! 66 p racti c al w i ne ry & v i ne yard DECEMBER 20 13 "I do not know the results yet, but making the decision to focus as much on white wines, constituting as much production as we do on Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is the bigger pay day, but white wines are twothirds of the meal. Wines from a cool climate like ours are for the table, and those here are done exceptionally well. I am a zealot for these wines, and it will be a decision to be validated later. "Chardonnay from Oregon is really 'white Oregon.' Riesling is done exquisitely because the same climate that makes Pinot Noir so great also provides the finesse, elegance and acidity for great white wines. "We might have been better off focusing on Pinot Noir exclusively rather than many wines overall, but I have been at the forefront of the charge for white wines in the Oregon wine industry, some-