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F E B R U A R Y — 1 0 t h A nnual B arrel I S S U E BARRELS DEPARTMENTS American Oak at the Source 32 Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Where Has All the Mustard Gone? By Jim Gordon Wine Industry Metrics 10 How Midwestern loggers and saw mills harvest and prepare white oak for wine barrels. What's Most Important When Sourcing Oak 40 Wine Sales Grow 7% and Winery Jobs 27% in 2013; Domestic Wines Grow 7% in 2013; Flash Wine Sales Offers Spike in December. 32 Top Stories 14 Fine Wine Sales to Grow; Frigid Winter Tough on Grapes in Midwest and East; Sonoma Growers Aim for 100% Sustainability. Winemakers look for consistency and seasoning. Custom Barrel Washing 47 Innovative products and processes offer options for a variety of cellar needs. In the News 17 Grape and Bulk Wine Prices Stable; East Bay Opens to Winery Wastewater; PD-Resistant Vines Available in 2015? Cooperative Extension Turns 100; B.C. Riesling and Syrah. Plus News Briefs. TECHNICAL REVIEW Newly Renovated Winery 50 Las Positas spares no expense to control production from crush through bottling. 40 Tasting Room Focus 21 GRAPEGROWING Red Blotch Slows Supply 56 Product News 26 Inquiring Winemaker 28 Virus has become a serious issue for nurseries providing grapevines to the wine industry. The Downside of a Cleaner, Gentler Crush Pad. By Tim Patterson Advertisers' Index 82 WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES News from Eastern North America 72 Evapotranspiration Tally 60 Technology modified to perform in vineyards. Beer Isn't Colorado's Only Local Pour; Vineyard Scarecrows. 50 Minimum Price Policy 64 Keep off-premise sales from devaluing your brand. Intellectual Property 68 NORTHWEST What's trending and how to capture it. CENTRAL CALIFORNIA The Potential of Hybrids 74 Hybrid grape cultivars offer an element of consistency in cold-climate wine regions. 6 W in e s & V i ne s F E B R UARY 20 14 154 COVERING NORTH AMERICA EAST REGIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE