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section header 4 Wines&Vines January 2015 82 8 Contributors 10 Editor's Letter 160 Advertiser Index METRICS 12 DtC shipments ap- proach $1.8 billion; off-premise sales grow 6% in November. NEWS 18 Top Stories Rain in a drought; tough market in Central Valley. 30 News Briefs 148 News from Eastern North America WE Fracking; New Jer- sey; Kluge building. pRoduCTS 36 product News On-board sorter by New Holland. 90 product Focus A look at optical sort- ers for wine grapes. CoLuMNS 38 Viewpoint Bruce Cakebread talks direct shipping. NEWSMAkERS 162 Faces & Forums Napa Grapegrowers consolidate events. gRApEgRoWINg 40 Water Where It's Needed The Nature Conservancy works to measure stream flows. By Kate Getty 44 growing More with Less Water Rodney Strong uses technology to manage irrigation. By Thomas Ulrich 50 Irrigation Audits Available Sonoma and Napa counties conduct on-site evaluations. By Andrew Adams 52 Choosing Vineyard Management Software Overview to help vineyard owners shop for software. By Richard Carey WINEMAkINg 72 Technical Spotlight: oak Farm Vineyards Family winery highlights region's emphasis on quality. By Andrew Adams 80 Focus on oak in Winemaking Wines & Vines Oak Conference scheduled for Feb. 11 in Napa, Calif., to feature the latest research and best practices in oak aging. 82 Role of Yeast in Winemaking Experts discuss wild, feral and cultured yeasts. By Paul Franson 152 A Few Truths About phenolics WE How to enhance color and tannins in challenging environments. By Anna Katharine Mansfield 72 Contents Publishing information: Volume 96 number 1. Wines & Vines, ISSN 043-583X, a member of Wine Communications Group, Sonoma, Calif., is published monthly. Periodicals postage paid at San Rafael and at additional mailing offices. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Wines & Vines does not assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials. Contributors are responsible for the proper release of proprietary and/or classified information. Wines & Vines is distributed through an audited circulation. subscriPtion ratEs: U.S., $38; Canada/Mexico, $48; All other countries, $85 (for airmail add $85). PostmastEr: Send address changes to: Wines & Vines, PO Box 1649, Boulder, CO 80306-1649. 36 CelIACARey.COM FIlM & PhOtOGRAPhy