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APRIL — SEVENTH ANNUAL OAK ALTERNATIVES ISSUE COVER ST OR Y Eight Questions About Oak Alts 24 Oak extraction rates are higher and faster with smaller products. Armed with this knowledge, and the kits that most suppliers provide, wine- makers identify products for their wines. WINEMAKING Winemaker Interview: Corey Beck of Coppola 30 The Upsides of Wild Fermentation 34 MANAGEMENT Technical Review: Restoring A Historic Stone Winery 40 The owners of Morlet Family Vineyards employ innovative financing to return an 1880 winery building to its original purpose. The Science of Pruning Vines After Winter Injury 60 An unusually harsh freeze prompts Ohio viti- culturist to conduct a trial with Pinot Gris and find that hedge pruning shows advantages. 6 Wines & Vines APRiL 2012 30 This results-driven vintner identifies the "sweet spot" for barrel alternatives, which he says have gained momentum in recent years. 24 DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Innovation and Discovery in the East. By Jim Gordon Feedback 9 Wine Industry Data Center 10 February Brings Healthy Growth; Table Wines Up 7% In Stores; Cabernet Is Tops. Faces & Forums 13 Oregon Honors Adelsheim. News Headlines 14 Nitrogen and Pinot Leaf Curl; Pruning Competitions; Sales at Premiere; Tracking Mus- cat's Sales Growth. Plus News Bytes and Briefs. Product News 23 Latest Winery & Grower Offerings and Developments. Inquiring Winemaker 46 Winemaking Comes In From the Cold. By Tim Patterson Some winemakers feel that native is the way to go, so suppliers are working on new, cul- tured yeast combinations to mitigate the risks. Grounded Grapegrowing 53 Top Five Threats To Vineyard Health. By Glenn McGourty Advertisers' Index 65 Viewpoint 66 Deconstructing Wine Myths. By Roger C. Bohmrich WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES 60 News from Eastern North America 58 New Eastern Winery Exposi- tion Draws 1,400. NORTHWEST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EAST COVERING NORTH AMERICA REGIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE