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FEBRU AR Y — EIGHTH ANNU AL BARREL IS SUE COVER ST OR Y Fermenting Reds In Oak Barrels 24 To achieve a certain style, more and more winemakers are taking two laborious parts of the winemaking process and combining them. BARRELS Euro Deflates Oak Prices 32 Central European Values 34 The waning euro could mitigate price increases for U.S. consumers of French oak barrels. Our Inquiring Winemaker asks why central European barrels cost less than French ones. NORTHWES T Wineries Power Down 40 GRAPE GROWING Nurseries Are Booming 44 TE CHNICAL REVIEW Road to Premium Pinot 48 Thomas George Estates preserves character while rebuilding the Davis Bynum property. EWE Fills Event Program 72 Speakers will look at challenges in new ways at the upcoming Eastern Winery Exposition. All About Blanc Du Bois 75 A winegrape found in the southeast and more often in Texas is tolerant of Pierce's disease. 6 Wines & Vines FeBRUARY 2012 COVERING NORTH AMERICA 56 Northwest wineries adopt conservation mea- sures to reduce electricity usage in their cellars. 24 44 DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Business Very Good in Two Channels. By Jim Gordon Wine Industry Data Center 10 2011 Ends With Growth; High-Priced Wines Hottest in December; Seasonal Uptick for Some Online Retailers. News Headlines 14 Wineries Move Into Down- town Napa; Fight Against Vineyard Foe Advances; Wine Privatization Stands in Wash- ington; Oregon Wine Beyond Willamette; Iowa Wines Debut VQA Seal; 'Organic Wine- growing Manual' Will Serve All. Plus News Briefs. Product News 23 Postmodern Winemaking 56 Showstoppers From SIMEI and Enovitis. By Clark Smith Grounded Grapegrower 66 How Organic Growers Changed Viticulture. By Glenn McGourty Advertisers' Index 81 Vine and rootstock shortages may loom ahead as vineyard suppliers hustle to fill demand. Viewpoint 82 Myths Challenge Wine Indus- try Growth. By Paul Franson WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES News from Eastern North America 71 Eastern Ice Wine Becomes a 2012 Vintage. NORTHWEST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EAST REGIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE