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January's Contributors A Jean L. Jacobson first-time contributor to Wines & Vines, Jean Jacobson brings years of experience in winery labs and cellars to her coverage of oxygen management during winemaking: "Is TPO the New TCA?" beginning on page 36. She explores the positive effect that sensitive new oxygen-measuring tools may have on quality control. Jacobson is a consulting winemaker in Sonoma County, Calif., and author of the book "Introduction to Wine Laboratory Practices and Procedures." Her 15 years of experience in winemaking production was mostly with Jackson Family Wines, and she is participating in the Winemaking Certificate Program. Robert Nicholson and Josh Grace tional Wine Associates, the Healdsburg, Calif.-based boutique strategic advisory firm that provides corpo- rate finance, mergers and acquisition services to the wine industry. Their recent news-making mergers and acquisi- tions include the 2008 sale of various Constellation wineries and brands to Ascentia Wine Estates, the 2010 Pacific Rim Winemak- ers sale, the 2011 Laurel Glen Vineyard sale to private investors and the recent sale of Edna Valley Vineyard from Diageo to Gallo. Incorporated in 1990, IWA has completed transactions valued at more than $1 billion. Beginning on page 76 of this issue, Nichol- son and Grace share how winery owners should prepare for a sale, including the valuation process. R tephen Yafa has been around the vineyard block. He is a lifelong wine drinker, veteran freelance writer, author about wine and other subjects and, for the past six years, a winemak- er and winery brand owner. Still, the wines he tasted at the Solms-Delta Wine Estate in South Africa during the 2011 harvest were S quite different from anything he had tasted before. A rare tech- nique initiated there by Mark Solms, the neuroscientist owner, dries the grapes while still on the vine, concentrating the flavor components, preserving the acidity but losing 40% of the water. See "Extreme Wines on the Vine," page 104. January's Cover Michael O'Neil, mechanical engineer for Vacuum Barrier Corp., had to act fast to capture the image on this month's cover. In the photograph, Vacuum Barrier's Easy Dose system delivers liquid nitrogen, which quickly vaporizes to minimize oxygen ex- posure in bottled wines. Read more about total package oxygen starting on page 36. 4 Wines & Vines JAnUARY 2012 Stephen Yafa obert Nicholson and Josh Grace work for Interna- Nicholson Grace A Member of Wine Communications Group Inc. EDITORIAL Editor Jim Gordon Managing Editor Kate Lavin Staff Writer Andrew Adams Contributing Editor Jane Firstenfeld Senior Correspondent Paul Franson Northwest Correspondent Peter Mitham Winemaking: Tim Patterson, Clark Smith Grapegrowing: Cliff Ohmart, Glenn T. McGourty Columnists Editors: Hudson Cattell, Linda Jones McKee; Writer: Richard Carey Contributing Writers Wine East Laurie Daniel, Jamie Goode, Chris Stamp, Thomas Ulrich, Wayne Wilcox, Stephen Yafa President & Publisher Chet Klingensmith PUBLISHING Hugh Tietjen Chairman Publishing Consultant Ken Koppel WEST: Jacques Brix, Vice President & Director of Sales (707) 473-0244, jbrix@winesandvines.com ADVERTISING MIDWEST: Hooper Jones Associates Inc. (847) 486-1021, hooperhja@aol.com (215) 794-3442, marshatabb@comcast.net EAST: Marsha Tabb INTERNATIONAL: Dave Bayard (973) 822-9275, dave@bayard.com Events & Projects Planner Stephanie Papadakis Advertising Manager Christina Ballinger ADMINISTRATION Publishing Assistant Caroline Shakeshaft CIRCULATION & DATABASE DEVELOPMENT Database Manager Lynne Skinner Circulation Manager Emilee Schumer Circulation Assistant Alia Vander Lind Research Assistant Allison Bowser Design & Production Manager Bridget Williams James Rust, Peter Scarborough DESIGN & PRODUCTION Web Developer WEBSITE Ad Prepress Deborah Roberti Wines & Vines, ISSN 043-583X, a member of Wine Communications Group, Sonoma, CA, is published monthly. Periodicals postage paid at San Rafael and at additional mailing offices. Publishing Information Volume 93, Number 1 (866) 453-9704 • subs@winesandvines.com • www.winesandvines.com Subscription Rates Wines & Vines, 65 Mitchell Blvd., Ste. A, San Rafael, CA 94903 Customer Service Send address changes to our publication office: Postmaster U.S., $38.00; Canada/Mexico, $48.00 All other countries, $85.00 (for airmail add $85.00) 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. QSEE US AT UNIFIED, BOOTH #1305g