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November's Contributors T Kate Lavin his fall, for the fourth consecutive year, Wines & Vines polled wine industry suppli- ers to learn about the sector's financial health from the other end of the winemaking cycle, asking whether vineyards and wineries can get credit, if they're buying equipment and services, and whether they're paying on time. Production editor Kate Lavin digs into survey results to reveal the unique perspectives of wine industry suppliers. Robert Steinhauer & Richard Mendelson Napa Valley's world-class grapes are grown (page 32). Robert "Bob" Steinhauer (left) is the former vine- yard manager for Beringer T Vineyards in St. Helena, Calif., where he worked for 25 years, and the 2008 Merit Award winner of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. Richard Mendelson is an expert on vineyard and wine law. He heads the practice of Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty in Napa, Calif., and teaches wine law at the University of Califor- nia, Berkeley. He is also a grapegrower and wine producer. Laurie Daniel aurie Daniel interviews one of the most outspoken proponents of organic viticulture and dry farming: John Williams, the owner- winemaker at Frog's Leap Winery in Ruther- ford, Calif. Daniel quizzes Williams (page 40) about what measures he took to go organic, how soon he saw results and how he copes L with pest and disease challenges that make most growers reach for the synthetic pesticides and fungicides. Martha Ezzard F November's Cover Okanagan Crush Pad bought six concrete fermentors from Sonoma Cast Stone, mak- ing it the first Canadian winery to use egg- shaped, temperature-controlled concrete fermentation tanks for winemaking. More grapes from the same lot are aging in stainless tanks for comparison. Photo by Lionel Trudel, okanaganprophoto.com. 4 Wines & Vines nOVeMBeR 201 1 ormer Atlanta Journal- Constitution colum- nist Martha Ezzard contributes an article to Wine East (page 95) about growing and making wine in North Georgia from the unusual French grape variety Petit Manseng. The lawyer- turned-journalist-turned vineyard and winery owner says, "We were the pioneers (in our small mountain community), planting unusual varieties...Tannat, Touriga Nacional, Viognier, also Malbec and Mourvedre." wo long-time wine in- dustry pros explain how A Member of Wine Communications Group Inc. EDITORIAL Editor Jim Gordon Production Editor Kate Lavin 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 Web Developer James Rust WEBSITE Design & Production Manager Bridget Williams DESIGN & PRODUCTION 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 92, Number 11 (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.