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MA Y — 13TH ANNU AL P A CKA GING IS SUE Tradition Wraps New Wines 38 COVER ST OR Y P A CKA GING Unbreakable, portable aluminum wine package.Flasq of Inspiration 48 Winemaker Interview: Charlie Wagner II 52 Mer Soleil vintner packages unoaked Chardonnay in ceramic bottles. WINEMAKING Study of Bottle Variation 56 and TCA levels per package. Lodi winery experiments with 50 varieties. GRAPE GROWING Lab tests and sensory panels analyze 30 brands to compare SO2 Technical Review: Ripken 62 Rootstocks and Drought 72 Traveling researchers reveal the best choices to mitigate various vineyard conditions. MARKETING Better Tasting Room PR 76 A noted consultant shows how to maximize a winery's image and profits with visitors. NORTHWEST A Pierce's disease-tolerant winegrape succeeds.Lenoir Gains Recognition 94 New Tome on Wine Quality 98 Reynolds taps scientists from Spain to South Africa for this two-part reference manual. 6 Wines & Vines MAY 2012 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EAST FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE REGIONS COVERING NORTH AMERICA 74 60 36 DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Partisan Packaging and Variation. By Jim Gordon New boutique wineries are most comfortable with classic options for wine packaging. Wine Industry Data Center 10 Winery Hiring Way Up; Top 30 Brands for Growth; Flash Focus: Wines Till Sold Out. News Headlines 17 Grape Market Shortage; Paul Dolan Moves On; Nova Scotia Plans Appellation; OSU Seeks New Director; Fracking and Water Supplies; Huge Growth Expected in China; Red Mountain Vineyard Plantings. Product News 34 Latest Winery & Grower Offerings and Developments. Faces & Forums 36 Getting Into The Rhone Zone. Inquiring Winemaker 82 Ignoble Rot in California. By Tim Patterson Vineyard View 88 The End of an Era for Lodi. By Cliff Ohmart Calendar 100 Advertisers' Index 101 Viewpoint 102 Old World Lessons For Winemakers. By Marisa d'Vari WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES News from Eastern North America 91 N.Y. Funds Viticulture Center; Wine Country in Pennsylvania.