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A UGUS T — SIXTH ANNU AL CL OSURE S IS SUE Screwcaps, Liners Gain Acceptance 24 COVER ST OR Y CLOSURE S Technical Cork Vendors Clean Up Reputation 32 TE CHNICAL REVIEW Technical Review: Hall WINE INDUSTRY DA TA CENTER Wine Market Data Show Reasons to Be Optimistic 10 Visual statistics about domestic and direct-to- consumer wine sales, market share by region, wine industry jobs and flash wine sales sites. Choosing Grape Varieties to Grow in Cold Climates 50 32 Designs the Dynamic 40 Hall Wines anticipates the future with an adap- tive, high-tech facility that includes solar pow- er, jacketed tanks and a radiant heating system. How high-quality, inexpensive one-plus-ones and agglomerates evolved from a Champagne closure to a staple in the still wine market. DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Read about the authors in this month's issue. No longer seen as déclassé, screwcaps are grow- ing in popularity with winemakers who enlist them not just for Sauvignon Blanc, but for their red wine programs as well. By Jane Firstenfeld Editor's Letter 8 Weighing Romance vs. Performance in Closures. By Jim Gordon 24 News Headlines 14 Growth in DtC Sales; Walla Walla Raises the Bar; Hogue Puts All Wines Under Screw- cap; Neighbors Fight Devel- opment Plan; New Direction for Oregon Wine; Jerry Lohr Wants Research Revolution. Plus News Bytes and Briefs. Product News 22 Latest Winery & Grower Offerings and Developments. Inquiring Winemaker 56 Sift Through Facts In Solids and Wine. By Tim Patterson Grounded Grapegrowing 62 Proper Regulated Deficit Ir- rigation. By Glenn McGourty Advertisers' Index 66 Companies to serve you. WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES 40 News from Eastern North America 48 New Baltimore Microwinery Is One of a Kind; $12 million for Ontario Grapegrowers. NORTHWEST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EAST The first article in a two-part series about prac- ticing short-season viticulture in cool to cold climates addresses the best cultivar choices. 6 Wines & Vines AUGUsT 201 1 COVERING NORTH AMERICA FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE REGIONS