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SEPTEMBER — WINERY & VINEYARD ECONOMICS ISSUE Tech Review: Lean, Green Design 26 COVER ST OR Y Adhering to environmentally friendly building standards, British Columbia's Tantalus Vine- yards leverages efficient design to prepare for flexibility, growth and advances in technology. BARRELS Effects of Barrel Leasing On Winery Cash Flow 32 ECONOMICS The ABCs of Due Diligence For Buyers and Sellers 38 Seminar stresses best practices and permit requirements for extracting value from West Coast vineyard and winery properties. WINEMAKING Winemaker Interview With Dan Karlsen 40 32 26 Some cooperages will offer a discount for ad- vance payment. Address your fast-depreciating oak inventory with alternative finance options. DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 U.S. Economy vs. Wine Economy. Wine Industry Data Center 10 Wine Indicators Rose Before Stocks Crashed; Domestic Wine Sales Up 9%; Sizing Up Leaders in Wine Flash Sales. News Headlines 14 Are Scores Obsolete? Sustain- ability Book; Telemarketing; Demand & Prices Up; Berry Shatter; Asian Wine Market. Plus News Bytes and Briefs. Product News 22 Latest Winery & Grower Offerings and Developments. Tasting Room Focus 24 Analysis, Practices & Trends. Inquiring Winemaker 51 Brewery Automation at Work. Postmodern Winemaking 55 Thinking Like a Grape. Vineyard View 61 Measuring Sustainability. Advertisers' Index 65 Companies to Serve You. Viewpoint 66 The Best Winemaker Dinners. WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES Talbott Vineyards winemaker draws upon three decades of experience and crossflow filtration to make the most of Monterey County fruit. 51 News from Eastern North America 44 Eastern Industry Gathers; Analyzing New N.Y. Wine Law. NORTHWEST Overcoming Challenges 6 Wines & Vines sePTeMBeR 2011 CENTRAL In Cold Climates 46 The second article in a series addresses chal- lenges faced by grapegrowers in cool to cold climates, especially winter injury and disease. CALIFORNIA EAST COVERING NORTH AMERICA FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE REGIONS