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JULY — EIGHTH ANNU AL TE CHNOL OG Y IS SUE When Hardware and Software Meet 24 COVER ST OR Y Chateau Montelena combines new cellar technologies to track production wirelessly and do away with hand-written records. TECHNOLOGY Using Micro-Oxygenation To Improve Wine Quality 30 Winemakers and suppliers share secrets about using precise levels of pure oxygen for wines. Winemaker Interview: Rick Jones Talks Tech 36 TE CHNICAL REVIEW Building a Custom Crush 40 Leading figures in Washington winemaking open custom crush site in Walla Walla. BARRELS Methods for Making Old Barrels 'New' Again 44 Early adopter of cellar technology calls himself a "catalyst" for advancing winemaking tools. 24 DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Software, Hardware and a Digital Edition. By Jim Gordon Wine Industry Metrics 10 Job Outlook Is Highest in Four Years; Price Reductions Accompany Dollar Sales Growth; More U.S. Wineries Enter Flash Market. News Headlines 14 Remaining Ascentia Wineries Sold Off; U.S. Wine Shipments to Canada Climb; Grapegrow- ers Hear Good News; Market- ing to the Next Generation; Napa Auction Raises $7.6 Million. Plus News Bytes and Briefs. Product News 23 Latest Winery & Grower Offerings and Developments. 30 44 Inquiring Winemaker 48 What Winemakers Are Excited About. By Tim Patterson Postmodern Winemaking 54 New Developments at UC Davis. By Clark Smith Advertisers' Index 66 WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES Winemakers experiment with reconditioning to get new oak flavor while saving money. NORTHWEST New books detail the pasts of Maryland and Connecticut as well as Thomas Jefferson's vines. Research reports detail how rootstocks affect yield, vine performance and berry composition. 6 Wines & Vines JULY 2012 States' Wine Histories 61 Rootstocks and Vines 63 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EAST FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE REGIONS COVERING NORTH AMERICA News from Eastern North America 59 ASEV-ES to Convene in Tra- verse City, Mich.; Nova Scotia Winery Gains Investor.