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G r AP e G ro W in G infected. A lot of this work is confidential, so I can't name many names, but I can tell you we have cleaned up clones for some high-profile wineries and then returned them to the wineries. Even better for the industry, there are others who have donated their favorite clones to our heritage clone program. For example, in 1974 Francis Mahoney, owner of Carneros Creek Winery, began a Pinot Noir clonal trial at Carneros Creek in cooperation with Curtis Alley, UC Davis viticulture specialist. In 1996, Mr. Mahoney donated what he thought were the five best California heritage Pinot COMPANY Noir clones to FPS. Those clones (or selec- tions, as we call them at FPS) are all avail- able now in the public program. There are many similar stories: the Sterling Vineyard musqué Chardonnay clone (FPS 80), sev- eral sources of the Mount Eden Chardon- nay clone (FPS 27, 28 and 66), the Larry Hyde Merlot clone (FPS 27). W&V: You're an expert on leafroll virus, which has become a widespread problem. Is there any promising news on the horizon? Golino: The most promising news is that there is now an excellent team of scientists from UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Nursery Services Suppliers PHONE Davis Viticultural Research Double A Vineyards Inc. Grafted Grapevine Nursery Mercier California LLC Mori Vines Inc. Vintage Nurseries Wiederkehr Wine Cellars Inc. WEBSITE (618) 946-3517 davisvines.com (716) 672-8493 doubleavineyards.com (315) 462-3288 graftedgrapevines.com (707) 446-9223 mercier-california.com (905) 468-0822 morivines.com (800) 499-9019 vintagenurseries.com (479) 468-9463 wiederkehrwines.com For more on nursery services suppliers, see Wines & Vines' 2011 Buyer's Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com. University of Oregon, University of Washington and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service working together on developing solutions. Dr. Kent Daane at Berkeley led a group that received funding through the USDA's Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The American Vineyard Foundation has committed matching funds for this and several other leafroll virus research projects, including mine. And the technology available now to study these damaging viruses is radi- cally improved from what was available even a decade ago. I am very hopeful we will see some real breakthroughs in the years to come. At present, the best way a grower can reduce the damage done by leafroll in his vineyard is to plant California certified stock from a reliable nursery. If everyone followed this practice, the amount of disease we would see in California would be radically reduced. A resident of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Laurie Daniel has been a journalist for 30 years. She has been writing about wine for publications for more than 15 years and has been a Wines & Vines contributor since 2006. To contact her or comment on this article, e-mail edit@winesandvines.com. 48 Wines & Vines FeBRUARY 201 1