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4 WINES&VINES August 2016 6 Connect With Us 8 Editor's Letter 81 Advertiser Index NEWS 14 Top Stories Brexit to Fall on UK Wine Consumers. 22 Regional News 74 Eastern News Michael Shaps Opens Tasting Room; Colo- rado Agrees to Phase in Wine Sales. METRICS 10 U.S. Wine Sales Up. COLUMNS 32 Winemaking Closure Decisions are More Than Technical. 32 Viewpoint Steps to Enhance Credibility of AVAs. PRODUCTS 26 News Oenopompe. Focus 58 Racking Wands. 62 Weather Stations. FACES & FORUMS 82 Direct 2016. PUBLISHING INFORMATION: Volume 97 Number 8. Wines & Vines, ISSN 043-583X, a member of Wine Communications Group, Sonoma, Calif., is published monthly. Periodicals postage paid at San Rafael and at additional mailing offices. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Wines & Vines does not assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials. Contributors are responsible for the proper release of proprietary and/or classified information. Wines & Vines is distributed through an audited circulation. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U.S., $38; Canada/Mexico, $48; All other countries, $85 (for airmail add $85). POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Wines & Vines, PO Box 1649, Boulder, CO 80306-1649. PACKAGING 36 Multiple Choice Winemakers don't let limited production or small lots limit them to just one style of wine capsule or closure. By Jane Firstenfeld WINEMAKING 50 Technical Spotlight: Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards Family raises bar for wine quality with first crush in new winery in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. By Ted Rieger 76 Fermenting Wine Grapes in a Bag The GOfermentor created by winery owner and entrepreneur Vijay Singh employs recycleable materials to enable quality improvement. Several U.S. winemakers are using the product on a trial basis. By Richard Carey GRAPEGROWING 67 California Law Regulates Piece-Rate Payers New legislation requires that agriculture companies account for rest time when paying laborers on a piece-rate basis. And while audits can go back as far as 2012, many farmers say it's difficult to track down seasonal help from years past. By Jane Firstenfeld BUSINESS 68 Surviving Distributor Power Plays As a growing number of alcohol distributors consolidate, it's a great time to know what qualifies as "cause" for terminating a contract in a franchise state. Just don't forget to get everything in writing. By Suzanne DeGalan 50 76 36 Contents