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8 WINES&VINES January 2017 A member of Wine Communications Group Inc. ADVERTISING Vice President and Director of Sales Jacques Brix jbrix@winesandvines.com (707) 473-0244 West Lydia Hall lydia@winesandvines.com (415) 453-9700, ext. 103 Midwest Hooper Jones hooperhja@aol.com (847) 486-1021 East (except New York) Laura Lemos laura@boja.com (973) 822-9274 New York and International Dave Bayard dave@bayard.com (973) 822-9275 Advertising Production Manager April Kushner ads@winesandvines.com DIGITAL EDITION All print subscribers now get digital access to Wines & Vines. You can: • DOWNLOAD pages or full issues • BROWSE current and archived issues • WATCH videos • ACCESS via desktop, tablet or smartphone • SEARCH by keyword or table of contents • NAVIGATE by topic or page thumbnail • QUESTIONS? Contact customer ser- vice at custserv@winesandvines.com or (866) 453-9701 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. PDT. WINEMAKER INTERVIEW 86 WINES&VINES When you first sit down with a potential cli- A CONVERSATION WITH Principal in BAR Architects notes trends in good design and materials Law Estate (left) adopted a more modern exterior that provides views of the surrounding area. The PV panels at Starmont (right) paid for themselves within 3.5 years. Jeff Goodwin CONNECT WITH US CONTRIBUTORS Few people in the world know more than Clark Smith about reverse osmosis and other cross-flow filtration technologies as applied to wine. In his article beginning on page 58, Smith shares his 30 years of experience with the technology and offers tips about how to choose a reverse osmosis machine when your winery needs one. In 1992 he founded Vinovation, a company centered around reverse osmosis and other high-tech services for wineries, leaving the busi- ness in 2007 to pursue consulting, writing, his own winemaking and teaching. Smith has been a contributor to Wines & Vines since 2010. It's unusual for a commercial wine grape grower to invent a trellis system. Most growers default to a tried and true VSP or quadrilateral setup. But Bryan Babcock of Babcock Winery & Vineyards in Lompoc, Calif., thought he could build a better mousetrap, so to speak. Begin- ning on page 134, Tama Takahashi describes the "pedestular cane suspension" trellis and training system that Babcock has adopted for several varieties. Takahashi is a Santa Barbara, Calif-based writer and co-founder of the wine tasting group Inside Wine Santa Barbara. The good news is that vinifera grapes can be grown in the Midwest and the East; the bad news is that these regions still get cold—and sometimes extremely cold—winters. In his article beginning on page 164, Imed Dami, professor of viticulture at The Ohio State Univer- sity, reports on the cold hardiness of 22 vinifera varieties and one Ger- man hybrid. Thanks to Dami's research, growers and nurseries will have more information to consider before planting their vineyards. WINESANDVINES.COM JANUARY 2017 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Issue INSIGHTS FOR YOUR WINERY IN 2017 EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE ON THE COVER The floor at Sugarloaf Crush was still wet from post-harvest cleaning when graphic designer Rebecca Arnn snapped this month's cover image. The winery is the focus of a Technical Spotlight (page 72), which details how staff crushed the first vintage while the property was still under construction. QUESTION FOR JANAURY: What are your grapegrowing resolutions for 2017? Ethan Joseph Winemaker/vineyard manager Shelburne Vineyard Shelburne , Vt. As I approach a decade of discovery of Vermont's terroir, each year presents an opportu- nity for growth. This year I have just two resolutions. First is to explore the use of under-vine cover cropping for weed control and vine balance. Second, and perhaps most importantly, is to regularly take time to reflect on both the season and true labor of love that is winegrowing. Eric Pooler Director of vineyard operations Boisset Collection Santa Rosa, Calif. Labor less, machine more. Dial-in yield from bud analysis through harvest. Understand that vine balance and yield are situationally specific. Recognize that redevelopment won't abolish red blotch. Broaden vineyard biology at every juncture. Appreciate that alcohol and balance are not inverse. Use drones for bird control. Recog- nize that terroir drives ripeness. Cathy Corison Owner Corison Winery St. Helena, Calif. I'd like to get even closer to the vineyard. I'm a winemaker, but all the advances we've made in winemaking have been out in the vineyard. There's still a steep learning curve for me. I've farmed my vineyard organically now for 20 years and am interested in upping my game there and also learning more about Biodynamics.