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4 WINES&VINES February 2017 6 Connect With Us 8 Editor's Letter 89 Advertiser Index METRICS 10 December Sales, Hiring Push 2016 to Strong Finish. PRODUCTS 28 News Easy-to-Calibrate Analyzer. 62 Focus Irrigation Manage- ment Systems. COLUMNS 32 Viewpoint Ten Things I've Learned as a Winery Owner. By Kristy Charles NEWS 14 Top Stories Wineries Welcome Rain Despite Draw- backs; Wines Til Sold Out In Legal Fight. 80 Eastern News N.J. Wine Barn; How Do You Sell Wine? PUBLISHING INFORMATION: Volume 98 Number 2. 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. BARRELS 34 Managing Barrel Inventory and Investment How to ensure you keep track of your oak barrels and protect them for multiple vintages. By Andrew Adams WINEMAKING 42 Impact of Oak Tannin on Red Wines Trial at first-growth château examines effects of geographic origin, grain and tannin on sensory profile. By Marie-Laure Badet-Murat, Fréderic Desmais and Jean-Charles Vicard 48 Technical Spotlight: Roar Wines Family behind famed Monterey County vineyards produces wine in urban San Francisco setting. By Andrew Adams WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT 58 Judges Honor Innovation at Trade Show Unusual harvester, improved cross-flow filtration and other advances rec- ognized. By Wines & Vines staff GRAPEGROWING 70 Phenological Shoot Autonomy in Grapevines Understanding an important cause of variable ripeness levels between clusters. By Michael Sipiora and Amanda Cihlar 82 Long-Distance Learning Using proximal sensing technology to map vineyard variability. By Andrew G. Reynolds, Elena Kotsaki, Ralph Brown, Marilyne Jollineau and Hyun-Suk Lees BUSINESS 78 Transitions for WineAmerica New president, new directions for industry trade group. By Linda Jones McKee 48 70 34 Contents