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6 WINES&VINES June 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 (415) 453-9700, ext. 114 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. 32 WINES& WINEMAKING Wineries invest in the latest equipment for sorting, destemming, pumping, pressing and fermenting The crush pad at the new Davis Estates winery in Calistoga, Calif., features a new oscillating destemmer and optical sorter. CONNECT WITH US CONTRIBUTORS In her Viewpoint column on page 30, Ann Reynolds examines the significant tax savings that wineries could realize if Congress passes the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act. A winery compliance expert and consultant, she developed entire wine-record systems for several medium-sized wineries using the industry-specific Winemakers Database software to make their licensing, record-keep- ing and reporting requirements easier and less time-consuming. In 2006 she began teaching winery compliance at Napa Valley College. In her role as research program manager for the Washington State Wine Commission, Melissa Hansen strives to make the viticulture and enology research supported by the Washington wine industry more accessible to the state's growers and winemakers. She worked closely with Washington State University's Dr. Markus Keller to condense one of his research papers for the article "Deficit Irrigation: How Low Can You Go?" on page 49. Before joining the commission, Hansen was a journalist for nearly 20 years and was involved with California's table grape and tree fruit industries for 15 years. Two wine regions in the same state can have different climates, growing conditions and viticultural histories. In their article on page 61, Paolo Sabbatini, Stan Howell and Josh Vanderweide of Michi- gan State University look at southwest and northwest Michigan's grapegrowing progress since 1970. The authors then project how the current trends in the two regions may help or hinder future growth in the state's grape and wine industry. WINESANDVINES.COM JUNE 2017 INNOVATIONS BRING SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY GEAR UP FOR CRUSH Membrane Filtration • Deficit Irrigation Wine East: Michigan Viticulture ON THE COVER Photographer Cody Gehret captured this month's cover image at Davis Estates winery in Calistoga, Calif. The winery was completed in 2016 and is a showcase of the property's new and sophisticated equipment. Read how wineries including Davis Estates outfit their cellars on page 32. QUESTION FOR JUNE: What equipment are you looking forward to working with in 2017? Tiffany Farrell Winemaker Haak Vineyards and Winery Santa Fe, Texas I am currently working toward my forklift certification and will be looking for every opportunity to practice. Also, this being my first harvest at Haak Vineyards and Winery, I am intrigued to utilize the SmartRack invented by owner Raymond Haak. This microprocessor-based racking system halts the pump opera- tion at a pre-calibrated volume prior to overfilling. Kristin Belair Winemaker Honig Vineyard & Winery Rutherford, Calif. We don't have any plans to try new equipment for harvest at Honig, but we are investigating new destemmer-crusher technologies because there is some new stuff out on the mar- ket. The plan is to see other items that my colleagues have in operation, how they are actually working, and how it would fit into our operation if we were to make a purchase for 2018. Gilles Nicault Winemaker Long Shadows Vintners Walla Walla, Wash. In 2016 we used the Oscillys destemmer-crusher from Bucher, and instead of beating up the clusters to get the berries to fall off, it shakes them. So it's a little bit more gentle, and we're getting a lot less jacks. This year, we've got the MOG shaker and vibrating cluster table from Key Technol- ogy, so we can get rid of shot berries and move toward cleaner must.