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4 WINES&VINES August 2017 PUBLISHING INFORMATION: Volume 98 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. 6 Connect With Us 8 Editor's Letter 66 Advertiser Index 44 PACKAGING 34 Topping the Bottle: It's a Free-for-All This year, anything goes for closures and capsules in the ever-evolving wine packaging arena. What are the latest offerings from wine industry suppliers, and what trends are appearing on retail shelves? By Jane Firstenfeld GRAPEGROWING 26 Grounded Grapegrowing: Attention Turns from Soil Quality to Soil Health University of California Cooperative Extension advisor and Wines & Vines columnist addresses cover crop options, carbon management and micro- bial populations in the vineyard. By Glenn McGourty 62 Tackling Pinot Noir in the Finger Lakes Winery partners from the Rhône Valley and New York state meet in the middle when it comes to the challenge of producing exemplary Pinot Noir from New World, cool-climate vineyards. By Ray Pompilio WINEMAKING 30 How Wineries Choose Their Closures Winemakers from five growing regions discuss the myriad factors that go into choosing the perfect closure. Among the considerations: varietal char- acter, age-worthiness and consumer profile. By Andy Starr 44 Technical Spotlight: Lingua Franca Willamette Valley proprietors build a 24,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, quake-resistant winery to produce premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for themselves and a few neighbors. By L.M. Archer 52 Understanding Terroir Expression Identifying measureable parameters and available tools makes it possible to optimize vineyard-management practices. By Cornelis van Leeuwen, Jean-Philippe Roby and Laure de Rességuier 34 METRICS 10 Summer Brings Stronger Sales Growth, Steady Hiring. PRODUCTS 22 Next-Generation DO Measurement. NEWS 14 Top Stories Southern Glazer's Hit with Lawsuit. 60 Eastern News Texas Wine Industry Debates State Label- ing Laws. 26