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In This Issue W Paul Franson e've been reporting on the so-called basket press comeback since at least 2007. In this issue, senior cor- respondent Paul Franson revisits the subject (page 30) and asks winemakers at small, high-end operations why they like this ancient but updated winery technology. Kate Lavin M Texas A&M, Fritz Westo- ver has become a regular contributor to the Wine East section. Strictly speaking, Texas isn't in the east, but both areas A do share some of the same vineyard pests— including grape berry moth (page 108.) November's Cover vis Mandel took this month's cover photo at artisan winery Thomas George Estates in the Russian River Valley. Cellar technician Luis Espinosa is pictured pressing Pinot Noir using A a basket press from Carlsen & Associates. See more of Mandel's work at avismandel.com. Digital Edition 4 WINES & VINES NOVEMBER 2012 anaging editor Kate Lavin was excited to see a much more posi- tive attitude among wine industry vendors when she opened the results of our annual survey of suppliers and service providers for the wine industry (page 50.) Fritz Westover n extension viticul- ture specialist for EDITORIAL Editor Jim Gordon Managing Editor Kate Lavin Staff Writer Andrew Adams Senior Correspondent Paul Franson Contributing Editor Jane Firstenfeld Northwest Correspondent Peter Mitham Cliff Ohmart, Glenn T. McGourty Hudson Cattell, Linda Jones McKee; Writer: Richard Carey Tim Patterson, Clark Smith Grapegrowing: Columnists Winemaking: Wine East Editors: Contributing Writers Laurie Daniel, Jamie Goode, Chris Stamp, Thomas Ulrich, Wayne Wilcox, Stephen Yafa President & Publisher Chet Klingensmith Publishing Assistant Caroline Shakeshaft Hugh Tietjen Chairman Publishing Consultant Ken Koppel Wine Communications Group, Sonoma, Calif., is published monthly. Periodicals postage paid at San Rafael and at additional mailing offices. Send address changes to our publication office: Wines & Vines, 65 Mitchell Blvd., Ste. A, San Rafael, Calif. 94903 Postmaster subs@winesandvines.com winesandvines.com Customer Service (866) 453-9704 Wines & Vines, ISSN 043-583X, a member of Publishing Information Volume 93, Number 11 PUBLISHING ADVERTISING West: Jacques Brix, Vice President & Director of Sales (707) 473-0244 jbrix@winesandvines.com Midwest: Hooper Jones Associates Inc. (847) 486-1021 hooperhja@aol.com East: Marsha Tabb (215) 794-3442 marshatabb@comcast.net International: Dave Bayard (973) 822-9275 dave@bayard.com Advertising Manager Christina Ballinger CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Emilee Schumer DATABASE DEVELOPMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Database Manager Lynne Skinner Database & Web Development James Rust, Peter Scarborough Research Assistant Allison Bowser DESIGN & PRODUCTION Design & Production Manager Bridget Williams Ad Prepress Deborah Roberti Subscription Rates U.S., $38.00; Canada/Mexico, $48.00 All other countries, $85.00 (for airmail add $85.00) Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Wines & Vines does not assume re- sponsibility 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. A Member of Wine Communications Group Inc. 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 mobile device • SEARCH by keyword or table of contents • NAVIGATE by topic or page thumbnail Questions? Contact customer service at (866) 453-9701 or custserv@winesandvines.com Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. PST. To access, scan this mobile barcode or visit winesandvines.com/digitaledition. Use your Wines & Vines login to sign in.