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NOVEMBER — EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES & SERVICES ISSUE COVER ST OR Y Basket Press Renaissance Continues For Reds 30 P A CKA GING Perk Up Your Packaging 36 Number of 187ml PET bottles increases, cus- tom designs for glass and waterproof labels. TE CHNICAL REVIEW Gravity Flow Goes to a New Level at Ponzi Vineyards 42 EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES Businesses in the Clear 50 Annual survey of wine industry suppliers and service providers reveals positive outlook. 2012 Guide to Suppliers 54 By Category 55 Our collection of free listings provided by wine industry suppliers includes up-to-date contact information as well as new developments. By Alphabet 59 Unexpected Characters In Wine History 103 Texas adapts prevention methods and pesticide treatments commonly used in the north and east. 6 WINES & VINES NOVEMBER 2012 Tracking Grape Berry Moth in the South 106 54 42 Pinot pioneer pours decades of knowledge into his tech-savvy facility in the Willamette Valley. 30 Boutique winemakers willing to forgive lower yields in favor of gentle touch for high-priced bottles—plus stainless models are easy to clean. DEPARTMENTS Contributors 4 Editor's Letter 8 Pulling Their Weight in Washington. By Jim Gordon Wine Industry Metrics 10 Wine's Biggest Winners and Losers; Robust Market for Red Blends; A Look at Wine Woot. News Headlines 14 Direct Shipments Reach $1.4 Billion; Top 3 Wineries; Supply Loosens; Md. Pioneer Dies; Soil Experts Visit Site; Wine Buoys Oregon; What to Do With a New AVA; Wine Clusters. Product News 26 The Latest Supplier Offerings. Faces & Forums 28 S.F. Tastes Willamette Wine. Inquiring Winemaker 92 The Great Filtration Debate, Continued. By Tim Patterson Grounded Grapegrowing 96 Developing a New Vineyard, Part I. By Glenn McGourty Calendar 112 Advertisers' Index 113 Viewpoint 114 What Ralph Kunkee Gave Our Industry. By C.G. Edwards WINE EAST IN WINES & VINES News from Eastern North America 100 Finger Lakes Grape Prices Swell; TTB Approves Middle- burg Virginia AVA. NORTHWEST Thomas Pinney's most recent history text offers engaging portraits of 13 wine personalities. CALIFORNIA CENTRAL EAST COVERING NORTH AMERICA FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE REGIONS GUIDE 2012 WINE / GRAPE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER