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4 WINES&VINES April 2018 PUBLISHING INFORMATION: Volume 99 Number 4. 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. 42 WINEMAKING 28 Technical Spotlight: Silver Oak Cellars The California Cabernet Sauvignon specialist's new winery in Alexander Valley is sleek, sizeable and sustainable. By Andrew Adams 38 Getting Faster, More Efficient on the Crush Pad Wineries invest in new equipment to reduce harvest-time manpower while also enhancing fruit quality. By Andrew Adams 42 Seeking Perfection in Pinot Noir Six winemakers in Oregon's Willamette Valley and California's Sonoma County share their vineyard and winery practices. By L. M. Archer 50 The Art of Oak, Revisited The toasting process and extraction techniques are the keys to using oak alternatives for quality wine. By Richard Carey 70 Managing Green Flavors in the Winery Sorting, clarification and heat treatments are among the most successful options. By Gary J. Pickering GRAPEGROWING 78 Grape-Derived Fruity Volatile Thiols How to adjust Sauvignon Blanc aroma and flavor complexity based on dis- cussions at workshops in Marlborough, New Zealand. By Carien Coetzee 84 Grapevine Leafroll Disease in the East How big a threat is it to the Eastern wine grape industry? By Bryan Hed, Cristina Rosa, Michela Centinari and Joseph Walls III 38 84 6 Connect With Us 8 Editor's Letter 89 Advertiser Index METRICS 10 Growth Eases But Winery Hiring Strong. NEWS 12 Top Stories Napa Faces Land Development Vote; Washington 2017 Harvest Down. 82 Eastern News Texas Wine Industry Seeks to Move Past Discord. PRODUCTS 22 News Oxi Out Manages Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide. 64 Focus New Oak Barrel Alternatives. COLUMNS 24 Vineyard View Biopesticide Use Is Not Yet Mainstream Despite Advantages. By Cliff Ohmart 26 Viewpoint How to Use Facebook to Increase Winery Sales. By Brooke Huffman