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4 WINES&VINES June 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS PUBLISHING INFORMATION: Volume 99 Number 6 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. 14 20 8 Connect With Us 10 Editor's Letter 73 Advertiser Index METRICS 12 Surge in DtC, rosé fuel stable wine sales NEWS 14 Top Stories Gallo Continues Buying Spree, Snatches up Santa Barbara vineyards 20 Canadian Wine Trade Caught in Pipe Feud 66 Eastern News Partners Seek to Revive Texas Winery, Bolstering Wine and Vineyard Education PRODUCTS 26 News Light for Night Picking, Wound Sealant for Vines, Barrel Lifter COLUMNS 28 Vineyard View Successes in the Fight Against Pierce's Disease By Clifford Ohmart 30 Viewpoint Is China a Long-Term Play for U.S. Wine? By Jim Boyce ON THE COVER It may only be June, but harvest is just around the corner and this is an ideal time of year to make sure everything is squared away and ready to go on your crush pad. This issue of Wines & Vines features content on new crush pad equipment and design, enological tools to help during fermentation as well as a report on recent research into preventing the spread of Brettanomyces in the cellar. Pretty soon the interns will show up looking for work. Have you checked the press membranes, tested and lubricated the destemmer and do you know where all the picking bins are? Harvest is coming, are you ready? 26 26