Wine Business Monthly Archive
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2008
November 2008
Winemaking:
Industry Roundtable: Winemaking with Mechanically Harvested Grapes •
World Sauvignon Blanc Congress Takes a Technical Look at Sauvignon Blanc
Grape Growing:
Vineyard Design for Mechanical Harvesting •
Vineyard Mechanization: Does it Obscure Terroir? •
Product Review: Hand-Held, Electric Pruners •
Insight and Opinion: Grape Varietal Diversity is the Spice of Life •
Industry Roundtable: Rootstocks, Clones and Site Evaluation
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Highest Price Points Growing Despite Economic Concerns, Shifting Buying Habits •
Addressing the Consumer's Desire •
Leader of the White Wine Pack •
Communicating Sustainability
Business & Technology:
Solar Economics •
Insurance Companies Continue Tradition of Long-Term Ag Lending •
People
October 2008
Grape Growing:
A Difficult California Growing Season Ends--What to do Now? •
The Napa Valley Viticultural Fair
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Wine Sales Up 3 Percent through June •
Direct to Consumer: Tips to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Email Marketing •
On-Premise Report: The Greening of Retail Shelves •
Riesling on the Rise?
Business & Technology:
2008 Salary Survey Report •
2008 Wine Industry Software Directory •
Getting Financing in a Credit Crisis •
Product Review: Automated Stretch Wrapping •
People
Departments:
Insight & Opinion •
Month in Review •
News •
What's Cool •
Jake Lorenzo •
Letter to the Editor •
Winemaker of the Month: Richard Bruno
September 2008
Winemaking:
2008 Capsule Report: Small Wineries Maintain Course with Tin Capsules Despite Skyrocketing Costs •
Insight & Opinion: Much Ado About a Plug •
Closures Debated at the 2008 London International Wine Trade Fair •
Large Format Barrels •
First International O2inWines Conference on Oxygen Management Held
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Overall Wine Sales Up 5 Percent through May •
Consumer Direct: Email Marketing Best Practices •
On-Premise Report: Twisted or Timely?
Business & Technology:
Shipping More Wine on Less Diesel •
Product Review: Shopping for Labelers: In-line, Rotary and Combination •
People
Departments:
Month in Review •
News •
What's Cool •
Jake Lorenzo •
Winemaker of the Month: Anna Matzinger
August 2008
Winemaking:
Product Review: Choosing Yeast Strains for Merlot •
A New Innovation in Wine Yeast •
Electrodialysis Catches on for Acid Reduction
Grape Growing:
Dealing with Spring Frost Issues •
Walla Walla Joins Sustainable Agriculture Movement
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Overall Wine Sales Up 5 Percent through April •
Packaging: Growing Pains and the Glass Market •
Packaging: The Thought Behind A Wine Label •
Packaging Round-up •
On-Premise Report: The International Wine, Spirits & Beer Show Launches in Chicago •
2008 Consumer Direct Sales Survey Report •
Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better?
Departments:
Month in Review •
News •
What's Cool •
Bulletin Board •
Jake Lorenzo •
Winemaker of the Month: Jim Gullett
July 2008
Winemaking:
Product Review: Choosing the Best Spectrophotometer for Your Winery •
Wine Antioxidants •
Industry Roundtable: Pinot Noir: Wine's Holy Grail •
Excessive Copper Fining of Wines Sealed Under Screwcaps
Grape Growing:
Row Direction--Which End is Up? •
Central Valley Fights Low Prices with Triplett Plantings
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: New Brands Proliferate, Though Established Brands Dominate Sales •
On-Premise Report: Economic Ripples •
Direct to Consumer Sales Update: Who Buys Wine Direct? •
Price, Promotion and Profits
Departments:
Month in Review •
News •
What's cool •
Bulletin Board •
Jake Lorenzo •
Winemaker of the Month: Ian Sutherland
June 2008
Grape Growing:
UC Davis' RAVE Continues to Deliver •
Wine Industry is Slow to Warm Up to Weather Derivatives •
Canadian Researchers Calculate Fair Prices for Weather Derivatives •
Spring Cold Snap Damages California Vineyards
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Wine Sales Still Thriving •
On-Premise Report: How Green is Your Glass? •
How American Consumers Select Wine •
Tip Your Goblet to Wine Globalization
Business & Technology:
Product Review: Reviving Your Cellar Floors •
Solar Incentive Set to Expire •
OSU Wine Institute Almost a Reality •
Consumer Direct Sales •
People
Departments:
Month in Review •
Letter to the Editor •
News •
What's Cool •
Bulletin Board •
Inspiration •
Winemaker of the Month: Harry Peterson-Nedry
May 2008
Grape Growing:
Finding Terroir in California •
Sauvignon Blanc: Mysteries of the Soil •
ASEV Best Papers
April 2008
Winemaking:
Product Review: Electric Forklifts for Wineries •
Pascal Chatonnet: Achieving Greatness in Wine with Oak Alternatives •
Fermenting Wine in Cement Tanks •
Ready-to-Use Wine Yeasts •
Malolactic Fermentation: Choosing the Right Starter Culture
Grape Growing:
Rootstock Drought Sensitivity Revisited •
Responding to Climate Change •
The Coming Grape Shortage •
Joint Research Project Leads to PD/GWSS Management Method •
Vineyard Mechanization Symposium
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Riesling A Key Driver in Sales Growth •
On-Premise Report: The Texas Wine Market •
Marketing Wine: Peel-Off Labels Seen as Powerful Tool for Reaching Customers •
Alternative Packaging •
New Releases: A Spotlight on Packaging and New Brands •
How Wines of Chile is Marketing Wines to U.S. Sommeliers
Departments:
The Changing Grape Market •
News •
What's Cool •
Bulletin Board •
Detective Work •
Winemaker of the Month: John Balletto
March 2008
Winemaking:
Product Review: Depth Filtration for the Small Winery •
2008 Equipment Survey Report: Filtration & Bottling •
Favorite 10 New Products from Unified
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Imports by Varietal •
On-Premise Report: In Defense of Merlot •
Consumer-Direct Sales Still Growing •
Chicago Retail Competition
Business & Technology:
Value-Added Warehouses •
Solar Financing Using PPAs •
Wastewater Best Practices •
Making Wine in the City •
People
Departments:
What I Heard at Unified •
News •
Bulletin Board •
Time Flies •
Winemaker of the Month: Lance Silver
February 2008
Winemaking:
Review of the Industry 2007 -- Introduction + Outlook and Trends •
The Top 30 U.S. Wine Companies of 2007 -- Profiles •
Hot Small Brands of 2007 •
Number of U.S. Wineries Tops 6,000 •
Future of the California Wine Industry •
Consolidation in the Industry •
Mergers & Acquisitions Retrospective •
Product Review: Flexible Impeller Pumps •
Simei 2007 in Milan, Italy •
Growing and Winemaking in Italy •
Managing Sulfur-like Off Odors in Wine •
Cork and Closure Research Update •
Wine Defect Primer: Problems, Treatment and Prevention
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Imports by Price Points •
Industry Roundtable: Humor in the Wine Trade •
Placing Bottles in Top Shops
Departments:
Winemaking: A Growing Industry •
News •
Bulletin Board •
Recommendations •
Winemaker of the Month: Chris Figgins
January 2008
Winemaking:
Unified Symposium Preview Guide •
Product Review: Automated Case Packers •
Insight & Opinion: Screw Cap Closures: Reductio Ad Sulfatum?
Grape Growing:
Vineyard Nutrient Management: Materials and Timing •
Recent Research: Clonal Aspects of Winemaking
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Report: Alternative White Varietals Driving Sales Growth •
On-Premise Report: Distilling the Grape
Departments:
The Trade Show Preview •
News •
Bulletin Board •
Peace on Earth •
Winemaker of the Month: Sarah Gott