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December 2019
Winemaking:
Winemaking Roundtable: New Winemaking Techniques
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Wine Management Strategies, from Fermentation to Stabilization
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2019 Barrel & Oak Survey Report
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Technical Spotlight: Eden Estate Wines
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Insight & Opinion: What Defines Your Wines?
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Winemaker Trials: Finding the Right Oak for Each Pinot Noir Clone
Grape Growing:
2019 Year in Review -- Vintage Report
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Has Climate Contributed to a Pierce's Disease Resurgence in North Coast Vineyards?
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Grape Breeders Search for Reliable DNA Markers
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The Evolution of a Great California Vineyard
Sales & Marketing:
The Canned Wine Learning Curve
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Retail Sales Analysis: Boxed Wines Buoy Wine Sales as Growth Softens
Business & Technology:
Considering Recession and Leverage in 2020
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What to Expect and Plan for During Each Phase of Your Business
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Three Technology Trends to Watch in 2020
Departments:
"This Can't Be the New Normal"
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2019 Year in Review -- Top Stories
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2019 Year in Review -- Top Deals
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2019 Year in Review -- Top People Moves
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Aging
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Winemaker of the Month: Todd Webster
November 2019
Winemaking:
Sparkling Wine Production Goes Mobile
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Tank Extras
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Select Tank Suppliers
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Drip-Irrigated Cork Plantation Expedites Tree Growth and Closure Production
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Marchesi de Frescobaldi: The Historical Evolution of Montesodi
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Recent Research: How Does Pressing Prior to Cofermentation Affect Color and Phenolics During Winemaking and Bottle Aging?
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Winemaker Trial: Comparison of Phenolic Extraction in a GOfermentor Versus a Tank
Grape Growing:
2019 Vineyard Survey Report
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Pests & Diseases: Spotted Wing Drosophila Expand Their Territory
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Pests & Diseases: Trunk Diseases and Winter Injury In North America: How Are They Related?
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Book Excerpt: Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines
Sales & Marketing:
Midwest Winery Wonder: Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants Sells Millions of Bottles Annually…Entirely Direct-to-consumer
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Wineries Adapt to Tariff Wars and Rising Transportation Prices
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Retail Sales Analysis: Wine Sales Flat but California Still Tops
Business & Technology:
Help Protect Your Winery from Cyber Threats by Using These Key Strategies
Departments:
Inside the November Wine Business Monthly
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News
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People
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Thinking Small
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Winemaker of the Month: James Callahan
October 2019
Winemaking:
2019 Wine Industry Leaders
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How the WBM 50 Make Wine: McManis Family Vineyards
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Technical Spotlight: Eden Rift
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Barrels Are Supporting Actors at Chateau Montelena
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Product Review: Barrel Sanitation
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New Sanitation Products from the 2019 Eastern Winery Exposition
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Whither Cannabis?
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Winemaker Trial: Impact of Varying Intervals of Extended Maceration on Texas Mourvèdre
Grape Growing:
Cover Crop Selection for Vineyard Conditions
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Smoke Exposure Language Included in Winegrape Contracts
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Improving Decision-Making Toward Sustainability
Sales & Marketing:
2019 Packaging Design Awards: Brewer Clifton Bottle Wins Best of Show
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Retail Sales Analysis
Business & Technology:
Wine Salaries Increase By 2.6 Percent; Labor Market Remains Tight
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Wine Industry Recruiting Techniques: Enticing Talent to the Trade
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Outsourcing HR Management Provides Options for Compliance at Small Businesses
Departments:
Lessons in Leadership
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News
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People
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House Wine
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Winemaker of the Month: Jean Hoefliger
September 2019
Winemaking:
Genevieve Janssens on the Evolution of Oak
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Barrel Prices on the Rise: It's All About Supply and Demand
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Pressure and Oxygen Transfer in the Barrel During Élevage
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Closure Trends for Sauvignon Blanc
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Tank Lead Times and Other Considerations
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Behind the Scenes: Steve Sullivan
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Winemaker Trials: Using Eclat Barrels to Achieve Varied Phenolic Levels and Sensory Characteristics in Willow Creek Chardonnay
Grape Growing:
Is Organic the Most Sustainable Farming?
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Procuring Healthy Grapevine Planting Stock
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A Tribute to Pierre Galet, Master Ampelographer and Mentor
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Farmers Use Lasers To Protect Vineyards From Birds
Sales & Marketing:
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Continue to Disrupt Winery Glass Supply
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The Art and Science of Capsules: From Design to Bottling Line
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Storytelling: Authenticity is Key
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Insight from the Wine Analytics Report
Business & Technology:
2019 Winery Economics Report: Slowdown Continues as Winery Buyers and Sellers Evaluate Shifting Market Conditions
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Eleven DTC Technologies that Save Time and Money
Departments:
Inside This Issue: Storytelling in the Wine Industry
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News
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People
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It's All Relative
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Winemaker of the Month: David Kuhlken
August 2019
Winemaking:
Vineyard Focus: Chardonnay
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GOfermentor Jr. Arrives in Time for Harvest
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Barrel Management Systems for the Smaller Operation
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Technical Spotlight: Rack & Riddle
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Winemaker Trials Chardonnay Three Ways: Measuring Effects of Concrete Tank, Puncheon Barrel and Stainless Steel Drum
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A Winemaker's Take on Distilling
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New York Wines Sail to Europe
Grape Growing:
Managing Vineyards with Red Blotch Virus
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Using Canopy and Shade Cloth to Reduce Sunburn
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Managing Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Health in Vineyards
Sales & Marketing:
Sommeliers on Wine Packaging
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Sixth Annual Wines & Vines Packaging Conference
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Insight from the Wine Analytics Report
Business & Technology:
2019 WBM Technology Survey Report: Understanding the Technology Behind the Rising E-commerce Tide
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Product Review: From Cash Register to Competitive Advantage: The POS as MVP
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How to Calculate ROI on Technology Investments
Departments:
On Deploying New Technology
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Tennessee Residency Law Requirement For Liquor Stores
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Summer Solstice
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People: Winemaking & Wineries
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Winemaker of the Month: Josh Beckett
July 2019
Winemaking:
Wine Blends in Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
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Product Review: Optical Grape Sorters for 2019 Harvest
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Filtering Wine in the Lab for Wine Quality Evaluation
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Cool New Products from Syracuse
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2019 Closure Survey Report
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New Seismic Safety Technology Hits the Market
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What's in the Wine Microbiome?
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Winemaker Trials Using Leaf Pull to Increase Thiols in Sauvignon Blanc
Grape Growing:
Grape Berry Ripening: How Can We Help You?
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Can the Effects of Grapevine Red Blotch Disease Be Mitigated with Cultural Practices?
Sales & Marketing:
Tasting Room Survey Report-Visitor Counts Increase in Emerging Regions, Decline in Napa
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Message in a Bottle: Innovations in Glass are Born by Marketing and Aesthetic Needs
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Retail Sales Analysis
Business & Technology:
Top Growers in Sonoma County
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Succession Planning Starts With Communication
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Is Your Winery's Website ADA Compliant?
Departments:
Month In Review
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News
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Jake Lorenzo
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Winemaker of the Month
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People
June 2019
Winemaking:
IQ19 -- Zelma Long: IQ Lifetime Innovator Award Winner
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Best Practices for Lodi Zinfandel
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Technical Spotlight: The Donum Estate
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Fructophilic Yeasts
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Just a Spoon Full of Sugar…
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Barrels for Pinot Noir: It's Complicated
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Winemaker Trial: What are the Sensory Impacts to Sauvignon Blanc Following a Stimulated Thiol Release?
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Cork Quality Council Reveals Results of Annual Natural Cork Audit
Grape Growing:
To Till or Not to Till?
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Disease-resistant Varieties are on the Way
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Insight & Opinion: Scientific Holism, Alternative Agricultures and Climate Change
Sales & Marketing:
High-end Magnums: Popular and Relatively Rare
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Retail Sales Analysis: Off-Premise Sales Increase in Value, Drop in Total Volume
Business & Technology:
2019 Vineyard Economics Report
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Select Vineyard Lenders
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2019 Facilities Survey Report
Departments:
Going Green
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News
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People
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The Progression
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Winemaker of the Month: Julia Iantosca
May 2019
Winemaking:
IQ19 Innovation + Quality Awards
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IQ19 How to Set Your Vineyard or Winery Trial Up for Success
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IQ19 Winemaker Trials: The Year in Review
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IQ19 New Study Measures the Dramatic Release of O2 from Stoppers Post-bottling
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Managing Oxygen in Fermentation for Wine Quality and Style
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A Tool from the Past Illuminates the Future
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Recent Research Isolates Eight New Triterpenoids and Their Effects
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Select Barrel & Oak Suppliers
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The Rapid Expansion of the Grape and Wine Industry in Texas
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Insight & Opinion: Fighting Flatline: Two Keys to Wine Production Profitability
Grape Growing:
Investigating Rooting Depths
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Vineyard Row Orientation
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In France, Researchers are Putting Resistant Grape Varieties to the Test of Sustainable Development
Sales & Marketing:
Wineries Create Custom Glass Bottles to Build Brand Recognition
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Finding Top Tasting Room Talent in a Talent Deficit
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Master Distiller Lance Winters Addresses the Wine Industry at 2019 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
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Retail Sales Analysis: Off-Premise Sales Increase in Value, Slip in Total Volume
Business & Technology:
Large Wine Companies Continue to Be the Top Grapegrowers in Napa County
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Trucking Industry Faces Labor Shortage, More Regulations California Trucking Association: Dynamex Decision is Most Problematic
Departments:
A Mega Deal, Innovation + Quality and Adapting to Climate Change
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News
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People
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Cassoulet
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Winemaker of the Month: Matt Crafton
April 2019
Winemaking:
Winemakers Discuss Cap Management Regimens
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Technical Spotlight: Viader Vineyards & Winery
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Cool Products at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
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Managing Phenolics in the Vineyard and Winery
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Oak Tannin Selection and Barrel Toasting
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Winemaker Trials: What are the Sensory and Phenolic Effects of Using Oxygen and Nitrogen as Flotation Gases?
Grape Growing:
Replanting Vineyards: Watch Out for Nematodes
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Insight & Opinion: A Rude Awakening to Grapevine Trunk Disease
Sales & Marketing:
Do Wineries Profit by Highlighting Sustainability on Their Packages?
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Two Studies Measure Consumer Preferences for Wine Closures
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Retail Sales Analysis: Off-Premise Sales Increase in Value, Slip in Total Volume
Business & Technology:
What Keeps CFOs Up at Night?
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Should Granholm Extend to Retailers?
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Wine Companies and the California Consumer Privacy Act
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Mobile State of Mind: Mobile Sales Count for More Than One-Third of Total E-Commerce Sales
Departments:
Month in Review
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News
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People
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Winter
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Winemaker of the Month: Billo Naravane
March 2019
Winemaking:
Does Oak Grain Still Matter?
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Select Barrel & Oak Suppliers
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Winemaker Trial: Finding the Right Temperatures on Barrel-fermented Chardonnay
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Technology Meets Tradition as Amphora Use Grows
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Sensible Sulfiting for the Aging and Storage of Wines
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Winemakers Discuss Why They Moved to Screw Caps
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2019 Winery Equipment Survey Report
Grape Growing:
Vineyard Automation -- What is Possible, What is Desirable, What is Necessary?
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Basic Training for Combating Mildew
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Studies on Red Blotch Ecology Inform Disease Management Recommendations
Sales & Marketing:
The Choice for Rosé Glass Bottles is…Clear
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Retail Sales Analysis: Off-Premise Sales Increase in Value, Slip in Total Volume
Business & Technology:
Research on CO2 Sequestration from Wine Fermentation Tanks Under Way
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How to Build a Strategic IT Plan
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Tax Reform Offers Key Tax-Planning Opportunities for Wineries and Vineyards
Departments:
Marching into Spring
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News
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People
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Fresh Fish
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Winemaker of the Month: Sarah C. Rhodes-Troxell
February 2019
Winemaking:
The WBM 50 -- Outlook & Trends
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The WBM 50 -- Largest Wineries List
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The WBM 50 -- Largest Wineries Profiles
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The Number of Wineries in the U.S. Surpasses 10,000 Mark
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Hot Brands of 2018
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Technical Spotlight: ZD Wines Fifty years of innovative family winemaking
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Winemaker Trials: Velocity Winemaking via STARS-XF Technology Realizes Major Cost Savings
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ASEV Brettanomyces Symposium Recap
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Wine Producers Have a Head Start in Becoming Craft Distillers
Grape Growing:
A Season of Nutrition
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Grapevine Shoots and Roots
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Root Zones and Rhizospheres
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Insight & Opinion: Making Organic Vineyards Sustainable: The Amisfield Approach
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Blaufränkisch or Lemberger--What's in a Name?
Sales & Marketing:
Retail Sales Analysis: Off-Premise Wine Sales Rise 3.5 Percent
Business & Technology:
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits President Tom Steffanci:
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What is Duty Drawback?
Departments:
Month in Review
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News
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People
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Smoke
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Winemaker of the Month: Jay Turnipseed
January 2019
Winemaking:
2019 Unified Guide
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Vineyard Focus: Comparing Different Winemaking Regimens for a Single Vineyard
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Time Flies When You're Making Wine
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Winemaker Trials: Sonoma Winemaker Learns the Pros and Cons of Using Perle Barrels for Pinot Noir
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The Last Vintage for Stony Hill Vineyard's Winemaker Mike Chelini
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Influences on Sauvignon Blanc Style Explored at Lake County International Symposium
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Eight Approaches to Reducing, Mitigating or Eliminating Smoke Taint
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Innovative Processes at Welch's
Grape Growing:
Sometimes the Smaller Drink is Better
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Vineyard Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions
Sales & Marketing:
Understanding Digital Advertising and its Applications for the Modern Winery
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Retail Sales Analysis: Off-Premise Wine Sales Decrease 1.2 Percent
Business & Technology:
Climatologists Say Cabernet's Days as King in Napa are Numbered
Departments:
New Beginnings
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Top Stories from Wine Business.com -- In Case You Missed It
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People
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El Valle
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Winemaker of the Month: Josh McDaniels
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