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The
Business End – a biweekly column in the Napa
Valley Register
Rotary
Fermenters, Tank Presses and Computer Networks Ease Winemaking
Looming
Labor Shortages Drive Mechanization in Vineyards
Co-Pigmentation
Theories Create Controversy, Inspire Experiments
Everything's
Coming Up Rosés
Millennium
May Restore Bubbles to Flat Sparkling Wine Market
Women
make
their mark in the wine business
Delia
Viader --
One of a kind
How much
alcohol
is too much?
Growers
Seek Virgin Land for Premium Grapes
Caution:
Big Crops Ahead
Napa
County to
vote on flood fix measure
Terra
Spase
creates its space in viticulture
Never
underestimate the value of networking, 10/99
Millenium
champagne shortage goes flat, Dec/99
Italian
wine
market, 2/00
Wine
Exports Fight Global Economic Trends, 3/00
Wine
Web
Warehouses, 5/00
Northwest
Wineries Dig Caves, Too, 5/00
Spring
Mountain Winery returns to life, 7/00
Gallo
Speaks: World's Largest Producer Shares Winemaking Secrets, 8/00
Monterey
County seeks to shed stepsister status, 8/00
Lodi-Woodbridge,
January 2001
Champagne:
producers look to future after disappointing vintage, February 2001
Constellation
Brands: Making a strong move into fine wines, March 2001
Chalone
Wine Group Steers to the Market's Mainstream, April 2001
Tony
Terlato jumps the fence, from importer to vintner, Sept. 2001
Copia
offers programs for wine business as well as consumers, Oct. 2001
Scheid
Vineyards: Growing customer service along with grapevines, Dec.
2001
Tracking
Depletions Becomes New Priority For Wineries, April 2002
Logistics:
Services Solve Knotty Problem of Getting Wines to Most Customers,
June
2002
Green
marketing bypasses wine business, July 2002
Napa
Ridge Winery gains a home to match its presence, August 2002
Second
Wave of Europeans Taught—and Learned—Important Lesson, September
2002
Canandaigua
digests its big bites, October 2002
Fast-Growing Malternatives Threaten Grape
Expectations,
November 2002
Walt Klenz Leads Beringer Blass Where No Winery
Has Gone,
January 2003
FreeRun Designs Technology to Meet Winery Web
Needs,
February 2003
Sparkling Wines Recover from Millennium Debacle,
March 2003
Tips on Wine Public Relations,
March 2003
Turner
Road Vintners creates wetlands to process wastewater, May 2003
New
organic labeling policy solves some problems, creates, others, June 2003
Fetzer
Vineyards ups the ante in organic growing, June 2003
Identify
and optimize mouthfeel sensations, August 2003
Domaine
Carneros solar system to pay off in four years, August 2003
Nicolás
Catena, the Bob Mondavi of Argentina, October 2003
Clarksburg AVA Fights for Reputation to Match its Grape Quality, November 2003
Changing the Code: Genetically Modified Vines and Yeasts Pit Science Against Emotion, December 2004
True to Our Roots: Fermenting a Business Revolution, December 2004
Wineries Turn to Advanced Technology to Meet Wastewater Requirements, March 2004
R.H. Phillips Exploits Off-beat Location to Create Big Success, March 2004
As Screw Caps Take Hold, Winemakers Report Few Changes, April 2004
New Activity Energizes Lake County Growers and Wineries, June 2004
Fred Franzia Warms at 30th Anniversary of Bronco Wine Company, June 2004
ASEV Responds to Demands for More Relevancy, Aug. 2004
The Winemaker's Dance: Exploring Terroir in the Napa Valley, Nov. 2004
The Barcode Meets the Barrel, Nov. 2004
True Precision Farming: Terra Spase's Paul Skinner, Jan. 2005
Italian Wine Company Booms with Draft Wine, February 2005
Industry Forum: How Different Publications Rate Wine, Dec. 2004
(See more comprehensive version of this article at wineratings.htm)
Hang Time Highlights, March 2005
How to Apply For a Winery Permit, April 2005
The Solar Stampede, May 2005
Wine Marketing Companies Increase Roles in Industry, June 2005
Wine Caves Continue in Popularity, June 2005
Conveying Quality with Heavier Glass, Aug. 2005
Wine's New Capital Sources, Nov. 2005
Trends in Wine Industry Financing, Nov. 2005
Technology Enters the Tasting Room, Feb. 2006
Custom-Crush Facilities Expand Options for Monterey Winegrowers, Feb. 2006
Should you automate your winery, February 2006
New Air Quality Standards Challenge Large Central Valley Wineries, April 2006
Microcrush Companies Cater to Niche Brands, Aug. 2006
ASEV Highlights -- Supplier Showcases Emphasize the Practical, Sept. 2006
Working With High-Brix Harvests, Sept. 2006
Lender Insights on the State of the Industry, Oct. 2006
Solving Lodi's Capacity Crunch, Oct. 2006
Wines & Vines
From
Napa To Okanagan, Nov. 2004
Biltmore Estate, Nov. 2004
Constellation's New R&D Lab, Dec. 2004
San Bernabe, Dec. 2004
Allen Shoup's Long Shadows Winery, Feb. 2005
Santa Cruz Mountains: The Hidden Appellation , May 2005
The Transformation of Red Mountain, Aug. 2005
Washington's New and Proposed AVAs, Aug. 2005
Six88 And WI Tackle Direct Shipping With Technology, Sept. 2005
Walla Wall: Small Town Hits the Big Time, Nov. 2005
Lake County's High Valley AVA, Dec. 2005
Baja California: Better Quality, Bigger Market , Jan. 2006
Subterranean Wineries, January 2006
San Antonio Festival: Spotlight On Texas , April 2006
Arizona Vintners Lead, Lag California, April 2006
Wine Evolution: A Dose Of Reality For Exporters, April 2006
Marketing Matters Are Big Tastings Worthwhile? July 2006
Is Colorado the New Washington?, Oct. 2006
Vineyard and Winery Management
New process may
end corked wines January/February 1999
Is a barrel shortage looming? March/April 1999
Do appellations matter? March/April 1999
Are natural fermentations superior? May/June 1999
The changing focus on Chardonnay 1999, May/June 1999
Wineries consider long-term strategy to maintain competitiveness,
May/June
1999
Ecological meeting highlights issues in Napa Valley, May/June 1999
Over-the-row
grape growing takes off, July/August 1999
Facility of dreams, July/August 1999
Collier
Falls: From Hollywood to the Hills, September/October 1999
Paso Robles AVA, January/February 2000
Wild
Horse Winery, January/February 2000
Eberle
Winery, January/February 2000
Marimar
Torres Winery March/April 2000
Miguel
Torres Winery March/April 2000
Illegal Immigrant from Florida (glassy-winged sharpshooter) March/April
2000
Vineyard
Development in a Sustainable Context, May/June 2000
Clos LaChance, May/June 2000
Labeling, not just your ordinary controversy, May/June 2000
Chilean
wineries rush to meet new demand, July/August 2000
Robot
punches down cap for consistent wines and low labor costs, July/August
2000
Washington
State Wines, September/October 2000
Lake
County wines, November/December 2000
Texas
wineries struggle, but produce good wines, January/February 2001
Frankenwine, March/April 2001
Charles Krug barrel program, March/April 2001
Chile
2001, May/June 2001
White
Burgundy and California Chardonnay, July/August 2001
The
Threat of Brett, September/October 2001
Wine Vision, Nov.-Dec. 2001
Dealing with a recesion, Nov.-Dec. 2001
Winemaking
innovations in Monterey County, Jan.-Feb. 2002
Atlas Peak Winery, Mar.-Apr. 2002
Managing irrigation July-Aug. 2002
Organic,
sustainable or biodynamic? July-Aug. 2002
Growers and wineries investigate their relationships, Sept.-Oct. 2002
First
International Sauvignon Blanc Symposium, Sept-Oct. 2002
Syrah gains a toehold in Dry Creek Valley, Nov.-Dec. 2002
PlumpJack
Winery’s study of screw caps is ongoing, Nov.-Dec. 2002
Grapecraft:
Advanced winemaking technology, January-February 2003
The
nature of closures, May-June 2003
The vineyard and winery of the future, July-August 2003
Stainless Steel Barrels—Back to the Future, November/December 2003
Sulfur Compounds in Winemaking, March/April 2004
Post-Fermentation Processes, March/April 2004
Winery Sanitation Driven by Changing Regulations and Consumer Demand, May / June 2004
Attendees investigate new directions at WineVision’s Great Awakening, 2004
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