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SOILCOHEN & CELLAR REMI is no simple recipe. Thought, science, personal creativity and expression all factor into their decision to go native… or not! Remi Cohen is the director of wine- making & viticulture for Cliff Lede Vineyards in Napa Valley. Her primary areas of expertise include viticulture, sustainable vineyard management, winemaking, grower and winery relations, and strategic business development. She also writes a wine industry blog, which can be found at blog.vinestowine.com. Comments? Please e-mail us at feedback@vwmmedia.com. Winemaker Chris Tynan of Cliff Lede Vineyards says it takes a few harvests to understand the life cycle of a particular yeast. strong yeast. This will, hopefully, give the various yeasts in the tank a chance to multiply before the inoculated yeast gets going and finishes the job." This yeast may dominate most fermentations, especially by the end of harvest, but a timely and small inoculated dose of strong yeast allows some diversity at the onset of fermentation, while we have peace of mind that a strong yeast can complete the job. The most important thing is to ensure a healthy and stable fermentation. We test for nutrition on every lot that comes into the winery, and "baby" the fermentation along with incremental yeast nutrient additions. We also make sure to never shock the yeast with giant temperature swings, and by giving them air when they need it. By employing careful fermentation management, we believe that even if we have low nitrogen and weak yeasts, it is not difficult to ferment to dryness in a warm, stable environment. "You have to have a feel for the life cycle of yeast and the dynamic environment created by fermentation," Tynan explained. "That only comes with getting your hands dirty doing a lot of pump-overs, over a lot of harvests." For artisanal winemakers, there w w w. v w m media.com One BirdGard SuperPRO can control birds in up to 48 acres The Bird Gard SuperPRO Controller/transmitter can broadcast distress calls up to 1000 ft in all directions. And one Controller/ transmitter can control up to eight 4-Speaker Wireless Receivers. No need to buy 8 complete Bird Gard Super PROs. Each 4-Speaker Wireless Receiver protects up to 6 acres. Buy 2, 3, 4, up to eight 4-Speaker Wireless Receivers. You get not only wireless speakers, but also the distress calls randomly jump from speaker to speaker keeping the birds from getting used to the sounds. One BirdGard SuperPRO Controller/ transmitter and one 4-Speaker Wireless Receiver is $799. Each additional 4-Speaker Wireless Receiver that covers up to 6 acres is $399. More and more vineyard managers are replacing netting with the Bird GardPRO series. "Last year we got the SuperPRO Wireless. Had the starling flocks been there, we would have lost $20,000-$30,000 worth of grapes," Mgr, Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards BirdGard Wireless JWB Marketing LLC birddamage.com 800.555.9634 J u l y - A u g 2 0 13 | V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 37