Vineyard & Winery Management

1. 2. 3. 1. Back room volunteers code and organize hundreds of entries. 2. Angelina Mondavi (right), winemaker for Dark Matter Wines in Napa, Calif., and Deborah Brenner (center), president of Women of the Vine in Piermont, N.Y., vote for a wine in the Best of Show round. 4. 5. 3. Wine competition coordinator Jil E. Child (center) discusses a wine with André Mack of Mouton Noir Wines. 4. Judges were treated to dinner in the magnificent Crystal Cellar at Raymond Vineyards, in the Napa Valley. 5. Janet Epstein (left), founder of Flow Wine Group; Erica Stancliff, assistant winemaker with Trombetta Family Winery; and Brian Smith, chief wine officer for ClubW.com 6. 7. 6. Aeron Lancero, CEO of Intrestco Group in Chicago, Ill. (center) shares a laugh with Joel Green, winemaker and general manager for Safe Harbor Wines (left) and Salvatore Curreri, sommelier at Canneti Roadhouse in Forestville, Calif. 7. Christopher Sawyer (right), sommelier at Carneros Bar & Bistro in Sonoma, Calif., does a live interview at Raymond Vineyards for Wine Channel TV. 8. Giovanni "Gio" Balistreri of Russian River Vineyards in Sebastopol, Calif., tastes through the reds in the Best of Show round. 8. w w w. v w m m e d i a.com 9. 9. Carolyn Mulas (left), North Coast wine manager for Southern Wine & Spirits, and Jess Altieri of Wine Channel TV cast their votes in the final round. 117

• Cover
• COVER STORY: The 20 Most Admired People in the North American Wine Industry: Vintners, growers, educators, writers and trade members name their industry heroes.
• Cakebread Cellars Gives New Life to Old Vines: Vine rejuvenation technique grows new cordons. By Tim Teichgraeber
• ASEV Symposium Explores Tannin Management Challenges: Multiple factors influence tannins in the vineyard and winery. By Ted Rieger
• Jackson Sustainable Winery Building to Showcase Latest Technologies: New UC Davis facility allows teaching winery to become self-sustainable. By Ted Rieger
• Wineries Tap into the Beer Market: Craft beer boom inspires vintners to branch out. By Julia Burke
• Turning Data into Dollars: Analytics can take the guesswork out of consumer wine-buying behavior. By Deborah Parker Wong
• Barrel Financing Comes of Age: Innovative program combines leasing, inventory management and resale. By Jennifer Strailey
• No (Paper) Label Required: Screen printing is being used in new ways to make a statement on the shelf. By Danielle Beurteaux
• Editor's Desk
• Suppliers Guides: Winery / Brewery Suppliers
• Spotlight
• Calendar
• Advertiser Index
• Soil & Cellar: Understanding Plant Hormones: Applied growth regulators can impact vine, berry physiology. By Remi Cohen
• East Coast Watch: Using Out-of-State Grapes: Is honesty the best policy? By Marguerite Thomas
• Market Watch: Sweet Reds Sizzle in Stores: But on-premise sales have fizzled so far. By Tim Teichgraeber
• Sokol Blosser Opens a Trendsetting Tasting Room: Oregon's first tasting room becomes its most modern. By Susan G. Hauser
• The Escalation of Long Island Wine Tourism: North Fork transformed by winery and community partnership. By Marguerite Thomas
• Scene at: The International Wine Channel TV Awards: Navarro Vineyards Late Harvest Gewurztraminer wins Best of Show.
• News in Focus: A Closer look at the industry's top news headlines. By Deborah Parker Wong
• Uncorking PR: Be a Good Neighbor: Don't forget the public part of PR. By Paul Wagner
• Wine Wise Marketing: It's Still a People Business: Train your hospitality staff to put the customer first. By Elizabeth Slater
• End Post: Somms are the New Critics: Media influence is on the decline. By Tyler Colman