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07.10.2009

Fridell will supervise winemaking for Houston start-up

Vintners Own master winemaker Squire Fridell delivers used barrels to ReCoop for refurbishing.

Houston, Texas--The owner of a Sonoma County boutique winery was tapped to serve as master winemaker for a new custom crush in Texas' largest city. Squire Fridell, owner/winemaker at tiny GlenLyon in Glen Ellen, will supervise winemaking activities at Vintners Own in Houston starting with the 2009 crush.

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TTB Approves Largest AVA

07.09.2009

Upper Mississippi River Valley Appellation Includes Sections of Four States

Within the four-state area included in the new AVA is the grand Chateau St. Croix Winery & Vineyards in St. Croix, Wisc.

Washington, D.C.--Effective July 22, 2009, the United States will have its largest AVA covering 29,914 square miles in parts of four states. The Upper Mississippi River Valley Viticultural Area just approved by the TTB averages 120 miles from east to west and 225 miles from north to south in southeastern Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin, northwest Illinois and northeast Iowa.

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COLUMNS

Inquiring Winemaker

by Tim Patterson

Godawful Wines Made in the Vineyard

Great wines, we are told over and over, are made in the vineyard, and there's a lot of truth to that mantra. But some really crappy, problematic wines are made in the vineyard, too--a phenomenon that doesn't get quite as much press or marketing spin.

Editor's Letter

by Jim Gordon

Where There's Smoke

As I write this in the first week of June, an unusual weather system brought rain showers--including thunder and lightning--to Northern California. Despite the area's need for water, the untimely weather was ominous for winegrape growers for multiple reasons. Varieties in some places hadn't finished bloom; high humidity and temperatures in the 70s increased mildew pressure; and possibly most ominous of all: The lightning suggested that last summer's wildfires were not a once-in-a-lifetime event.

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Alberta Reduces Wine Tax

After abrupt April increase, government does an about-face

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New Custom Crush for Lodi Wine District

Estate Crush will handle small to mid-sized lots in revitalized urban setting

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Organic Wine Label Rules Unclear

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