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May 2015

Features

COVER STORY

Unconventional Toppers for Top-shelf Wines

Producers of $20-$99 wines explain why they chose alternative closures

by Jane Firstenfeld

TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT

Buena Vista Winery

Extensive renovation of the 'White House' of California's wine industry

by Andrew Adams

PACKAGING

Continual Improvement at Packaging Facility

The real treasure is in the people, says manager of 24,000-bottle-per hour Wolf Blass operation in the Barossa Valley of South Australia

by Nathan Gogoll

PRODUCT NEWS

Product Focus: Anti-Counterfeit Systems

Just as the threats from counterfeiters and gray market profiteers grow, so too do the number of products designed to protect your wine once it's bottled and leaves the winery.

by Andrew Adams

PRACTICAL WINERY & VINEYARD

HACCP Considerations

Plastic polymers in the wine industry

by Brent Trela and Cassandra Plank

Fate of sulfur fungicide in the vineyard and beyond

by Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley

WINE EAST FEATURES

Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc: In the Cellar

Part II in a series reveals techniques for making the region's signature red wine

by Ray Pompilio

Departments

Editor's Letter

How Important Is Packaging to a Brand's Success?

by Jim Gordon

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