US WINE EXECUTIVE CALLS FOR MORE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Nick Dokoozlian, VP for viticulture at E&J Gallo Winery, stressed the importance of mandatory research and development procedures for United States wine-growers Tuesday at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium. "We have numerous funding organizations, but the contribution is voluntary," said Nick. "We need to make that funding process more vigorous." He believes that by making research and development assessments an obligation, the American wine industry can shorten the gap between Australian R&D which is becoming increasingly more sophisticated and