Moveable semi-automatic estate bottling line. Sparging, filling, labeling & capsules @ 60cs/hr. |
Three thousand cases of estate wines are produced annually. Twenty-five percent of the vineyard production is used for their estate wines; the balance of grapes is sold to local wineries. Jim believes winemaking begins in the vineyard and that vineyard design and management plus terroir influence the quality of wine, not just terroir alone. The winemaker's job he believes is to direct the wine towards a certain signature style which results from choices made in processing. He is a big proponent of co-fermenting grape varietals together rather than blending completed component wines after fermentation. This he believes results in greater extracted flavor and more complex structure. The winery has ten 2-ton open top stainless fermenters, 16,800 gallon barrel storage capacity, 8,000 gallon stainless storage capacity, and complete in-house capability for bottling & labeling 500 cases of wine per day. |
Destemimng red & white grapes for |