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TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT WINEMAKING August 2018 WINES&VINES 47 beginning and they execute on your behalf," Lisa Mazzoni said, "You don't have any kind of flexibility." It was that need for flexibility, the ability to experiment with their own wine grapes, that provided the impetus for the two Mazzonis to design and construct their own winemaking facility. Mazzoni said her brother had worked at enough wineries to know what kind of space he wanted to create. The two sat down with architect Dave Siegert of Osborn Siegert Archi- tecture in Santa Rosa, Calif., to sketch the lay- out and functionality of their ideal winery and tasting room. The two buildings, which sit side-by-side in the center of Mazzoni Vineyards, are what Lisa Mazzoni calls "low-profile" modern architec- tural design. "We're along the valley floor, so we wanted a lower-set building to complement that," said Mazzoni, who added she didn't want a grandiose or "castle-like" structure to disrupt her scenic vineyard surroundings. She said she also wanted to play on the juxtaposition be- tween her family's old-world winemaking and the modernity she and her brother bring to the family's story. "We're rooted in our family legacy but we're not re-creating the wines of the 1900s," she said. Mark Mazzoni, Zialena Winery Owner & Happy Client (Notice the smile- & the hat!) www.wrightcontracting.com I Lic 1025609 Building your North Bay since 1953 Offices in Santa Rosa & Napa I 707.528.1172 The Mazzoni family has owned its 120-acre Alexander Valley vineyard since 1931. "We're rooted in our family history, but we're not re-creating the wines of the 1900s." —Lisa Mazzoni B7 Direct Bactéries acclimatées à inoculation directe ¨ Œnococcus œni O U V R E Z / V ER S E Z • O P EN / P O U R • I NOC U L A T I O N D I R E CTE • D I R E C T I NOC U L A T I O N •