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TECHNICAL REVIEW 2 0 1 4E M N I FI IN G WIN U AK ED L CE STAB® STABILITY OF WINES Kurt Niznik, Tim Mondavi and Carrie Findleton (from left) make up the winemaking team. many years at Robert Mondavi Winery (some starting in 1981), while others worked in the vineyards planted on the Continuum site by its former owners starting in 1996. The concrete tanks from Sonoma Cast Stone are of similar size and shape to the oak tanks from Taransaud, which also made the tanks at Robert Mondavi Winery. The tanks are of different sizes to match individual blocks of grapes, and they all include cooling coils—those in the concrete tanks being embedded in the walls while those in the oak tanks attach to the interior walls. The refrigeration system is U.S.A. The vineyard acres are divided into 37 blocks. See us at Unified booth #342 60 W in es & V i ne s january 20 14 from Refrigeration Technology. The vessels each have temperature sensors at four levels, and the conditions are monitored via computer systems that winemakers can access remotely. They can also remotely control pump overs and cooling or heating. Permanent pipes allow purging with carbon dioxide, argon or nitrogen (the latter generated on-site). The tanks have large openings in the tops for cleaning, but they're sealed during fermentation. Older cube-shaped and cylindrical oak tanks generally lie out of sight in the back halls; they will eventually be replaced.