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52 WINES&VINES April 2015 WINEMAKING Partner and winemaker Dan Cederquist said, "We're one of the fastest growing young wine brands in the country, and we keep adding facility capacity each year. Our tast- ing room is long overdue." Cederquist told Wines & Vines that Crew's 2015 crush is expected to total 2,500 tons of grapes (up from 1,800 tons in 2014) as new vineyards come online. Five new stainless steel tanks, fabricated and installed by Westec of Healdsburg, Calif., added 100,000 gallons of processing capacity leading up to the 2014 crush, and a new Diemme AR 150 press was installed. A 5,000-square-foot barrel building built in 2013 had reached capacity by September, and plans call for construction of a 20,000-square- foot barrel storage facility with lab and winery staff offices in 2015. Giguieres build on past experience The Giguiere family pioneered wine grapegrowing in what is now the Dunnigan Hills American Vi- ticultural Area, beginning in 1981. In 1983, brothers Karl and John Giguiere and John's wife, Lane, started R.H. Phillips Vineyards and Winery, which later intro- duced the hugely successful Toasted Head brand. R.H. Phillips grew to annual production of 750,000 cases prior to its sale to Vincor International of Canada in 2000. Vincor later became part of Constellation Wines. The Giguieres started Crew Wine Co. in 2005, initially using a custom-crush facility for wine pro- duction. Ground was broken for the estate winery in 2008, not far from the original R.H. Phillips. Crew Wine Co. is the corporate entity, but the company has transitioned to publicly branding itself as Match- book Wine Co. to promote its more recognizable flagship wine. Crew's brands and primary va- rietals are: Matchbook—Chardon- nay, Tempranillo and Syrah from estate vineyards; Sawbuck—Char- donnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec from Yolo and Mendocino County grapes; Mossback—Rus- sian River Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and Chalk Hill Cab- ernet Sauvignon; and Chasing Venus—Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and the Russian River Valley. "The Arsonist Chardonnay is 98% Chardonnay from our vine- yard, 2% from fruit we sourced from the Russian River Valley. The Arsonist Red Blend is all from pur- chased fruit," Lane Giguiere rold Wines & Vines. A new press arrives at the winemaking facility in February 2014. Call Toll Free: 800-POS-1290 We Pair Well Sell From Anywhere, Manage it Everywhere! Use your mobile device to process transactions, print and email receipts, while tracking sales and inventory.