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54 WINES&VINES April 2015 WINEMAKING Contact: Yannick Rousseau Tel: (707) 332 4524 • Fax: (707) 224 8734 Email: yannickrousseau@sbcglobal.net Website: www.tonnellerie-de-jarnac-16.com Handcrafted & Authentic TonnellerieDeJarnac_Dir10 11/11/09 3:40 PM Page 1 Custom made - Handcrafted Barrels Celebrating Over 35 Years of Serving the Wine Industry Premium French, American & Eastern European Oak Barrels French Oak Alternatives Tel: (707) 257-3582 sales@bouchardcooperages.com www.bouchardcooperages.com planted in 2002, has produced a very good Tempranillo from a Duero clone, but he has high hopes for the Tinto de Toro and Rioja clones and their potential to add "more backbone" to the wine. Other varieties recently planted with newer clones and being man- aged for higher quality are Petit Verdot, Malbec and Tannat. Ceder- quist sees more potential for Span- ish varieties in the region. Verdejo, a Spanish white wine variety, will be produced in the future. Ceder- quist summarized, "Yes, we do Chardonnay, and we do a lot of it, but we're also trying new things." The Giguieres also own sister company JK Vineyards and farm more than 2,100 acres, including 300 acres of olives for olive oil pro- duction. JK supplies grapes for Crew brands and sells grapes to three main winery clients: Bogle Vineyards, Constellation Wines and E. & J. Gallo. New Zealand connection gets closer The company's Chasing Venus brand has focused on Sauvignon Blanc sourced from New Zea- land's Marlborough appellation. The wine previously was pro- duced and bottled in New Zea- land with input from winemaking staff, prior to shipping to the United States. With the next vin- tage, wine will be shipped in bulk to the Crew facility for finishing and bottling. Coincidentally, just prior to the 2014 crush, the winery hired new assistant winemaker Hayden Oli- ver, a New Zealand-trained and educated winemaker who attended Lincoln University in Christchurch, N.Z., and worked in Marlborough, N.Z., before his recent move to the United States. Crew also has started producing Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc sourced from the Russian River Val- ley. Cederquist said bottling line equipment and capacity are being added, and a new screwcap ap- Grape clusters are dumped into the press during harvest 2014. During its most recent growth phase, Crew Wine Co. added tank and barrel capac- ity, a new press and its first tasting room.