WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
40 WINES&VINES May 2015
Buena Vista Winery
18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma, Calif., 95476 • (800) 926-1266 • buenavistawinery.com
The Technical Spotlight is a regular feature highlighting wineries in North America that have recently
opened or undergone major renovations and improvements. Wines & Vines seeks to report how
facility design and winemaking equipment is used to achieve a particular winemaking style while also
exploring new trends and techniques being used in the industry. If you think your winery would be a
good candidate for the feature, contact us at edit@winesandvines.com.
YEAR BONDED
1857
AVA
Sonoma Valley
OWNER
Boisset Collection,
Jean-Charles Boisset
DIRECTOR OF
WINEMAKING
Brian Maloney
CONSULTNG
WINEMAKER
David Ramey
VINEYARD MANAGER
Eric Pooler
BUILDING THE WINERY
General
contractor
Cello & Maudru, cello-maudru.com;
SiteWork Construction, siteworkconstructioninc.com
Architects Architectural Resources Group, argsf.com
Engineering MKM & Associates, mkmassociates.com
Interior design Josh Rowland Interiors, joshuarowlandinteriors.com
Landscape
architect/design
Surfacedesign, sdisf.com
Center core drilling Dennis Cox—RDC Construction, (714) 374-8310
MAKING THE WINE
Sorting table Milani vibrating table from
Criveller California Corp., criveller.com
Receiving
hopper
Milani elevator conveyor from
Criveller California Corp.
Destemmer Enoveneta Tema EVO destemmer
from Criveller California Corp.
Oak
fermentation vats
Foudrier Francois from Demptos Napa Cooperage,
demptosusa.com
Press Marzola PV10H from Sanitary Stainless Welding,
sanitarystainless.com
Pump Yamada air pump from Carlsen & Associates,
carlsenassociates.com
Barrels Demptos Napa Cooperage, demptosusa.com;
Trust International Corp., barrelmakers.com;
Ermitage Tonnellerie, berthomieu-ermitage.com;
Saury Tonnellerie, sauryusa.com; Canton Cooperage,
cantoncooperage.com; Seguin Moreau Napa
Cooperage, seguinmoreaunapa.com
Barrel racking Gentle Giant from Farm Supply Co.,
farmsupplycompany.com
PACKAGING
Corks Cork Supply USA, corksupply.com;
Ganau America, ganauamerica.com
Label design Jeffrey Caldewey from Icon Design Group,
icondesigngroup.net
Label printing Collotype Labels, collotype.com
Capsules Enoplastic USA (formerly C&E Capsules),
cecapsules.com
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000
Buena Vista Winery
Sonoma County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
Buena Vista Winery
Sonoma County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$40
85,000
47,000
36,000
54,000
$12
$20
$12
This new cave, excavated earlier this year, will provide
additional water storage behind the concrete wall at the rear
and space to store wine for the tasting room.
