TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT WINEMAKING
June 2015 WINES&VINES 41
Odette Estate Winery
5998 Silverado Trail, Napa, Calif. • (707) 224-7533 • odetteestate.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
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VINEYARD ACREAGE
38
DTC SALES (%)
15
YEAR BONDED
1965
AVA
Stags Leap DIstrict
OWNERS
PlumpJack Group
WINEMAKER
Jeff Owens
VINEYARD MANAGER
Dave Pirio
BUILDING THE WINERY
Architect Juancarlos Fernandez, Signum Architecture,
signumarchitecture.com
General contractor Grassi & Associates Inc., grassiconstruction.com
Interior design Shopworks, shopworksdesign.com
Cave renovation The Cave Co., thecavecompany.com
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000
Odette Estate Winery
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
87,000
47,000
48,000
12,000
WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80
Odette Estate Winery
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$70
$11.50
$18
$12
MAKING THE WINE
Receiving hopper Carlsen & Associates, carlsenassociates.com
Crusher/destemmer Puleo Vega 10, Carlsen & Associates
Must pump Waukesha, Carlsen & Associates
Tanks Santa Rosa Stainless Steel, srss.com;
Nomblot, Artisan Barrels & Tanks,
artisanbarrels.com; TranStore,
Custom MetalCraft, custom-metalcraft.com
Hoses, clamps,
fittings and other
cellar equipment
Carlsen & Associates,
Key Industrial, keyindustrial.com;
TCW Equipment, tcwequipment.com
Barrels Tonnellerie Taransaud, Mel Knox Barrel Broker,
knoxbarrels.com;
Tonnellerie Sylvain, tonnellerie-sylvain.fr;
Tonnellerie Orion, Bayard Fox Selections,
bayardfoxselections.com;
Tonnellerie Atelier Centre France,
atelier-centre-france-tonnellerie.com
Barrel washer Tom Beard Co., tombeard.com;
Aaquatools, aaquatools.com
Press Europress, Euro-Machines, euromachinesusa.com
Tank control system Refrigeration Technology, rti2000.com
PACKAGING
Bottles Demptos Glass, demptos.com
Corks Amorim Cork America, amorimca.com
Screwcaps Amcor Flexibles American Canyon, amcor.com
Label design Pate International, pateinternational.com
Label printing CCL Label, ccllabel.com; Tapp Label Co.,tapplabel.com
Bottling Ryan Mobile Bottling, ryanmobilebottling.com
Winemaker Jeff Owens (left) and enologist
Adrien Halpin taste wines in the winery lab,
which is equipped to handle most wine analysis.
