WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
52 WINES&VINES August 2015
Derby Wine Estates
525 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles, Calif • (805) 238-6300 • derbywineestates.com
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VINEYARD ACREAGE
450
DTC SALES (%)
50%
YEAR BONDED
2005
AVA
Paso Robles
OWNER
Ray and Pam Derby
WINEMAKER
Tiffinee Vierra
VINEYARD MANAGER
Steve Vierra
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000
Derby Wine Estates
San Luis Obispo County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
87,000
47,000
26,500
2,500
WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30
Derby Wine Estates
San Luis Obispo County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$27
$11.50
$12
PACKAGING
Bottles Encore Glass, encoreglass.com
Corks MA Silva USA, masilva.com
Screwcaps Amcor Flexibles American Canyon, amcor.com
Capsules Ramondin USA, ramondin.com
Label design Kraftwerk Design, kraftwerkdesign.com
Label printing WS Packaging Group, wspackaging.com
BUILDING THE WINERY
Architect Craig R. Smith, CRSA Architecture,
crsaarchitecture.squarespace.com
General contractor Mike and Neal Construction, Paso Robles, Calif.
(has since ceased operations)
Interior design Pam Derby
Other key suppliers 3C Engineering, 3ceng.com; Rossi & Carr
Electrical, rossicarr.com; Steve Rinell & Associates
– Stainless Steve, stainlesssteve.com
Receiving hopper/
incline sorting table
P&L Specialties, pnlspecialties.com
Destemmer Selectiv' Process Winery sorting system,
Pellenc America, pellenc.com
Optional crusher/roller Burgstahler Machine Works, (707) 967-0553
Pumps Francesca F08, ColloPack Solutions,
collopack.com; Waukesha, Yamada
Diaphram NDP-50, Carlsen & Associates,
carlsenassociates.com
Portable hopper Steve Rinell & Associates – Stainless Steve
Bladder press Diemme Velvet 80, ColloPack Solutions
Basket press Diemme Vintage 12, ColloPack Solutions
Tanks 3 x 1,500-gallon, Paul Mueller Co., paulmueller.com;
3-ton portable convertible tank (872 gallons),
4-ton portable convertible tank (941 gallons),
JVNW Inc., jvnw.com; 530-gallon portable,
Quality Stainless Tanks, qualitystainless.com;
3 x 550 gallons, 1 x 450 gallons, 1 x 350 gallons,
1 x 250 gallons, TranStore, Custom Metalcraft,
custom-metalcraft.com
Barrels Francois Freres, Tonnellerie Taransaud,
Mel Knox Barrel Broker, knoxbarrels.com; Ermitage-
Berthomieu Tonnellerie, berthomieu-ermitage.com;
Tonnellerie Meyrieux, tonnelleriemeyrieux.com;
Tonnellerie Sirugue, sirugueusa.com;
Gamba USA, bottigamba.com
Lab analysis ETS Laboratories, etslabs.com;
Enartis Vinquiry, enartisvinquiry.com;
Baker Wine & Grape Analysis, bwga.net
Crossflow filter iPak Wine, ipakwine.com
Yeast Scott Laboratories, scottlab.com
ML bacteria Gusmer Enterprises, gusmerenterprises.com
Hoses & fittings Paso Robles Winnelson Co., (805) 238-7300
Barrel washer/
pressure washer/
tank cleaner
AaquaBlaster LT barrel washer & KEW
Poseidon 7-66 pressure washer,
AaquaTools, aaquatools.com; Cellers 360 tank
cleaner, Cloud Company SLO, cloudinc.com
Chillers 2 x portable glycol fire & ice units
(backup system) G&D Chillers, gdchillers.com
Bottling SLO Bottling Services, slobottlingservices.com
MAKING THE WINE
KEVIN
ARCHAMBEAULT
$13
