WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
50 WINES&VINES December 2015
Michael Shaps Wineworks
1781 Harris Creek Way, Charlottesville, Va. • (434) 2963438 • virginiawineworks.com • michaelshapswines.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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DTC SALES
80%
YEAR BONDED
2007
AVA
Monticello
OWNER
Michael Shaps
WINEMAKER/GM
Jake Busching
ASSOCIATE WINEMAKER
Brian Hersey
VINEYARD MANAGER
Tim Jordan
ENOLOGIST/
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Joy Ting
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION
0 10 20 30 40 50
Thousands
Michael Shaps Wineworks
Albemarle County Average
Virginia Average
U.S. Average
4,900
30,000
WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25
Michael Shaps Wineworks
Albemarle County Average
Virginia Average
U.S. Average
$25
$12
$20
MAKING THE WINE
Sorting tables C.M.A. Tommy, Prospero Equipment Corp.,
prosperoequipment.com
Press hopper Sthik, Euro-Machines, euromachinesusa.com
Crusher/
destemmer
AS 5, Euro-Machines
Press Europress P34 and Europress P52, Euro-Machines
Must pump Kiesel, kiesel-online.de
Tanks Euro-Machines; Prospero Equipment
Barrels Bouchard Cooperages, bouchardcooperages.com;
Nadalie, nadalie.com; Tonnellerie Cavin, tonnellerie-cavin.
com; Tonnellerie Berthomieu, berthomieu-ermitage.com
Barrel washer Gamajet, Alfa Laval Tank Equipment, gamajet.com
Barrel racks Western Square Industries, westernsquare.com
Pressure
washer
Karcher, karcher.com
Tank washer Poseidon, Aaquatools, aaquatools.com
Steam
generator
Seitz, Euro-Machines
Forklift Clark Material Handling, clarkmhc.com;
Daewoo, daewoous.com; Hyster, hyster.com
Yeast QA23 for Petit Manseng, Scott Laboratories,
scottlab.com; native yeast for other varieties
Other
equipment
McClain Ozone, mcclainozone.com;
Romfil Crossflow Filtration, Euro-Machines
BUILDING THE WINERY
Architects Michael Shaps and Virginia Frame Builders,
vaframe.com
General contractor Virginia Frame Builders
HVAC Sensible Inc., (434) 977-2751
Winery refrigeration G&D Chillers, gdchillers.com; Sensible Inc.
WINERY SERVICES
Regulatory
compliance
Williams Compliance & Consulting Group,
williamscompliance.com
POS VinNOW, vinnow.com
Website design Watermark Design, designbywatermark.com
Financing Blue Ridge Bank, blueridgebank.com
PACKAGING
Bottles All American Containers, aacwine.com;
Hauser Packaging, hauserpack.com;
William R. Hill and Co., wmrhill.com
Corks/closures Lafitte Cork & Capsule, lafitte-usa.com; Stelvin,
Waterloo Container Co., waterloocontainer.com
Label design Watermark Design, designbywatermark.com
Label printing Wright Global Graphics, wrightglobalgraphics.com
Capsules Lafitte Cork & Capsule
Bottling Gai 2003 Bottling Line, Prospero Equipment Corp.
Bag-in-box Technibag, technibag.com/eng
3,300
47,000
$23
