WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
66 WINES&VINES February 2016
Cairdean Vineyards
3125 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena, Calif. • (707) 968-5434 • cairdeanestate.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.
VINEYARD ACREAGE
40
WINERY AVA
Napa Valley
VINEYARD PROPERTY
Napa Valley,
Coombsville and
Russian River Valley
YEAR BONDED
2011
DTC SALES
70%
OWNERS
Edwin and Stacia
Williams
GENERAL MANAGER
Marcus Marquez
WINEMAKER
Stacia Williams
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 20 40 60 80 100
Thousands
Cairdean Vineyards
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
48,000
6,000
78,000
42,000
Cairdean Vineyards
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40
$37
$13
$12
$18
MAKING THE WINE
Receiving hopper Scharfenberger, Euro-Machines,
euromachinesusa.com
Sorting tables Milani, Criveller Group,criveller.com
Elevated conveyor Scharfenberger, Euro-Machines
Destemmers Delta Oscillys, Bucher Vaslin North America,
bvnorthamerica.com; Enoveneta Top 10,
Criveller Group
Must pump Mohno, Criveller Group
Winemaking
control system
VinWizard, Wine Technology Group, vinwizard.us
Tanks 36 stainless steel tanks, Criveller Group,
(seven open tops, 12 closed tops with pumpover
systems, 11 closed tops, six closed tops located
in the winery cave)
Punchdown device Burgstahler Machine Works, (707) 967-0553
Pumps Waukesha and Yamada air pumps,
Carlsen & Associates, carlsenassociates.com
Barrel washer Tom Beard Co., tombeard.com
Steam Optima Steamer, Steamericas,
steamericas.com/wine
Sulfur dioxide dose Burgstahler Machine Works
Press Europress, Euro-Machines, euromachinesusa.com
BUILDING THE WINERY
Architect Juancarlos Fernandez, Signum Architecture,
signumarchitecture.com
General contractor Grassi & Associates, grassiconstruction.com
Interior design Dione Carston, Steed Fine Hoarding and Tack
Consignment, steedfinehoardingandtack.
blogspot.com
HVAC, carbon dioxide
monitoring/venting,
glycol system
Refrigeration Technology, rti2000.com
Landscape design Blasen Landscape Architecture,
blasengardens.com
Plumbing, water system Pacific Coast Plumbing, (707) 258-1262
Air compressors Air Technology West, airtechnologywest.com
RO water system Heritage Systems, heritagesystemsinc.com
Wastewater treatment Lyve Systems, lyvesystems.com
Winery cave The Cave Co., thecavecompany.com
PACKAGING
Corks DS100, Cork Supply USA, corksupply.com
Label printing Tapp Label Co. (formerly Metro Label), metrolabel.com
Bottles Demptos Glass, demptos.com
Capsules Rivercap USA, corksupply.com
