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WINEMAKING capsuler and labeler plus the collection table and Cames cork feeder. Williams Selyem chooses corks from Rich Xiberta, Scott Labs, Ganau and MA Silva, and it selects glass containers from Verallia (formerly St. Gobain). The winery stores case goods that won't be shipped immediately in a temperature-controlled room with fast- moving, remote-controlled vinyl roll-up doors. Long-term storage of library wines makes efficient use of a small space by using high-density vertical storage racks originally designed for book and docu- ment storage that slide on tracks and can be packed together tightly then moved on the tracks for access. hydronic heating and cooling The winery's most innovative technology may be its intricate and interconnected hy- dronic heating and cooling system. Estate manager Chuck Gangnath explained that the hydronic network's heating capabil- ity starts with 14 solar hot water panels by Sun Water Solar that preheat water for a boiler. The boiler then transfers heat to piped glycol. The system can also chill glycol when cooling is needed. The cooling and heating then serve the bottling and The new bottling line decreased costs from $2.88 per case to 91 cents per case. production area and are also used for other areas of the new facility. Indoor En- vironmental Services supplied the produc- tion refrigeration and heating system. Fifty kilowatts of electricity come from solar panel installations by One Sun. Panels rest on top of a carport behind the winery to protect the staff and their vehicles from sun and rain. Another energy concern was insulating the facility from the elements. The perim- eter concrete walls were made in three layers totaling 13 inches thick, poured on the site and tilted up into position. Other outdoor environmental features included preserving a number of 200- year-old valley oaks and also building around dramatic rock outcroppings. The winery hired local arborist Lexi Tucker to provide extra care for the trees through the entire construction process and continuing today. The area's 45 inches of annual rainfall called for a covered load- ing dock that was built around one of the heritage trees. Biagi Trucking rigs regularly pull up to the dock. The Wine Tasting Network handles direct-to-consumer shipments, and the winery uses Advanced Manage- ment Systems and Cultivate Systems for marketing software. Keeping Williams Selyem wine club members loyal has long been a high priority for the winery, and outstanding wine quality is the primary key to that loyalty. The new winery promises to make it simpler and more cost efficient to maintain and even improve the high wine- making standards. In addition, wine club members now have a sophisticated place to gather among the vines. It appears that the building project will be a win-win for Williams Selyem and its customers. MOLD /MILDEW RESISTANT IMPACT RESISTANT ANTIMICROBAL Wine Tank Insulation Seamless Flooring CLEANABLE SURFACE VAPOR RETARDENT NO/LOW VOC FORMULATIONS ELASTOMERIC ANTI- BACTERIAL Wall & Ceiling Coatings Polyurethane Foam Roofin g www.phoenixcoatings.com 1-800-464-1958 Since 1986 Wines & Vines JUne 2011 45