WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
26 WINES&VINES July 2016
Charles Smith Wines Jet City
1136 S. Albro Place, Seattle, Wash. • (206) 745-7456 • charlessmithwines.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.
OWNER
Charles Smith
DIRECTOR
OF WINEMAKING
AND VITICULTURE
Brennon Leighton
YEAR BONDED
1999
DTC SALES
3%
VINEYARD ACREAGE
42
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 10 20 30 40 50
Thousands
Charles Smith Wines Jet City
King County Average
Washington Average
U.S. Average
19,000
35,000
26,000
41,000
$21
Charles Smith Wines Jet City
King County Average
Washington Average
U.S. Average
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25
$13
$20
$21
MAKING THE WINE
Destemmers/
crushers
Selectiv' Process, Pellenc America, pellenc.com;
Bucher Vaslin North America, bvnorthamerica.com
Berry sorting,
shaker table
Bucher Vaslin North America
Elevated conveyor Euro-Machines, euromachinesusa.com
Receiving hopper
conveyor
J&M Specialty Welding, (509) 894-5022
Fermentation bins Rule Steel, rulesteel.com
Tanks Spokane Industries, spokaneindustries.com
Oak vats Tonnellerie Boutes, boutes.com
Concrete tanks Nomblot, Artisan Barrels & Tanks, artisanbarrels.com
Punchdown devices J&M Specialty Welding
Barrels Tonnellerie Boutes; Tonnellerie Sansaud USA,
sansaud-usa.com; Tonnellerie Sirugue, sirugueusa.com;
Tonnellerie Allary, Nicholas Keeler International,
nicholaskeelerinternational.com
Ozone McClain Ozone, mcclainozone.com
Steam Electro-Steam Generator, electrosteam.com
Presses Bucher Vaslin JBL and Bucher Vaslin XPlus,
Bucher Vaslin North America
Alcolyzer Anton Paar USA, anton-paar.com
Densimeter Anton Paar USA
Enolyzer Unitech Scientific, unitechcientific.com
Mobile bottling Signature Mobile Bottlers, signaturebottlers.com
BUILDING THE WINERY
Architect Tom Kundig, Olson Kundig, olsonkundig.com
General contractor Foushée & Associates, foushee.com
PACKAGING
Corks Cork Supply USA, corksupply.com
Screwcaps Amcor Flexibles-American Canyon, stelvin.com
Capsules Ramondin USA, ramondin.com
Bottles TricorBraun, tricorbraun.com
Label design Rikke Korff, thekounsil.com
Label printing Richmark Label, richmarklabel.com
KEVIN
SCOTT
/
OLSON
KUNDIG
