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WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT 78 WINES&VINES November 2016 Davis Estates 4060 Silverado Trail, Calistoga, Calif. 94515 • (707) 942-0700 • davisestates.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. OWNERS Mike and Sandy Davis WINEMAKERS Cary Gott and Philippe Melka YEAR BONDED 2011 DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SALES: 70% VINEYARD ACREAGE 29 Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics BUILDING THE WINERY Architect and design services Howard Backen and John Taft, Backen, Gillam & Kroeger Architects, bgarch.com General contractor Ledcor Construction Inc., ledcor.com/napa Engineering TEP Engineering, tep.net; Summit Engineering, summit-sr.com Winery cave Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates, winecaves.com Glycol system Refrigeration Technology Inc., rti2000.com Nitrogen generator Parker Balston, parkern2.com Air compressor Ingersoll Rand, ingersollrandproducts.com Wastewater Process: Lyve Winery Wastewater Systems, lyvesystems. com; Domestic: Advantech Corp., advantechcorp.com HVAC TEP Engineering (Santa Rosa), tep.net; Simpson Sheet Metal Inc., simpsonsheetmetal.com Winery catwalks Wolff's Welding & Fabrication, wolffswelding.com MAKING THE WINE Oscillys destemmer Bucher Vaslin North America, bvnorthamerica.com Optical sorter Delta R1 optical sorter, Bucher Vaslin North America Pumps Must: Bucher Vaslin North America Air: Yamada, Burgstahler Machine Works Positive displacement: Wright, Burgstahler Machine Works Pumpover: Alfa Laval, Burgstahler Machine Works Portable conveyor Burgstahler Machine Works Tanks Eight 5-ton oak tanks: Tonnellerie Radoux USA, radouxcooperage.com; Eight 3.5-ton concrete tanks: Sonoma Cast Stone, concretewinetanks; Two 3-ton stainless steel tanks and six 4.5-ton stain- less steel tanks, Santa Rosa Stainless Steel, srss.com Barrels and puncheons Tonnellerie Taransaud, taransaud.com; Tonnellerie Radoux USA, radouxcooperage.com; Saury Tonnellerie, saury.com; Tonnellerie Bel Air, (707) 987-8905; Ermitage-Berthomieu Tonnellerie, berthomieu-ermitage.com; Nadalie USA, nadalie.com; Tonnellerie Sylvain, (707) 259-5344; Tonnellerie Baron, tonnellerie.com; Seguin Moreau Napa Cooperage, seguinmoreaunapa.com; Artisan Barrels & Tanks, artisanbarrels.com; Tonnellerie Marchive, Barrel Builders, barrelbuilders.com; Dargaud & Jaegle, Premier Wine Cask, premierwinecask.com; Demptos Napa Cooperage, demptosusa.com; Francois Freres, Mel Knox Barrel Broker, knoxbarrels.com; Tonnellerie Damy, Bouchard Cooperages, bouchardcooperages.com; Tonnellerie Billon, Bouchard Cooperages Barrel washer Moog, moog.ch/en.html Steam Electro-Steam Generator Corp., electrosteam.com Filtration Plate and frame: Scott Laboratories Inc., scottlab.com WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE 0 20 40 60 80 Thousands Davis Estates Napa County Average California Average U.S. Average 44,000 6,000 78,000 42,000 $55 Davis Estates Napa County Average California Average U.S. Average $0 $15 $30 $45 $60 $75 $13 $12 $19 Yeast, enzymes and other additions Laffort USA, laffortusa.com; Lallemand Inc., lallemandwine.com Winemaking control system Gen II Super Control, Refrigeration Technology Inc., rti2000.com PACKAGING Bottles Global Package LLC, globalpackage.net Capsules Ramondin USA Inc., ramondin.com Corks PortoCork America, portocork.com Labels Design: CF Napa Brand Design, cfnapa.com; Printing: Multi-Color Corp., mcclabel.com Bottling Top it Off Bottling, topitoffbottling.com