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WINEMAKING TECHNICAL REVIEW Kenneth Volk, Take Two Pacific Ocean Wild Horse founder makes wine at renovated Central Coast winery By Andrew Adams CALIFORNIA Paso Robles San Luis Obispo Santa Maria Santa Barbara Kenneth Volk Vineyards NV Grapes are received and processed in this central area at Kenneth Volk Vineyards. Volk purchased the property in 2004 and renovated the winery building, which had been the original home of the Byron winery. Trust_Dir11.qxp 10/28/10 3:09 PM Page 1 the region, Wild Horse, which he founded A n iconic name in California's Central Coast, Ken Volk has been producing wines under his eponymous label since 2005. Volk's name is linked with another seminal brand of in 1981 and sold 22 years later to Fortune Brands after growing the business from an inaugural production of 600 cases to 150,000 cases per year. While Constellation Brands eventu- ally took control of Wild Horse, Volk launched another venture in Santa Maria, IDL_Dir11 11/18/10 4:21 PM Page 1 Calif., at the original site of Byron winery (another of the region's storied names), which Jackson Family Wines purchased from the old Robert Mondavi Corp. In addition to the Burgundian variet- ies Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the resident of San Luis Obispo, Calif., also Iván D.Lessner Process Solutions Inc. Process & Product Development Alcoholic & Non Alcoholic Beverage Industry Equipment Sales IDL ■ R. WAGNER: Rapid SO2, TA ■ ERBSLOEH: Fining & Treatment Agents, Yeasts, Enzymes, CelluFluxx (D.E. Replacement) ■ TRUST: Quality Hungarian Oak Barrels & Chips ■ EMD: Reflectoquant Analyzer & Kits 1164 Lee Street, White Rock, B.C. V4B 4P4 Canada Phone: (604) 538-2713 Fax: (604) 538-4517 www.idlconsulting.com 40 WINES & VINES AUGUST 2012 ALL PHOTOS: ANDREW ADAMS