WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
74 WINES&VINES January 2017
Sugarloaf Crush
6705 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood, Calif. 95409 • (707) 290-2663 • sugarloafcrush.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.
MANAGING PARTNER
AND FOUNDER
Joe Reynoso
GENERAL MANAGER
AND HEAD WINEMAKER
Ronald Du Preez
YEAR BONDED
2016
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
BUILDING THE WINERY
General contractor/
architect
Steve Martin Associates Inc., smassociates.net
Sitework Damazio Excavating, (707) 789-9998
Metal building Steve Lanning Construction, lanningconstruction.com
Steel stud framing/
drywall
California State Insulation, (707) 546-3177
Concrete Miller & Elwood Concrete, millerconcrete.com
Winery electrical R. McClure Electric Co., rmcclure.com
Plumbing InCom Mechanical, incommechanical.com
Fire protection Axcel Fire, axcelfire.com
HVAC Henry Mechanical, henrymechanical.com
Roll-up doors Northgate Company Inc., northgateco.com
Catwalks Sonoma Stainless Steel, sonomastainless.com
MAKING THE WINE
Receiving hop-
per with elevated
conveyor
ELVTR 400, Bucher Vaslin, bvnorthamerica.com
Sorting table TRV20, Bucher Vaslin, bvnorthamerica.com
Crusher/destemmer Delta Oscillys, Bucher Vaslin, bvnorthamerica.com
Berry sorting/
shaker table
Delta TRV, Bucher Vaslin, bvnorthamerica.com
Opitcal sorter RI, Bucher Vaslin, bvnorthamerica.com
Peristaltic pumps
for must transfers
Carlsen & Associates, carlsenassociates.com
Pumps for
pumpovers
Waukesha, Carlsen & Associates, carlsenassociates.
com
Air pumps Yamada, yamadapump.com
Fermentation and
storage tanks
Santa Rosa Stainless Steel, srss.com
• 5.5-ton open tops (10)
• 5.5-ton closed/open top (10)
• 9-ton closed/open top (18)
• 550-gallon portable tanks (5)
• 1,000-gallon portable tanks (5)
JVNW, jvnw.com
• 2-ton open tops (15)
Nomblot, Artisan Barrel & Tanks, artisanbarrels.com
• 4hl squares (3)
• 470-gallon egg (1)
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Thousands
Sugarloaf Crush
Sonoma County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
32,000
78,000
42,000
Sugarloaf Crush
Sonoma County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$30+
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50
$13
$12
$25
Permit allows 125,000
Presses 20-ton membrane press, Bucher Vaslin,
bvnorthamerica.com;
Sutter EPC, Bucher Vaslin, bvnorthamerica.com;
Basket press, Carlsen & Associates,
carlsenassociates.com
