WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
48 WINES&VINES March 2017
$21
Fitzpatrick Family Vineyard
697 Highway 97 S., Greata Ranch, B.C., V0H 1X9 • (250) 764-7090 • fitzwine.com
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OWNER
Ross Fitzpatrick
PRESIDENT
Gordon Fitzpatrick
TREASURER
Linda Fitzpatrick
WINEMAKER
Sarah Bain
VINEYARD MANAGER
Merle Lawrence
YEAR BONDED
2003
WINERY AVA
Okanagan Valley
DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER
SALES:
66%
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION
General contractor Greyback Construction Ltd., greyback.com
Architect and
engineers
Demetriou Architects, demetriouarchitects.com
HVAC / refrigeration Viking Refrigeration Ltd., vikingrefrigeration.com
Drains DELC Systems, Hy-Line Sales Ltd., hylinesales.com
Floor coating Marvelous Ideas Contracting Ltd., marvelousideas.com
Banking Bank of Montreal, bmo.com
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 10 20 30 40
Thousands
Fitzpatrick Family Vineyard
Okanagan Valley Average
British Columbia Average
Canada Average
14,000
8,000
9,800
32,000
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30
Fitzpatrick Family Vineyard
Okanagan Valley Average
British Columbia Average
Canada Average
$16
$21
PACKAGING
Bottles Swentech/TricorBraun, tricorbraun.com
Closures Swentech/TricorBraun
Labels Okanagan Label & Print, oklp.ca
TDD semi-auto
disgorging unit
Nuance Winery Supplies, nuancetrade.com
TDD corker/wirer Nuance Winery Supplies
Bottle washer Nuance Winery Supplies
Gyro pallet Nuance Winery Supplies
ENOS labeler Cellar-Tek
WINERY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
Bins Macro Plastics Inc., macroplastics.com
Crushers /
destemmers
Armbruster Rotovib, Scott Laboratories Inc.,
scottlab.com
Presses Willmes, Scott Laboratories Inc.
Fermentors Albrigi, Cellar-Tek, cellartek.com
Tanks Albrigi, Cellar-Tek
Pumps Kiesel & Liverani, Cellar-Tek
Barrels Tonnellerie Sylvain, tonnellerie-sylvain.fr;
Tonnellerie Damy, tonnellerie-damy.com/en/;
Francois Freres Tonnellerie, francoisfreres.com;
Tonnellerie de Mercurey USA Inc.,
tonnellerie-de-mercurey.com;
Tonnellerie Saint Martin North America,
tonnelleriesaintmartin.com
Yeast Cellar-Tek, cellartek.com;
Scott Laboratories Inc., scottlab.com
Winery management
software
Advanced Management Systems, amssoftware.com
VINEYARD
Acreage 40 acres
Varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Riesling,
Gewürztraminer, Ehrenfelser
Trellis system VSP
Vine rootstock/
varietal
Own-rooted & 3309
$30
