WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
82 WINES&VINES November 2017
Mending Wall Winery
3730 Silverado Trail, St. Helena, Calif. • (707) 709-4200 • mendingwall.com
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Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Thousands
Mending Wall Winery
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
70,000
42,000
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80
Mending Wall Winery
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$13
MAKING THE WINE
Receiving hopper
and elevated
conveyor
Bucher Vaslin North America, bvnorthamerica.com
Destemmer Delta Oscillys, Bucher Vaslin North America,
bvnorthamerica.com
Optical sorter Vitisort, Key Technology, key.net
Presses Sutter ESPC 35, Bucher Vaslin North America;
Europress, Euro-Machines, euromachinesusa.com
Fermentation tanks Santa Rosa Stainless Steel, srss.com
Pumps Wagner Process Equipment, wagnerprocess.com;
Carlsen & Associates, carlsenassociates.com
Other cellar
equipment
Burgstahler Machine Works, (707) 967-0553
BUILDING THE WINERY
Contractor Ledcor Group, ledcor.com
Architect Jessie Whitesides, Asquared Studios,
asquaredstudios.com
Wastewater Lyve Systems, lyvesystems.com
HVAC/temperature
control
VinWizard, winetec.net
Metal building Modern Building Co., modernbuildinginc.com
OWNERS
Frank and Kathy
Dotzler, Thomas Rivers
Brown, Mark Pulido
and Donna Walker
WINEMAKER
Thomas Rivers Brown
ASSISTANT WINEMAKER
Tim Beranek
YEAR BONDED
2014
DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER
SALES:
97%
VINEYARD ACREAGE
5
$13
$19
2,500
45,000
The winery has two membrane presses used for red and white wines. Reds are
typically pressed a little sweet and finish fermenting in barrel.
$75
