WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
96 WINES&VINES January 2018
Hyde Estate
1044 Los Carneros Ave., Napa, Calif. • (707) 265-7626 • hydevineyards.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.
Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Thousands
Hyde Estate
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
70,000
42,000
$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60
Hyde Estate
Napa County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$13
MAKING THE WINE
Receiving hopper
and elevated
conveyor
Euro-Machines Inc., euromachinesusa.com
Destemmer Armbruster Rotovib, Scott Laboratories Inc.,
scottlab.com
Fermentation tanks La Garde, lagardeinox.com;
Westec Tank & Equipment, westectank.com;
Santa Rosa Stainless Steel, srss.com
Presses Europress P80, Euro-Machines Inc.,
euromachinesusa.com
Pumps Carlsen & Associates, carlsenassociates.com
Other cellar
equipment
Burgstahler Machine Works, (707) 967-0553
Barrels Francois Freres USA, francoisfreres.com;
Tonnellerie Taransaud, taransaud.com;
Tonnellerie Atelier Centre France,
atelier-centre-france-tonnellerie.com
BUILDING THE WINERY
Contractor George Bachich, Madsen Commercial Building,
(707) 255-0106
Architect Jerry D. Gere
HVAC/temperature
control
Lewis Mechanical Services Inc., lewismechanical.com
Catwalks/metal
fabrication
Wolff's Welding & Fabrication, wolffswelding.com
OWNERS
Larry, Beta, Chris
and Peter Hyde
WINEMAKER
Alberto Rodriguez
YEAR BONDED
2009
DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER
SALES:
80%
VINEYARD ACREAGE
200
$13
$19
2,000
45,000
$60
PACKAGING AND OTHER SERVICES
Glass Saverglass Inc., saverglass.com
Corks M.A. Silva USA, masilva.com
Capsules Ramondin USA Inc., ramondin.com
Label printing Paragon Label, paragonlabel.com
Label design Lisa Hobro Design, lisahobrodesign.com
The winery only uses French oak, and all of the Chardonnay ferments
in new barrels.
