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WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT 98 WINES&VINES January 2018 With production also including Syrah and Bordeaux varieties, Rodriguez said he also pur- chased some barrels by Taransaud and Atelier. Total production of the Hyde brand is around 2,000 cases, and with a permitted, total capacity of 12,000 cases, the winery will likely host some custom-crush clients in coming years. The production area also includes a small lab and office that Chris Hyde said were a late addition. The winery equipment pad was going to be on the side of the building near the crush pad, but the area proved too small, so infrastructure such as the glycol system was moved to the rear of the building, where plans had called for employee parking. The flow of hot and cold glycol for warming and cooling tanks is controlled by a system by Lewis Mechanical in Santa Rosa, Calif. Wolff's Welding & Fabrication in Napa built the winery catwalks and an overhead rail for a pneumatic punchdown device. Bill Smith, who works for Hyde Vineyards as fabricator and mechanic, also helped build most of the tasting room furniture and the stainless steel fittings board at the winery. Opening up space on the side of the build- ing allowed for the lab, office and employee restroom. All analysis is currently sent out to ETS Laboratories, but Chris Hyde said the area offers the space for some routine analysis when production has grown enough to warrant some in-house lab work. Winery design The Hydes had planned for 2016 to be the inaugural crush for the winery, but rain caused significant construction delays. While not on time, the project did finish on budget, although Chris Hyde declined to state the total cost of the new winery. George Bachich of Madsen Commercial Building in Napa was the contractor and the architect was San Francisco-based Jerry D. Gere. Larry Hyde met Gere when building the Hyde de Villane winery in the early 2000s and was happy to use his services for the newest winery. Gere died before the winery was com- pleted, and the Hydes have some of his original drawings framed and hanging in the tasting room in memoriam. The exterior and interior designs of the winery were also influenced by Beta Hyde, who sought to give it a look similar to Polish manor houses from the 19th century. Larry and Beta met in Burgundy when they were working in the vineyards of Domaine A. & P. QUASAR R • F • RF 40 years of experience and thousands of machines — we've got your perfect application solution! AROL North America 2390 Satellite Blvd. | Suite D Buford | Georgia 30518 | USA Tel: 678-318-1290 www.arol.com • "Push & pull" cork compression jaws for easy maintenance and cleaning • Speeds up to 667 BPM / 40,000 BPH • F model handles mushroom corks, R model handles natural, straight corks Apply natural, agglomerated and synthetic corks WV201801_arol_island.indd 1 10/31/2017 2:34:48 PM