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WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT 36 WINES&VINES April 2018 inside the winery, the path becomes an ele- vated walkway that leads above the barrel room, crush pad and to an observation deck above the cellar so visitors can get a first-hand look at the work of winemaking. "It's a tasting room, but hopefully it will become a must-see," Duncan said of the hospitality space. Silver Oak is in the enviable position of being a popular and strong brand in the wholesale market, supported by estate vine- yards and now enhanced production capabili- ties. An offering of the winery's Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was the top barrel lot in the 2018 Premiere Napa Valley auction, sell- ing for $110,000, or $417 per bottle. Duncan acknowledges the "unique place" the winery has in the market and said he has no plans to try and dramatically increase production to compete with some of the industry's larger family-owned companies. "There's a sense of cyclicity and permanence to our business," he said. "We can grow the grapes, make the wine and sell the wine. We can do that every year, and that's kind of a nice place to be from a business standpoint." A brand-new, sustainable winery built and equipped to produce more high-quality Cab- ernet Sauvignon is also a pretty nice place to be. And, yes, it's all for Alexander Valley Cabernet. Cellar workers unpack new barrels from Silver Oak's cooperage in Missouri. The elevated walkway provides visitors to the winery's tasting room a view of winemaking operations. Introducing CDR ineLab Touch ~The Future of ine Testing~ For more inFormation about the WineLab touch, contact atPgrouP at (707) 836-6840 or onLine at WWW. atPgrouP.com It's versatile. The WineLab Touch can perform 16 tests simultaneously. It's affordable. An exclusive of ATPGroup, the CDR WineLab Touch is reliable, precise and fast. Any winery, large or small, can afford it. It's reliable. The WineLab Touch is extremely dependable. It comes with a 3~year warranty. It's simple. The WineLab Touch requires no special training. Just add a sample to the pre-vialed reagent and go. It's accurate. The WineLab Touch has 25 pre-calibrated tests for SO2, sugars, polyphenols, nitrogen, color and many more. It's fast. It'll print readings of must and wine in a matter of minutes. W W