WINEMAKING TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
42 WINES&VINES June 2018
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery
8761 Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg, Calif. 95448 • ferrari-carano.com • 707-433-6700
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
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Source: Wines Vines Analytics Source: Wines Vines Analytics
WINERY CASE PRODUCTION WINERY AVERAGE BOTTLE PRICE
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Thousands
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards
& Winery
Sonoma County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
70,000
42,000
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards
& Winery
Sonoma County Average
California Average
U.S. Average
$13
BUILDING THE WINERY
Architect Ken LaFranchi, lafranchidevelopment.com
Contractor Eddinger Enterprises, eddingers.com
Engineering Civil: Kurt Kelder, kelderengineering.com
Plumbing/Mechanical: TEP Engineering, tep.net
Structural: MKM & Associates, mkmassociates.com
Flooring/concrete Carm's Concrete Custom Concrete & Overlay,
(707) 431-0829
PACKAGING AND OTHER SERVICES
Bottling MBF mono block, MBF North America, Inc.,
mbfnorthamerica.com
Norton foiler: Criveller Group, criveller.com
labeller: P.E. Labellers, PE USA, Inc., pelabellers.com
Bel case folder: Wexxar Bel, wexxar.com
Norton case gluer: Criveller Group, criveller.com
Glass Tricor Braun, tricorbraun.com;
Saverglass, saverglass.com
Corks/Closures M. A. Silva USA, masilva.com;
Scott Laboratories, scottlab.com;
Amcor Flexibles American Canyon, stelvin.com
Capsules Amcor Flexibles American Canyon;
Ramondin USA, ramondin.com
Label printing Multi-Color Corp, mcclable.com
OWNERS
Rhonda Carano
EXECUTIVE WINEMAKER
Sarah Quider
ASSOCIATE WINEMAKER
Rebecka Deike
CONSULTING
WINEMAKER
Thomas Rivers Brown
DIRECTOR OF VINEYARD
OPERATIONS
Steve Domenchelli
YEAR BONDED
1981
DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER
SALES
5%
VINEYARD ACREAGE
1,900
$13
$28
38,000
$24
MAKING THE WINE
Crush pad Heco-Pacific 7.5 ton hoist; receiving hopper;
cleated, incline conveyors; P&L Specialties,
pnlspecialties.com
Destemmer Pueleo Vega 50, Carlsen & Associates, carlsenas-
sociates.com; Selective Process Winery L,
Pellenc America, Inc., pellencus.com
Optical sorter VitiSort, Key Technology, Inc., key.net
Fermentation tanks Westec Tank & Equipment, Co., westectank.com
Temperature control
and monitoring
TankNet, Acrolon Technologies, Inc., acrolon.com
Ammonia chiller
system
APCCO, apcco.net
Steam Barrel Steam LB-75, Electro-Steam Generator Corp.,
electrosteam.com
Barrel washers Aaquablasters, AaquaTools, Inc., aaquatools.com;
Poseidon 7.67 pressure washer, Nilfisk,
nilfisk.com
Ozone SGA2, Carlsen & Associates
Pumps Waukesha 320 PD must pump, Waukesha 60 PD
pumps, Yamada Air pumps, RLS peristaltic must
pump, Carlsen & Associates
Nitrogen Generator Parker Hannifin, parkern2.com
Presses Siprem 10HL VS50 Press, Willmes 30HL Press
400,000
