Courtside Cellars

TANK ROOMS

All fermentation tanks are fully jacketed and individually temperature controlled. These tanks are further protected from the elements by being placed inside rooms with additional insulation in the roofs and walls. A full 60 % of these stainless steel tanks range from 635 to 17,500 gallons allowing for a significant number of small individual wine lots. Red wine fermentations are carefully drained and "tank dug" to maximize wine quality. The total stainless steel capacity for fermentation and storage exceeds 12 million gallons.

BARREL ROOMS

Each of the six barrel rooms are individually temperature and humidity controlled to minimize wine loss and maximize wine quality. Three of the rooms are equipped with CO2 removal equipment allowing barrel fermentations. Barrel processing features both two and four-barrel "Beard" automated barrel lines and ozone to care for a 73,000 barrel storage capacity.

GRAPE RECEIVING AND CRUSH PADS

There are three separate grape receiving stations allowing for the smooth and rapid delivery of grapes. Two of the stations are capable of either red or white grape processing and a third is dedicated only to reds. The press population consists of eight Bucher presses (320s, 250s, a 150) and a 12,000 liter Europress to match lot sizes. The three crusher-destemmers are Delta E-8s and an E-6, to help ensure as uninterrupted receiving capacity as possible. Both facilities utilize the very gentle direct to press belt conveyor systems to minimize solids.

LABORATORIES

Each facility has a fully equipped laboratory. Both are staffed with an experienced manager and technicians.

CLIENT AMENITIES

Each client is assigned at least one staff winemaker and dedicated workspaces. Office space is available to qualifying clients within the San Miguel winery.

Up-to-date information is critical to good winemaking. All services are recorded on individual work orders, and logged over the next 24 hours into our wine tracking software. When our clients are not at our facilities, they can access our website with their private code, and access the current status and history of all their wines.