Here are some projects we are working on at the winery:

New Van

We have all kinds of projects going on at the winery at the moment.  First, we just bought a van for the winery.  We do all of our own local distribution, so a van has become essential to keep up with all of our deliveries.  We can also haul bins to the vineyards, take grape pomace out to the vineyard to be dumped, haul barrels with it, etc.  It will be a very useful engine….oops I mean van (I have read far too many ”Thomas the Tank Engine” books with my son…). 

 

                  

Office Addition

These are photos of the addition we are making to our office.  The winery staff is growing, and we need more space in which to work.  Today, we are re-arranging the office and putting everything in it’s new place and are finishing up the exterior of the office. 

Laboratory 

Also today we are installing a laboratory on a mezzanine-type stainless steel frame.  (I’ll post photos of that when we finish)  So, we are essentially putting the laboratory on a second-level to make room for equipment storage underneath.  We decided to do this rather than build a wood-framed structure because we needed something that was strong and sturdy, but needed to access the storage area from all sides, and needed something that could withstand the rigors of being in a cold, damp cellar, as well as the rigors of a wet chemistry laboratory.

 Where to Find Cima Collina Wines?

We are picking up new accounts all the time.   Here is an updated California list:

Fandango, Pacific Grove
Shopper’s Corner, Santa Cruz               Clementine’s Kitchen, Monterey
Deluxe Foods, Aptos                             Uncorked, Saratoga
Kuleto’s, Los Gatos                               Star Market, Salinas
The Bountiful Basket, Carmel                Sierra Mar, Post Ranch, Big Sur
Passionfish, Pacific Grove                      Monterey Fish House
Village Fish House                                Paradise Wine Bar
Grasing’s, Carmel-by-the-Sea               La Playa, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Bixby’s Martini Bistro, Carmel                Bahama Billy’s, Carmel
Taste of Monterey                                The Market at Pebble Beach

 Oh, Yeah, We Are Supposed to be Making Wine, Here, Too

 Last, but not least:  we need to clean-up as quickly as possible so that next week we can do the springtime racking of all of our bordeaux varietals and Petite Sirah.  I don’t rack the Pinot, usually, until bottling time, but everything else seems to need a little air and sprucing up at this point.  So, next week is my goal to start racking and tasting!!

 

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