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August 31, 2009

Winery Upgrade Construction

So our current winery setup was NOT going to be able to handle the 2009 crush and production plan. Our temporary case storage we built last year got us through 2008 but now we're out of room again. So to maximize the height of our building (16' ceiling) I opted to build a mezzanine under which we would be able to double our barrel storage capacity.

The key to whole project would be insulating the entire building, not just a portion of it. Thus construction progress through two very miserably hot weeks in late August. Of course many of you will remember people saying "2009 really hasn't been a very hot summer..." UNTIL I go to pick up a hammer. Then the temps were sure to shoot right back up. Very nice.

Enjoy the pics!

Posted by Stephen at August 31, 2009 9:35 AM