BEAULIEU VINEYARD TO CREATE $7M GEORGES DE LATOUR WINERY FACILITY
Napa-based Beaulieu Vineyard said Friday (Oct. 19) it's adding a self-contained $7 million winemaking facility for its flagship Georges de Latour Private Reserve cabernet sauvignon. The new winery project will begin immediately and will be developed within an existing building at the BV winery. It is expected to be completed in time for next year’s harvest.
The decision to create a dedicated facility came as a direct result of success with small lot experiments over the past few vintages, said the company in a statement.
The new Georges de Latour winery plans include:
23 oak and stainless steel fermenters (each holding five to seven tons).
Room for 40 percent of production to be fermented in 59-gallon barrels.
Temperature controls throughout the facility.
Beaulieu Vineyard is part of Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, which in turn is a unit of Britain's Diageo PLC, one of the world's largest wine and beverage companies.
A new private wine-trade tasting room will follow in the spring of 2009.
The decision to create a dedicated facility came as a direct result of success with small lot experiments over the past few vintages, said the company in a statement.
The new Georges de Latour winery plans include:
23 oak and stainless steel fermenters (each holding five to seven tons).
Room for 40 percent of production to be fermented in 59-gallon barrels.
Temperature controls throughout the facility.
Beaulieu Vineyard is part of Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, which in turn is a unit of Britain's Diageo PLC, one of the world's largest wine and beverage companies.
A new private wine-trade tasting room will follow in the spring of 2009.
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