Designing a Winery: 2010 Interview in Wine Business Monthly

This blog is exerpted from two articles that appeared in Wine Business Monthly in 2010. It featured Scott Bartley, Peter Lescure and Mike Kiani on tips for how to plan for success in Winery Construction.

• The roundtable agreed that the first thing that the owner should develop is a business plan to define the vision and the budget
• The use permit can proceed concurrently with the business plan
• Get people involved with the expertise up front
• Have a dedicated winemaker in place
• Architectural schematic design includes: the design process, design development, construction documents and construction

Peter Lescure provided a chart of Winery Development Functions and when various people involved in the planning and construction need to be involved:

The roundtable panel had many more ideas they discussed including:

• Appriopriate design of the refrigeration load for the three months that it will be needed
• Importance of freight access; loading dock
• Power needs and energy costs
• Building with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) in mind
• How to deal with waste water

References:
1. Bill Pregler, Industry Roundtable: Winery Construction Part 1 -- Plan for Success, Wine Business Monthly, June 2010.
2. Bill Pregler, Industry Roundtable: Winery Construction Part 2 -- Plan for Success, Wine Business Monthly, June 2010.