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ROCCO CESELIN Technical Spotlight: Anaba Wines Custom-built winery aids Anaba Wines’ production, sales and succession planning
Stacy Briscoe A Dream Deferred The Nose Knows LOCALS AND REGULAR TRAVELERS through wine country know Sweazey’s wine story begins in the early 1970s, after he left a three-year job it as the busy (and often frustrating) intersection where Highway 121 meets stint as a computer hardware salesman for IBM. Unhappy with a corporate Highway 116. Some know the crossroad for the deli, others for the gas station. career, he quit, dipped into his savings and spent nearly a year abroad in So does that make it the best or worst place to own a winery and tasting Europe. Sweazey had already developed an appreciation for wine in college, Aroma is critical - we get it room? “Both,” said Anaba Wines founder and proprietor John Sweazey, who’s so he found himself drawn to Old World wine regions during his travels. owned this 16-acre parcel off Bonneau Road since 2006. His appreciation grew into infatuation. Upon his return to the United That’s why we had Alexandre Schmitt, the Nose of Bordeaux, conduct a In fact, the hustle and bustle of passersby is one factor that attracted States, Sweazey began what would become a long-term career in real estate blind test of our natural corks processed with SARA ADVANCED®; Sweazey to the property in the first place. That, and the anabatic winds financing, though he never lost the wine bug. (also the inspiration for the winery’s name) that roll through the Petaluma Every summer for the next three years, following his return, Sweazey made innovation that eliminates of aromas and results in neutrality. Gap and down the coastal mountain range that create the backdrop for his it his mission to spend a month in France, where he connected with estate Carneros AVA vineyard. owners who would host him and his soon-to-be-wife. They taught him what Watch the reveal at masilva.com/TheNose Reserve Your Spot Today Alexandre Schmitt – Aromas of White Wine Seminar Stacy Briscoe is the assistant editor of Wine Business Monthly. She has been writing about wine professionally since 2015, freelancing for multiple publications including The San Francisco Chronicle, Edible Communities and Napa Sonoma Magazine, among others. Outside of wine writing, she also contributes as a freelance editor for the independent publisher She Writes Press. Stacy has a Bachelor of Arts degree 04.01.2020 - The Hyatt Regency, Santa Rosa in English-language literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. [email protected] | 707.636.2530
50 March 2020 WBM The Nose Knows Aroma is critical - we get it That’s why we had Alexandre Schmitt, the Nose of Bordeaux, conduct a blind test of our natural corks processed with SARA ADVANCED®; innovation that eliminates of aromas and results in neutrality. Watch the reveal at masilva.com/TheNose Reserve Your Spot Today Alexandre Schmitt – Aromas of White Wine Seminar 04.01.2020 - The Hyatt Regency, Santa Rosa [email protected] | 707.636.2530
Anaba Wines tech sheet
62 Bonneau Rd Sonoma, California 95476 | anabawines.com | 707-996-4188
OWNERS/PRINCIPALS WINEMAKERS VINEYARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY John T. Sweazey, Proprietor Ross Cobb, Winemaker Carneros Vineyard Management John M. Sweazey, Estate Director Katy Wilson, Winemaker Ian McClellan, Assistant Winemaker
WINERY INFORMATION WINEMAKING Winemaking Management System InnoVint, innovint.us Year Bonded 2006 Wines Made Petite Sirah, Syrah, Picpoul Blanc, Winemaking Software InnoVint, innovint.us Winery Case Production (under own label) 7,800 Grenache Blanc, Grenache Rosé, Viognier, Grenache, Pinot, Chardonnay, Red Rhône blend, Analytical Equipment DMA 35 digital density Average Bottle Price $40 White Rhône Blend, late harvest Viognier, red and measure, Anton Paar, anton-paar.com Direct-to-Consumer Sales 80% white “port style” wines Vibrating Sorting Table Carlsen & Associates, Custom Crush Case Production 7,500 PACKAGING carlsenassociates.com Winery Total Case Production 15,800 Destemmer Single roller sorter, ROTOVIB, Bottling Line Ultima Mobile Bottling Inc., rotovib.de ultimamobilebottling.com; VINEYARD INFORMATION Ryan Mobile Bottling, ryanmobilebottling.com Tanks 2- to 4-ton stainless steel open-top Appellation Los Carneros Glass Saverglass, saverglass.com Tank Heating/Chilling Systems Glycol Vineyard Acreage 4, J McK Estate Vineyard Corks M.A. Silva, masilva.com, Punch-down Devices A plethora of differently Scott Laboratories, scottlab.com Varieties Grown Chardonnay shaped steel objects Capsules Scott Laboratories, scottlab.com Additional Varieties Purchased Pinot Noir and Pump-over Devices LOTUS pump-over device numerous Rhone varieties Label Design Ana Field Creative Pumps Positive displacement pumps with Waukesha Vineyard Sourcing pump heads; Air diaphragm pumps, Husky and anafield.tumblr.com 1. Dutton Ranch, Green Valley sub-AVA, Yamada Case Goods Storage Outside warehouse Russian River AVA Racking Wands Rack-it-teer, rackitteer.com POS Software WineDirect, winedirect.com 2. Sangiacomo Family Vineyards, Roberts Road Presses Proprietary basket press, 6-ton Willmes Compliance Software ShipCompliant, Vineyard, Petaluma Gap AVA bladder press, willmes.de shipcompliant.com 3. Wildcat Mountain Vineyard, Sonoma Coast AVA Forklift Toyota, toyotaforklift.com Website Design Wine Works, wineworks.co 4. Las Brisas Vineyard, Los Carneros AVA, Barrels Lender/Financial Agency F&M Bank, fmbonline.com François Frères Tonnellerie, francoisfreres.com; 5. Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA PR Agency Studio 707, Studio-707.com Tonnellerie Rousseau, tonnellerie-rousseau.com 6. Bismark Vineyard, Moon Mountain District AVA Barrel Washing System Pressure washer and 7. Teldeschi Vineyard Home Ranch, steamer, Aquatools, aaquatools.com Dry Creek Valley AVA Ozone Yes 8. Landa Vineyard, Sonoma Valley AVA 9. Snow Vineyard, Sonoma Valley AVA Tons Used vs. Tons Sold 100% used Sustainability Certification In progress Soil Type Haire clay loam Climate Sonoma Coast/Carneros Sustainability Practices Wind and solar power, wastewater treatment, water recycling
BUILDING THE WINERY Year Built 2019 Size 25,000 square feet Architect & Contractor Steve Martin and Associates, smassociates.net Interior Design Cadence CXC, cadencecxc.com Landscape Architect MacNair Landscape Architecture, macnairlandscapes.com Cave No Cellar Humidity Control Yes
52 March 2020 WBM Anaba Wines tech sheet FIRE TOAST STAVES
Introducing
NOSE – AROMATIC PROFILE
FRESH WOOD
MASTER COOPER SERIES
TOASTY FRUITY Crafed from barrel-quality French oak that was open air-seasoned for 24
ROBERT WILCOX months, XtraChêne delivers SPICY COMPLEXITY complex aromatcs and LEFT TO RIGHT: John M. Sweazey, estate director; Katy Wilson, winemaker; texture to high-end wines. Ross Cobb, winemaker; John T. Sweazey, proprietor GOURMET To schedule your trial, call or email.