Custom Crush Services
We offer a “state of the art” custom crush facility in Buellton, CA. Our services range from complete winemaking services, and crush-and-go, to basic destemming, fermentation, barrel management, and simple case-good storage.
Award Winning Wine
Led by Dean Guzman, Head Winemaker for McClain Cellars, our team has the facility and experience to affordably carry the weight as a custom crush operation. We can take your wine from grape to bottle all in-house. We have the ability to help a start-up winery establish a brand and a product or take over the production needs of established organizations and help them to better manage their wine production needs.
State of the Art Facility
Custom drains, a complete water management system, tanks ranging from 1-ton bins to 10-ton closed tops. We have forklifts, pumps, 25-foot ceiling, and everything you need to manage a state-of-the-art wine-making facility. We are excited to finally offer our services to other wineries, companies, and individuals looking for a clean and safe place to produce quality wines on the Central Coast of California.
Grape to Bottle Services
Crush & Go Services
- Grapes delivered to our facility from your vineyard
- Destemming and Crushing into your fermentation bins
- You take the bins away for fermentation and deliver them back to us to press into your totes.
Full Crushing/Fermenting
- Let us do the work or you can do it yourself.
- Mechanical Berry Sorting
- Standard Crush
- Crush for Juicing/Must
- Presses with Whole Cluster Options for Whites
- Barrel Fermentation
- Irrigator or Hand Pump-Overs
- Destemming
Winemaking/Tank Storage
- Temperature-Controlled Storage
- Additions
- Racking
- Blending
- Bottling & Filtering are also available.
Barrel & Case Storage
- New Barrel Preparation
- Temperature-Controlled Barrel Aging
- Barrel Fermentation
- General Barrel Services (Topping, Racking, Additions)
- 2 warehouses for storing glass, corks, and case goods
Compliance
- General TTB/ABC by a Third Party
- Access to software for you to do Wine Tracking/Reporting
- Label Registration/COLA by a Third Party
Alternating Proprietorship
We offer clients a fixed, annual fee, alternating proprietorship solution. This enables our clients to obtain an O2 winegrower’s license
Brand Development
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- We can create a brand for you from start to finish including helping you obtain the right license needed to create your dream. Learn more about Private Winemaking here.
- Label Design & Printing
- Bottle design
- Packaging design and creation
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Request an Free Consultation
Want to craft your own wine? Request a free consultation, and we’ll guide you through every step, from vineyard to bottle, ensuring your vision is executed with precision and care.