Afternoon Brief, December 4th

Washington Winery Wants Answers as to Who Drained Thousands of Gallons of Wine Estimated at over $600K: Investigators have not made any arrests and have no suspect information...

A 25,000 case per year California mission revival style winery with three guest suites, dining room, kitchen, and offices surrounding a large courtyard. The facility includes crushing, pressing, fermenting, bottling, lab and wood tank, and barrel storage areas. The site development for the facility includes a new water system, domestic and process waste systems, a road, and entry gates. Use Permit application and assistance; programming and sizing assistance; full architectural services.

Wright Contracting recently completed construction of the incredible Knights Bridge Vineyards winery, which was designed to assume low a profile, complementing the existing landscape and blending seamlessly into the Knights Valley. As stewards of the land, the owners of Knights Bridge are committed to continuing their sustainable agricultural operation with no adverse impact on the unique rural nature of its surroundings. The construction elements of the project include a winery building “stepped” into the hillside, located at the entrance to caves where crush, fermentation, and storage will occur. The winery production building features a steel and glass wall facing north to view Mount St. Helena, and a Kallwall skylight for ample natural daylighting. Extensive caves provide additional production, barrel ageing, and a tour through the mountain to a cave office and tasting building built around a below grade courtyard garden light well. Construction materials have been sele