FAMILY ARTISANS HANDCRAFTING FRENCH OAK BARRELS, WINE AMPHORA AND STAINLESS STEEL TANKS FOR YOUR WINES FERMENTATION AND STORAGE NEEDS
"Wine is sunlight held together by water". Galileo
"Wine is sunlight held together by water". Galileo
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FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS
Our suppliers are family-owned businesses that place a premium on the quality of life in the workplace, with an emphasis on positively affecting the environment around them.
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SIRIO AMPHORA FOR POST HARVEST ELEVAGE
Show off your fruit by vinifying your wine in these spectacular clay containers. Mimicking the porosity of a tight-grained oak barrel, you gain all the benefits of oxygenation without adding aroma or flavor from the container.
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IQ's products and service solutions are structured on business innovations. "This ain't your daddy's wine industry"! Wineries are searching for an edge to catch their consumer's imagination. Every project we work on provides creative wine production solutions for your specific needs.
A Commitment to quality and innovation, our stainless steel wine tanks are designed to meet your specific production values. From simple fermentation and storage needs to complex design and fabrication solutions--let us be your partner in wine. Owner Vince Frere has blended industrial fabrication with art, crafting for the nation's most respected brands in the wine industry.
Recent Customers:
Mira-Napa
Ashes and Diamonds-Napa
Signorello-Napa
In the early eighties, Limousin oak barrels were prevalent with winemakers trying to make a statement with Chardonnay and Cabernet. Fast forward to 2022 we are drawing on that experience to bring you Hogs Heads and Puncheons designed to frame fruit while making a character statement to blend in as a nuance. Our commitment to large format barrels is an ideology of cost-efficiency as well as a more measured infusion of character.
A lifetime of transforming matter, aiming to create objects that could give emotions from sight and touch. We balance art, historical craft, and technology in our wine amphora to allow you to coax the style and nuance out of your best grapes. The refined design is done by a winemaker for winemakers. Our process is done by hand overseen by a Master Potters ensuring the optimal transformation of the gres into the final product.
The quintessential "house barrel" is an original industry standard. Always respecting the wine's origin Latour Cooperage has inspired others to rethink toasting.
Daniel Moore - Consulting Winemaker Balance, Elegance And Finesse.....In Wine And Life
Based in the Russian River Valley, devoted consulting winemaker Daniel Moore has made wine for several noteworthy wineries such as Martinelli Winery and Lynmar Estate. He was the founding winemaker for both wineries and worked at the latter for over a decade in the mid-1990s. His 38 plus vintages included establishing his Zmoore Winery, a Gewurztraminer centric brand made entirely in puncheons. He also co founded a Rose only brand, SoloRosa in 2001, leading the “pink revolution”. A wine cellar conulting expert— his knowledge comes steeped in 40 vintages of hands-on winemaking. Eschewing “work order” and “sample bottle” consulting, he prefers boots in the winery to continue to channel his inner cellar rat.
"Let the wine happen in the vineyard!" Chris Bowland
Key planning for project development. Advise Winemaker/Owner on selection of architects and engineers. Wine business consulting includes assistance with design and project collaboration through completion, insuring maximum efficiency as well as flexibility with regard to future expansion. We oversee or advise on issues facilitating an efficient permitting process.
Evaluation of production methods to increase wine quality and improve bottom line performance. We help define parameters to minimize surprises.
We address all facets of production from harvest to fermentation, cellering, blending and bottling. Sharp analysis of your grape sources can upgrade the quality of your product while helping the bottom line. We can align you with optimal custom crush facilities as well as oversee all your proction needs.
We are committed to finding production solutions for all of your wine programs. New construction or a cellar/crushpad remodel, Sonoma Stainless can take you from design and layout to installation of stainless steel tanks and catwalks, through pumpover and punchdown automation. When less is more the Louis Latour barrels are unparralled for thier elegance and consistancy. Bred to showcase the terroir of your wine and not inluence it. Our house barrels comes in one flavor. "IQ" Barriques offer the unique perspective of Limousin oak for todays emerging and traditional varietals. We have partnered with Jean Christophe Varron a visionary in oak aging and toasting. We rely on his steadfast commitment to artisanal consistency in the end product. A clear focus and the right approach can save time as well as money. Let our experience help you move forward faster with yout production choices and efficiencies.
""I shall drink no wine before its time! OK, it's time". Groucho Marx
If you have a question concerning our business products or services - let us know. We invite you to learn more about winery production with consulting winemaker Daniel Moore, he is ready to share his enthusiasm for the process of winemaking.We love the challenge of turning your ideas into reality and are always ready to talk through any message.