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Our New Winery

In October, we began construction of our estate winery. The building site is located on Coopersmith Vineyard, a Pinot Noir property that my husband Ken and I own and farm. We anticipate moving into Merry Edwards Winery in time to receive the 2007 harvest. Our small, specialized facility will be home to my handcrafted, limited production, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc wines. On this page we will post a diary of our progress. We invite you to share our adventure.

August 24th, 2007: Harvest Team 2007 celebrates Flax Pinot Noir as the first grapes to christen the new winery!
August 24th, 2007
Harvest Team 2007 celebrates Flax Pinot Noir as the first grapes to christen the new winery!
   
August 3rd, 2007: The first truck of case goods moves into the new winery! July 11, 2007 - Arrival of the Refrigeration Package on its skid.
August 3rd, 2007
The first truck of case goods moves into the new winery!
July 11th, 2007
Arrival of the Refrigeration Package on its skid.
   
July 10, 2007 - Grading the parking lot. June 20, 2007 - The roof goes on the tank room (exterior view)
July 10, 2007
Grading the parking lot.
June 20, 2007
The roof goes on the tank room (exterior view)
   
June 20, 2007 - The roof goes on the tank room (interior view) June 11, 2007 - Tanks view the sky in their new home
June 20, 2007
The roof goes on the tank room (interior view)
June 11, 2007
Tanks view the sky in their new home
   
June 11, 2007 - Settling the first tank into position June 11, 2007 - Two cranes move tank into place
June 11, 2007
Settling the first tank into position
June 11, 2007
Two cranes move tank into place
   
June 11, 2007 - Moving the first tank into building June 11, 2007 - Our first tank arrives!
June 11, 2007
Moving the first tank into building
June 11, 2007
Our first tank arrives!
   
May 23rd, 2007 - Two Happy Builders May 23rd, 2007 - First demising wall goes up
May 23rd, 2007
Two Happy Builders
May 23rd, 2007
First demising wall goes up
   
May 23rd, 2007 - Foreground- temporary solar installation; background- we look like a building! May 15th, 2007 - Side wall installation nearly complete
May 23rd, 2007
Foreground- temporary solar installation;
background- we look like a building!
May 15th, 2007
Side wall installation nearly complete
   
May 8th, 2007 - Installation of first API wall panels in tank room April 27, 2007 - All in a day's work.
May 8th, 2007
Installation of first API wall panels in tank room.
April 27th, 2007
All in a day's work
   
April 27, 2007 - Final roof section goes up. April 27, 2007 - Basic roof structure completed.
April 27th, 2007
Final roof section goes up
April 27th, 2007
Basic roof structure completed
   
April 27, 2007 - Raising section 3 April 27, 2007 - Section 4 in place
April 27th, 2007
Raising section 3
April 27th, 2007
Section 4 in place
   
April 27, 2007 - Setting section 2 in place April 27, 2007 - Raising the roof
April 27th, 2007
Setting section 2 in place
April 27th, 2007
Raising the roof
   
April 23, 2007 - Pouring the crush pad April 23, 2007 - Constructing roof support sections on completed building floor
April 23th, 2007
Pouring the crush pad
April 23th, 2007
Constructing roof support sections
on completed building floor
   
April 19, 2007 - 19 columns up in one day! April 19, 2007 - The crush pad is ready to pour
April 19th, 2007
19 columns up in one day!
April 19th, 2007
The crush pad is ready to pour
   
April 13, 2007 - First steel building parts arrive on pad April 19, 2007 - Six months after vineyard removal, the first support column goes up.
April 13th, 2007
First steel building parts arrive on pad
April 19th, 2007
Six months after vineyard removal,
the first support column goes up.
   
April 13, 2007 - Making sure our floors are perfect! April 13, 2007 - Office floor completed
April 13th, 2007
Making sure our floors are perfect!
April 13th, 2007
Office floor completed
   
April 13, 2007 - Completing Barrel Room Pour April 13, 2007 - Office Floor Ready To Pour
April 13th, 2007
Completing barrel room pour
April 13th, 2007
Office floor ready to pour
   
April 4, 2007 - Dave & Jesus waterproofing the retaining wall April 4, 2007 - Dave & Jesus waterproofing the retaining wall
April 4 , 2007
Dave & Jesus waterproofing the retaining wall
 
April 4, 2007 - It took a crew of 20 to pour the complex tank room floor April 4, 2007 - It took a crew of 20 to pour the complex tank room floor
April 4 , 2007
It took a crew of 20 to pour the complex tank room floor
 
March 28, 2007 - Pouring the warehouse floor March 28, 2007 - Pouring the warehouse floor
March 28, 2007
Pouring the warehouse floor
   
March 28, 2007 - Septic System installatin between the vines March 28, 2007 - Septic System installatin between the vines
March 28, 2007
Septic System installation between the vines
   
March 8, 2007 - Setting the trench drains in the tank room is precise work! March 8, 2007 - Setting the trench drains in the tank room is precise work!
March 8, 2007
Setting the trench drains in the tank room is precise work!
   
January 12th, 2007 - Here we go! Pouring the Retaining Wall! November 7th, 2006: Winterized & Ready to Begin Construction
January 12th, 2007
Here we go! Pouring the Retaining Wall
November 7th, 2006
Winterized & Ready to Begin Construction
   
Groundbreaking Celebration, October 24th, 2006 Popping the cork on our own 2000 Meredith Cuvée
October 24th, 2006
Groundbreaking Celebration
October 24th, 2006
Popping the cork on our own 2000 Meredith Cuvée
   
Grading equipment at work in the early morning fog Does this photo really need a caption?
October 24th, 2006
Grading equipment at work in the early morning fog
October 24th, 2006
Does this photo really need a caption?
   
At the future site of Merry Edwards Wines: Coopersmith Vineyard October 19th, 2006: Clearing 2 acres of vineyards completed
October 19th, 2006
At the future site of Merry Edwards Wines:
Coopersmith Vineyard
October 19th, 2006
Clearing 2 acres of vineyard completed
   
Winery
Our “virtual” winery:  A computerized illustration of the finished facility,
dropped into the existing landscape.

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