Peter Catalano's Verde Vineyards Case Study

Register to read the introduction… Stemming and crushing. Cartfuls of bunches of grapes of each variety are separately loaded into machines which remove stems and gently crush the grapes. Number of cartfulsLabor hoursGallons of chemicalsNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursGallons of juiceGallons of wine or months of agingNumber of bottlesNumber of boxesNumber of shipmentsNumber of gallons processed
7. Pressing and filtering. The crushed grapes are transferred to presses which mechanically remove the juices and filter out bulk and impurities. Gallons of juiceGallons of wine or months of agingLabor hoursGallons of chemicalsNumber of cartfulsNumber of bottlesNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursNumber of boxesNumber of shipmentsNumber of gallons processed
8. Fermentation. The grape juice, by variety, is fermented in either stainless-steel tanks or oak barrels. Number of bottlesGallons of wine or months of agingNumber of boxesNumber of shipmentsNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursGallons of chemicalsGallons of juiceNumber of gallons processedLabor hoursNumber of cartfuls
9. Aging. The wines are aged in either stainless-steel tanks or oak barrels for one to three years depending on variety. Gallons of wine or months of agingLabor hoursGallons of chemicalsNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursNumber of cartfulsGallons of juiceNumber of bottlesNumber of boxesNumber of shipmentsNumber of gallons …show more content…
Bottling and corking. Bottles are machine-filled and corked. Number of shipmentsNumber of gallons processedGallons of juiceNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursGallons of chemicalsLabor hoursNumber of bottlesNumber of cartfulsGallons of wine or months of agingNumber of boxes
11. Labeling and boxing. Each bottle is labeled, as is each nine-bottle case, with the name of the vintner, vintage, and variety. Gallons of chemicalsNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursNumber of bottlesGallons of juiceGallons of wine or months of agingNumber of gallons processedNumber of cartfulsNumber of boxesLabor hoursNumber of shipments
12. Storing. Packaged and boxed bottles are stored awaiting shipment. Number of cartfulsNumber of shipmentsNumber of boxesGallons of juiceGallons of chemicalsNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursLabor hoursGallons of wine or months of agingNumber of gallons processedNumber of bottles
13. Shipping. The wine is shipped to distributors and private retailers. Number of shipmentsLabor hoursGallons of chemicalsNumber of cartfuls or labor hoursNumber of cartfulsGallons of juiceGallons of wine or months of agingNumber of bottlesNumber of boxesNumber of gallons