Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company.[1] Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks known as tank farms. Wineries may have existed as long as 8,000 years ago.
Ancient history
The earliest known evidence of winemaking at a relatively large scale, if not evidence of actual wineries, has been found in the
Purpose
Wineries typically employ
Types and locations
While some associate wineries with large winemaking regions such as
Farm wineries
A class of winery license known as the farm winery allows farms to produce and sell wines on site. Farm wineries differ from commercial wineries in that the fruit which is the source of the wine is usually produced on the farm, and the final product is also sold on the farm. States such as New York have given a special permit to open a satellite store in a tourist area. New York's passing of the Farm Winery Act of 1976 set an example for other states to pass similar laws.
Farm wineries usually operate at a smaller scale than commercial wineries. Farm wineries are a form of value added marketing, known as agritourism, for farmers who may otherwise struggle to show a profit.[7]
Micro-winery
A micro-winery can either be at a small farm vineyard is a small
Urban winery
The urban winery is a recent phenomenon whereby a
Winery wastewater
Winery wastewater is primarily generated during the cleaning of winemaking equipment and facilities. The quantity and quality of wastewater shows seasonal variations. Wastewater handling involves collection, possible treatment, then disposal and/or reuse.
Peak wastewater generation occurs during the "crush", in other words, when grapes are actively being processed into juice for fermentation. This process requires large amounts of clean water and results in a high wastewater output. To a lesser degree, wastewater is produced if boilers or water conditioning equipment is used.
See also
References
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- ^ Thomas H. Maugh II (11 January 2011). "Ancient winery found in Armenia". Los Angeles Times.
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- ^ Heron, Katrina (16 February 2010). "Napa Wineries Seek Direct-to-Buyer Sales". The New York Times – via www.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Finger Lakes Wines". The New York Times – via www.nytimes.com.
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times
- ^ "New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Section 76-f - Roadside Farm Market License. - New York Attorney Resources - New York Laws". law.onecle.com.
- ^ "Urban Wine Trails Are Popping Up Across the U.S., from Seattle to Brooklyn". Condé Nast Traveler. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "A Guide to Seattle's Best Urban Wineries". Seattle Met. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Seattle's oldest winery turns 25". madisonparktimes.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
External links
- Media related to Wineries at Wikimedia Commons