What We Offer
From one ton to one truckload and beyond, we bring wine to life through comprehensive services like real-time access to laboratory and compliance tracking—all performed with meticulous care and attention to detail.
Our Services
Our ideal client brings 20+ tons over harvest and ages in barrel, though we also handle lots from 1 ton to 200+ tons and offer various sizes of concrete and stainless steel storage, as well (and can incorporate oak alternatives during storage). Fortress welcomes all grape varieties and wine styles. From grape reception through bottling, labeling, and documentation, we offer complete turnkey operations, including:
Wine program development
Pre-crush consulting
Packaging and marketing guidance
Regulatory compliance support
Equipment
Fermentation Options
Variable-capacity and static stainless steel tanks
Concrete fermentation vessels:
(2) 9 HL Concrete eggs
(2) 17 HL Concrete eggs
(2) 20 HL Concrete Dreams Diamante
(2) 40 HL Nomblot Concrete Upright fermenters
(1) 33 HL Galileo Concrete Sphere
Oak fermentation options
Hot and cold glycol systems available
Processing Equipment
Pneumatic membrane presses for gentle extraction
Temperature-controlled fermentation systems
Complete laboratory for analysis and quality control
Climate-controlled barrel rooms
Bottling line with quality inspection
With a team that’s worked together for over a decade, Fortress ensures that every bottle meets the highest standard through strict sanitation procedures. Clients have access to the Vintrace software system for complete traceability from grape to glass, and our in-house lab services provide fast, accurate results.
QA and Compliance
“The service and attention to detail from Jeremy and his crew at Fortress are top shelf. It is that rare and desirable situation where they lavish the same care on your wines as they do on their own.”
Larry Brooks, Campion Wines