Wine Production
New Teaching Winery Opens
Las Positas College opened its NEW Teaching Winery and Classroom Building in August 2024, just in time for Fall classes.
The new facilities include:
- Building 3700: A covered crush pad (shown on far right of image above) for bins, lugs, grape elevator, destemmer, vibrating sorting table, sorting conveyor, crusher/rollers, and pneumatic press.
- Building 3700: Winemaking space (building on right) for jacketed temperature controlled stainless steel tanks; concrete eggs; bottling line; pumps and hoses. Includes a cold storage room for fruit chilling and case storage, a barrel room with temperture and humidity control, and an analysis benchtop.
- Building 3600: Classroom (building on left) for viticulture, enology, and sensory classes; tasting area and patio; prep lab to support food and wine pairing classes; 2 offices; and restrooms.
- Gated yard for vineyard support equipment including ATVs, vineyard truck, and vineyard supplies.