Wine Production

 

Las Positas College currently has a bonded wine making space on-campus in Building 800. 

 

COMING SOON -> New Teaching Winery - Ready for classes Fall 2024

Las Positas College broke ground on a new Teaching Winery and Classroom Building in November 2022.  Construction is expected to be completed in Spring 2024 and ready for all Viticulture and Winery Technology classes by Fall 2024. 

 

The new facilities include:

• 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.
• 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.
• Classroom (building on left) for viticulture, enology, and sensory classes; tasting area; prep kitchen to support food and wine pairing classes; 2 offices; and restrooms.