a winery

thesis advisor : Martin Bressani

barbora vokac barbora.vokac@mail.mcgill.ca

 

 program 2 : process research : wineries of the niagara wine region, ontario
   
 

The Jackson-Triggs winery employs the gravity-flow system. The photograph on the left shows a catwalk that is used to access the fermentation tanks. These tanks are located at various heights. Consequently the wine flows from the top down eventually coming to rest at in the barrel cellar below ground.

 
:: portfolio
:: precedents 1 : experience
:: precedents 2 : strategy
:: program 1 : perception 
:: program 2 : process
:: site 1 : characteristics
:: concept part 1
:: site 2 : conditions
:: concept part 2
:: sketchbook
:: exhibition panels
:: bibliography/references
:: index page
 
The dimple jackets at the Jackson-Triggs Winery, Niagara, Ontario, can be seen in the top left corner of the photo. Frost appears on one of the tanks, as a result of the coolant passing through the jacket.

There are several ways to keep the wine at a constant temperature in the fermentation tanks.

The Lailey Winery (left), also in Niagara, utilizes the thermal mass property of the concrete to regulate changes in temperature in the fermentation room.

The Jackson-Triggs winery (above) uses insulated fermentation tanks. These tanks are equipped with "dimple jackets" which act like the radiator of a car. Coolant is passed through the jackets and maintains the wine at a constant temperature. Although this is a more expensive method, the building enclosure requires less insulation.
Stainless steel fermentation tanks in the Lailey Winery, Niagara, Ontario.
 
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