Discover Your Inner Wine Maker!

Or, "Making Wine Without Turning Your Feet Purple."

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make your own wine? Maybe, but where do you start? Or yes, but don’t have the resources or desire to purchase the necessary equipment. Would love to, but don’t really have the time to devote to the process.

These questions and concerns are typical and can be easily solved by numerous “custom crushes” popping up in cities and towns near you. For myself and my husband Daniel, we found Crush Pad, in San Francisco, which provides grapes from the West Coast’s top vineyards, an industry-acclaimed wine making team and a state-of-the-art winery 100% focused on making wine in small lots.

We were fairly involved in the entire process but many of their clients simply want them to “make the best barrel of cab you can and call me when it’s ready.” Here on the Central Coast a new custom crush facility has opened; Zoller Wine Styling, the first winery located in downtown Paso Robles.

They offer a unique opportunity to anyone interested in creating a custom wine, from growers to businesses and retailers who wish to produce their own label and individual wine enthusiasts. You can even make a barrel of wine with your friends! They can also accommodate those individuals who wish to create a business by producing wines that can be sold at retail.

Even if you don't live in the town in which the crush facility is located facilities like Crush Pad and Zoller have clients from all over the U.S. and the world who are able to participate in the wine making process via interactive, computerized tracking and monitoring systems.

And of course, once your wine is bottled, you can store and ship your wine through Safe Haven Wine Services and use the tasting lounge for all of your special events!
So get busy coming up with a name and designing your label.