WineDoc – Winery Consulting

Specialties

Winemaking consulting, Wine Production Targets, Pro Forma Business Plans, Building Layouts and Equipment Specifications, Laboratory set-​up and operation, Wine problem solving, and more.

History

Established in 1979.

Consulting for Wineries across the US from Quebec to Florida, and Nebraska to Long Island, helping start-​up wineries with business plans, building plans, production planning, eqyuipment specs and Layout, as well as winemaking directions and fixing problem wines.

Meet the Business Owner

Tom C.

Business Owner

With a Ph.D. in laser optics, Tom has math and chemistry skills which he brought to bear in the wine industry.

In 1969 Dr. Cottrell got into wine in Napa Valley, founding Cuvaison Winery and co-​founding Pine Ridge Winery, the 1979 start of his winery consulting. At that point he developed improved guidelines for winery wastewater management that became the «industry standard» for the United States.

In 1982, Dr. Cottrell became Cornell’s first Professor of Enology, to guide the improvement and development of New York wineries and wines.

In the late ’80’s Tom took production and sales at Chalk Hill Winery in Sonoma County from 14,000 cases to 60,000 cases per year. Later he took Sakonnet Vineyards in Rhode Island from 12,000 cases to 35,000 cases per year. There he developed «The Cottrell Rule» for sulfur dioxide use.

Dr. Cottrell has given over 170 lectures, written over 31 articles for wine trade magazines, judged in over 70 wine competitions and managed 15 in the East and West.