Bear Creek Winery

The Kautz Family

The Kautz Family Vineyard is the 6th largest family owned and operated vineyard operation in California. The family currently farms in excess of 8,000 acres or 3,250 hectares in the Lodi and the Sierra Foothills appellations.

The Kautz Family Vineyards

SIERRA FOOTHILLS APPELLATION

• Total area is 274 kilometers long, located alongside the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and includes 1 million total hectares of land

• Wine grape plantings are over 2,300 hectares• 300-900 meters above sea level with shallow, granite, volcanic and clay soils• Sierra Foothills AVA established in 1987

• 50,000 ton crush production• 60 million liter wine capacity• 8ea 100 ton Diemme bladder presses• 1,008,000 gallons continuous pump-over

static red fermenters capacity.• 8ea 100 ton rotary fermenters• 2ea 25 ton rotary fermenters• Specialized filtration facility• Wine storage expanding in 2014

• Constructed in 1934• Acquired by the Kautz family in 1997• Currently a state of the art winery.• A large scale winery acting with a small• Winery attitude towards quality.• Bear Creek offers a full range of Winemaking

services

Established in 1934Yes, established in 1934 post- prohibition to serve as a cooperative for local grape growers.

Some of the original redwood vats are still in use after decades of careful use and maintenance.

These rare vats point to a heritage of winemaking continued on by state of the art technology.

BCW Winemaking Team

Steve Millier Craig Rous Mary Sullivan

And, Natale Gagliardo, Export Winemaker, Bear Creek Winery

Acquired by the Kautz family in 1997

Business Parameters

• Bear Creek Winery specializes in preparing custom blended wines to meet specific customer programs in end user markets.

• Wines are finished and prepped for bottling at destination bottlers.

• Minimum export orders in bulk format of 24,000 liters are shipped in flexi tanks.

• Domestic shipments are done by tanker trucks or totes.

• Vineyards located in Lodi and Sierra Foothills appellations

• Family owns over 2,600 hectares of vineyards. Ranked as the 6th largest wine grape grower.

• Varieties include Chardonnay, Symphony, Viognier, Verdelho, Muscat Canelli, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Souzoa, Malbec, Petite Verdot and many more.

• Vineyard locations offer diverse geography, soils and climates to provide varietally correct, complex wines.

GARDENS

GARDENS

EVENTS●Wine Tasting & Gourmet Deli●Executive Chef Rob cooking series●Weddings and private events●Concours d’Elegance●Gold rush Museum & Jewelry shop●Conference facilities

●World’s largest gold piece on display●Landscaped gardens

Sheryl CrowCarrie UnderwoodAlan JacksonThe FrayDoobie BrothersDon HenleyLynyrd Skynyrd

Reo SpeedwagonPat BenatarSugarlandJason MrazBB King/Etta James

SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE PRACTICES

●Family has practiced for over 30 years●Integrated Pest Management●Cover crops, water management, soil fertility programs, vineyard trellis’, beneficial plants, insects and wildlife

Underground Wine Aging CavernsSierra Foothills, Reserve Wines, Estate Grown,

– Chardonnay– Viognier– Cabernet Franc– Cabernet Sauvignon– Meritage– Kramer Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

Lodi Appellation– Malbec– Old Vine Zinfandel– Rous Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel

Classic Series• Lodi Chardonnay• Lodi Pinot Grigio• California Xpression Pink Moscato• Lodi Merlot• Lodi Cabernet Franc• Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon• Lodi Petite Sirah• Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel

• www.ObsessionWines.com

• Symphony- Cross between Muscat of Alexandria &

Grenache Gris

• RED –Blend of Merlot, Zinfandel & Petite Sirah

2014 Facelift

●New updated labels

●Screwtop closure

●Enhanced wine