Custom Crush Excellence Since 1998
Our Mission
Phase 2 Cellars prides itself on a people-based mission to hire and retain the most capable, committed, and engaged team of employees possible to create the highest quality wines, by the most efficient means, while treating every wine as if it were our own.
Phase 2 Cellars is an 80,000 square foot, full service, vineyard to bottle facility capable of premium winemaking at scale, custom bottling, and a myriad of private label services. Phase 2 Cellars boasts 13,000 tons of current capacity. Permitted to 16,000 tons, we offer the opportunity for growth on the largest of scales. Granted organic certification by the CCOF in 2024, Phase 2 Cellars proudly offers both 'organic' and 'made with organic' production opportunities. We are opportunistic, entrepreneurial, and committed to being the premier custom crush facility on California's Central Coast.
Your Vineyard to Bottle Solution
Phase 2 Cellars is a full service, vineyard-to-bottle facility capable of high-quality winemaking at scale, from 200 to 6,000 tons. In partnership with Mercenary Bottling Solutions, Phase 2 Cellars houses The Central Coast's most advanced bottling line, capable of handling still and sparkling wine in nearly all bottle types, closures, and volumes. Our high-quality, cost-effective bottling, combined with our expertise in amelioration, blending, and stabilization, makes Phase 2 Cellars the perfect solution for any custom bottling needs. We offer the possibility for AP relationships as well as robust administrative support for all your needs, from 702 support to COLA submissions. Our in-house laboratory is efficient, accurate, and capable of all analyses from vineyard samples to bottling quality assurance. Above all, we are opportunistic and entrepreneurial. Please contact us to discuss your next project.
Private Label
Phase 2 Cellars' capable team harnesses decades of winemaking experience and a myriad of relationships with grape growers, bulk wine producers, and service providers industry-wide. A proven core of marketing, compliance, and label design professionals round out a team capable of providing assistance through each step in the private label process. With services tailored to meet your needs, we offer administrative assistance, label design services, compliance, and sales support collateral. Our in-house laboratory and compliance specialists assure that both the wine, and the record keeping are of the highest quality.
History
Beginning with our first harvest in 1998, Phase 2 Cellars (formerly Courtside Cellars, San Luis Obispo) has a long history of custom crush excellence. Home to numerous iconic brands and clients, Phase 2 Cellars has sustained long-term success by fostering mutually beneficial long-term relationships with wine business leaders.