Justin Vineyards and Winery, The Wonderful Company
Paso Robles, California
Earth Systems conducted a geotechnical engineering investigation for several projects on the Justin Vineyards and Winery property including:
During construction, Earth Systems was retained to provide the following:
Earth Systems has provided a variety of geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, environmental assessment, materials testing, and special inspection services for numerous projects on the Justin Vineyards and Winery estate in Paso Robles, California for nearly two decades. These projects have ranged from new buildings and remodels, to gates, wine storage facilities and fermentation tanks, and recently, the repair of a wine cave.
As Darrin Hasham, one of Earth Systems’ engineering geologists, puts it, “By using the natural properties of the earth an environment can be created that produces better wine.” And while these caves provide naturally ideal conditions for aging and preserving wine, over time even the most carefully engineered caves can develop issues from natural ground movement and erosion caused by water infiltration.
In this instance, distress in the floor and walls of the cave and seepage and irregularities in the walls and crown necessitated attention. The overhaul of the cave entailed backfilling voids in the existing liner, structural repairs to the floor and walls, and repairs to the waterproofing. During construction, Earth Systems provided engineering geologic observations during excavation of the tunnel, special inspection of shotcrete retaining wall construction at the portals, and special inspection of concrete for the tunnel liner, footings, and slab.
