Crush 2019

Feeling cool
in the Okanagan
Custom Climates Refrigeration
In the desert-like climate of the Okanagan Valley,
where the grapes grow vibrantly in the dry summer
heat, there is no shortage of wine… or wineries of
course. And that’s where Custom Climates Refrigeration
shines.
A leading company in the commercial refrigeration
industry, Custom Climates is finding its niche within the
winery communities of the Okanagan Valley. Specializing
in all aspects of winery and brewery refrigeration, Custom
Climates completed nine wineries, as well as a brewery
build, and they already have another winery, two cidery
and two brewery builds slated for early 2019. Though they
take what they do seriously, they don’t take themselves
too seriously, and Custom Climates is quickly earning a
reputation for their hard work and dedication, leading
them in executing each of their projects with the utmost
in precision and craftmanship.
Jesse Tanner, founder and owner, and Ray Nunes, recent
co-owner, have worked hard but they certainly haven’t
accomplished all this work on their own, owing a great
deal of credit to their stellar team of mechanics. Tanner
and Nunes both have an extensive background working in
the commercial refrigeration industry with wineries and
breweries as a focus. Between their technical experience
and knowledge, as well as eye for clean design, these guys
are making their mark.
When it comes to your custom build, Custom Climates
examines your needs and requirements carefully to
determine the proper tank and chiller placement and
glycol piping loop design, including tank temperature
controls. They pride themselves in using top-notch
products, one of which being Georg Fischer Piping
Systems, a pre-insulated pipe designed specifically for
glycol use.
Here is what some of the wineries have to say about their
experience with Custom Climates:
"Jesse, Ray, and the team at Custom Climates Refrigeration
completed the installation of our new winery cellar tank
chilling system in a very professional manner that very
few other contractors in our new building project have
demonstrated. From consultation, design, installation
and commissioning of the equipment they never missed a
beat. The added bonus was that the job was completed on
time and within our budget. Cheers to that!,” says Dwight
Sick, winemaker and director of winery and vineyard operations
for Moraine Estate Winery.
“We have worked with Custom Climates from installation
through to fine-tuning our winery heating and cooling
operations. Their team is great to work with and their
customer service is awesome. Always an easy phone call
away with fast response time. I would highly recommend
Custom Climates,” says Sarah Bain, winemaker at Fitzpatrick
Family Vineyards.
“Overall quality work delivered by professional and
reliable staff. They understand my needs and the time
dependency of harvest time, which is our busiest season
and are very efficient in their response and service.
Whatever our emergency, Custom Climates is always
there when we need them. They are reliable, positive, and
a genuine pleasure to do business with. Custom Climates
offers a great customer experience all around,” says Taylor
Ballantyne, winemaker, Dirty Laundry Vineyards.
“I would highly recommend Custom Climates
Refrigeration as a company to install and design new
and existing cooling/heating systems in the wine
industry. Their service was prompt, on-time, reliable
and professional. Whenever an answer to a question was
needed, or a fault to be corrected, someone was there to
help,” says Jacq Kemp, winemaker at Therapy Vineyards.
For more information, you can visit Custom Climates
Refrigeration online at www.customclimatesrefrigeration.
com, or by phone at 250-869-5308. Visit them on Facebook
and Instagram as well. o
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