The state of New Mexico is home to some of Skolnik’s most significant industrial customers, but very few are winemakers. Surprisingly, we recently learned that New Mexico is now considered to be one of the best up-and-coming grape and wine producing regions in the United States. In fact, New Mexico is producing wine that is getting the attention of customers and critics throughout the United States. Another interesting fact about the New Mexico winemaking business is that it is actually one of the oldest wine and grape growing regions in the United States.
Early Spanish settlers were planting grapes and making wine there in the early 1500’s. The wine industry grew through the 1800’s with thousands of wineries, until prohibition put an end to the business. Though New Mexico chose to develop industrially in the 1900’s, they are once again reclaiming their past as a wine producer. As new technology reaches this rich winemaking region, so are the Skolnik stainless steel wine barrels. Our New Mexican customers have chosen Skolnik stainless steel wine drums for the processing and aging stages of wine production. They tell us that these stainless wine barrels have now become essential tools of their wine industry. We’re happy that we’ve been able to participate in the redevelopment of this historic winemaking region.