Hibernaculum Winery Build

A project in Hyattsville, MD by Nathan Zeender and Bret Stevenson
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Build a self-contained and solar powered mobile winery to produce low-intervention wine and cider.
Backers: 121
Average Pledge Per Backer: $167

Funded: $20,154 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 14th (30 days)
Project By: Nathan Zeender and Bret Stevenson
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Latest News

Wow!!!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Huge thank you to all our friends (new and old) and family for your encouragement and support. With your help we successfully funded the campaign and your good will means the world to us. We’re excited to start the fulfillment portion of the... (Read More)

Touchdown!

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Safe landing! We successfully transported the container from Hyattsville to the lush and peaceful property of our friends at Distillery Lane Ciderworks in Frederick County, MD.  Thanks so much to all the friends and family who have supported and... (Read More)

Hometown love in Hyattsville Life & Times

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Bret and I are proud of our long history with Hyattsville MD, so it’s really cool to be featured in the local community newspaper: http://hyattsvillelife.com/mobile-winery-being-built-in-hyattsville-will-focus-on-living-wines/ Happy reading.... (Read More)

Build Update!

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Our good friend Allegheny B was in town to install the electrical this weekend. Needless to say it was knocked out cleanly, efficiently and to a steady soundtrack of MF Doom. wineinabox#livingwine#youhandlethisjustlikealgebra (Read More)

Some love in Hop Culture

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
John Paradiso has a nice article with some more details about the project over at Hop Culture: https://www.hopculture.com/right-proper-nathan-zeender-hibernaculum-kickstarter-winery/ Happy reading and thanks again for your support!... (Read More)

Solar Equipment is rolling in...

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The battery bank and inverter were delivered today. We expect the controller for the battery bank and combiner for the solar array shortly. We were able to secure used solar panels for the array (thanks Jorge!). The last big bit of engineering is the... (Read More)

Route One Fun!

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Bret and I both have long attachments to Hyattsville. Bret is a longtime resident of Hyattsville and I grew up on Hamilton Street just up from Magruder Park, just two doors up from my grandparents who lived on Hamilton Street for 40+ years. Here is... (Read More)

Build Update!

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We finished cladding the walls and ceiling with FRP panels (sanitary/washdown) and I must say this box is looking sharp.  (Read More)

Hibernaculum on DCist

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
When it rains, it pours. We have a nice write up over on the DCist today: http://dcist.com/2018/06/right_proper_brewer_hibernaculum.php Happy reading  (Read More)

Brightest Young Things Article

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Phil Runco at BYT had some questions, we had some answers. Enjoy: https://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/wine-in-a-shipping-box-nathan-zeender-talks-hibernaculum  (Read More)

Projects We Love!

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you again for your support! We just got news that Kickstarter named us one of their “Projects We Love”. That’s pretty cool.  (Read More)

The build begins...

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Big thanks to everyone for their generous support!   Textured epoxy floor Bret did an awesome job epoxy sealing the floor and adding some texture for grip before the weekend. Walls insulated Good times Today, Bret and I were able to get the walls... (Read More)

Profile in Washingtonian

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Some more details about the project: https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/14/right-proper-brewer-nathan-zeender-is-building-a-mobile-winery/ Happy reading  (Read More)

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