San Luis Obispo, CA (May 14, 2025) – Custom winemaking facility Phase 2 Cellars and Mercenary Bottling Solutions, a leading mobile bottling and co-packing service, are excited to announce further additions to their suite of custom winemaking, amelioration, and bottling services.
Phase 2 Cellars, experts in custom winemaking, wine storage, amelioration, stabilization, and filtration since 1998, serves as the static home for Mercenary Bottling Solutions and their state-of the-art Gai Monoblock bottling line now capable of bottling either still or force-carbonated sparkling wines into 187 mL glass bottles. The advancement serves as further evidence of the partnership’s continual commitment to becoming the Central Coast’s premier custom winemaking and bottling facility.
Offering still and in-line carbonated bottling, flexibility for virtually all closure types and bottle sizes, and now including 187 mL options, in conjunction with Phase 2 Cellars’ abilities to intake, ameliorate, stabilize, filter and manage logistics and quality control of bottlings at all scales, the partnership continues to offer the area’s most cost-effective winemaking and packaging solutions.
About Phase 2 Cellars:
Founded in 1998, 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 annual capacity. Permitted to 16,000 tons, we offer the opportunity for growth on the largest of scales. We are opportunistic, entrepreneurial, and committed to being the premier custom winemaking facility on California’s Central Coast. We offer the opportunity for AP relationships as well as strong administrative assistance for all your needs, from reporting to COLA submissions. Our in-house laboratory is efficient, accurate, and capable of all analysis from vineyard samples to bottling quality assurance. Home to numerous iconic brands and clients, Phase 2 Cellars has sustained long-term success by fostering mutually beneficial long-term relationships with known wine business leaders. Phase 2 Cellars is a proud member of the Alpha Omega Collective stewarded by Vintners Robin and Michelle Baggett.
About Mercenary Bottling Solutions:
An industry leader in the beverage canning space, Mercenary Bottling Solutions is the bottling arm of Jason Fullmer’s renowned mobile canning and co-packing operation focused on premium
packaging services. Specializing exclusively in counterpressure filling systems sets Mercenary apart from standard atmospheric fillers more commonly found in mobile canning and bottling operations. Our innovative bottling line boasts an extensive range of bottle sizes and closure options unparalleled by any other facility on the Central Coast. Backed by a collective 40 years of experience in packaging and production, the Mercenary team has an unwavering commitment to delivering top tier bottling and filling services.
Contact Information:
For inquiries or further information, please contact:
• Phase 2 Cellars:
Phone: 805.782.0300
Email: bkuhn@phase2cellars.com
Website: www.phase2cellars.com
• Mercenary Bottling Solutions:
Phone: 805.556.5455
Email: jason@mercenarybottling.com
Website: www.mercenarycanning.com/bottling
