Property and equipment consists of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
         
Construction in progress  $633,179   $639,840 
Land, improvements and other buildings   15,342,674    14,491,827 
Winery buildings and tasting rooms   44,146,543    43,991,586 
Equipment   20,835,506    20,103,535 
           
Property and equipment, gross   80,957,902    79,226,788 
           
Accumulated depreciation   (28,945,751)   (25,857,151)
           
Property and equipment, net  $52,012,151   $53,369,637 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2024Mar 25, 2025Showing above
2019Mar 11, 2020
2018Mar 21, 2019
2016Mar 23, 2017
2015Mar 10, 2016

About PP&E Disclosures

The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.

Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.