Who we are
Wert-Berater, Inc. has prepared independent feasibility studies for lenders, certified development companies, and federal agencies since 1998 — more than four thousand engagements representing $40.2 billion in evaluated project value across all fifty states and international assignments. Our fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the agency, never to the sponsor’s optimism: fees are fixed, quoted up front, never contingent on findings, and a determination is never changed under pressure.
What we do
Permanent-crop feasibility carries development-period risk no annual crop faces: the years to commercial bearing financed without crop income, establishment cost per acre against regional benchmarks, water security across the planting's life, and price assumptions tested against the marketing channel — winery contract, packer relationship, or estate production. Estate winery projects add the hospitality and direct-to-consumer economics of the firm's event-venue methodology.
How we do it
Methodology uses extension establishment and production budgets, water-right and district review, channel and contract assessment, and development-period cash-flow modeling with coverage tested from first commercial harvest.
How we can help you
Agricultural engagements are the heart of the USDA practice: B&I for rural enterprises, Value-Added Producer Grant studies to RD Instruction 5001 where producers integrate forward, and Farm Credit and conventional structures otherwise; job creation, producer benefit, and rural economic impact are documented to the agency standard. The firm's agricultural and food-system record includes USDA-compliant processing, cold-chain, and winery engagements nationwide, including a $10,066,000 vineyard and winery estate in Temecula, California.
How to engage us
Standard delivery is 10 to 15 business days from complete project data. Rush delivery for deals already in underwriting is accepted case by case for an additional fixed fee, quoted up front and committed in writing. Engagements are typically initiated by the borrower, with lender or CDC confirmation obtained before work begins — institutions differ, so confirm the procedure with your lending contact.