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Grapes and Juice Delivery Info

 

Fall Grapes and Juice

2023 Fall Grapes an Juice order cancelled.

Due to unforeseen circumstances,  we will not be placing an order for grapes or juice this year.

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause and we thank you for your understanding.

 

 

 

 

 

Varietals

The grape descriptions are below:

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Fresh Grapes and Juice Pails

In the Spring

Chile, South Africa and Australian Grapes and Juice

In the Fall

Italian, Washington and Californian grape and juice.

  • Fresh Grapes in 36-Lb. Lugs
  • Crushed and Pressed Juice in 6-Gal. Pails

There will be a deposit of $50 per box or pail. This is non-refundable and credit card deposits will be charged at time of ordering.

Mr. Wizard in WineMaker Magazine says it takes about 85 to 90 lbs. of grapes to make 5 gal. of wine. This varies by variety, juiciness of the grapes, how hard you press, etc.

The Fine Print

Prices are not expected to, but subject to, change without notice.

The grapes will be handled on a preorder basis only and will be available for pickup at the store. They are highly perishable and cannot be reshipped.

These grapes are expected to be available in September this year but the actual date depends (literally) on the weather in California, Washington State, and Italy (so it is likely to be complicated).

Orders will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis should a variety sell out or when filling orders for multiple shipments of a variety. Not all varieties are available every year.

We have extremely limited refrigeration at the store for grapes and they must be picked up the day they arrive as their quality suffers the longer they sit at room temperature. Juice pails will begin fermenting spontaneously. You will be kept informed as to where the grapes are and when they will arrive.

Prices include shipping the grapes from California by refrigerated truck and are estimated, which means if they are significantly different, the price will change.

We have tried to be conservative in the estimate, and do not expect they will differ, but they are subject to change. Please note that we are not getting them through Amazon.

A deposit is required for each box or pail due at the time of ordering. Balance due at the time of pickup.

Red Grape Varieties

A red-fleshed grape that should be blended with other varieties. Even though the wine is very intense in color, the wine has very little acid and is actually light in body. A little Alicante in any blend will surely add some good color.

It is a grape that has a high level of natural acid but low tannins when fully ripe. Its wine can be intense but with moderate bouquet and flavor. Mixing Barbera with Petite Sirah or other high-tannin wines could make a truly great wine.

With its remarkable concentration of tannins, pigments, and flavor pigments, it will produce deeply colored and rigorous wines whose bouquet will only improve with age.

Do some blending with varieties with lower tannins and maybe a little more fruit for a wine that will mature sooner.

The wine is typically light to medium bodied, with more fruit flavors and less tannins than a Cabernet Sauvignon. It will mature earlier and is great for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and other varieties.

It is another variety that should be blended, has good acidity, tannins, and color, but lacks flavor and charm. This is great to blend with stronger flavored varieties like a Syrah or Zinfandel to make a little lighter smoother wine.

This grape is a variety that developed from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, and Grenache. The wine has some of the characteristics of all these grapes. It produces a fine
red wine.

This is used mainly for blending and the making of Rose and Blush Wines in California. If it is blended with a variety that has good color, it can produce a fruity, spicy, medium-bodied wine. The grapes usually have high sugar and Grenache can strengthen a wine with potential low alcohol.

It is a medium-acid wine that is soft and mild and is easy to drink when it is young. Color can range from dark to light red. This is a great blender for the stronger-flavored high-acid and high-tannin varieties.

This is the first variety planted in California. It usually has high sugar and low acid. The grape must be blended to attain any color. This is a great grape to help make a sweet wine.

This produces a wine that is long-lived and deep-colored with lots of tannin. It is a dry wine that has a very distinctive and recognizable flavor. A little Petit Sirah in any wine will absolutely add to the flavor, body, and color to the wine.

This produces a fine wine with a pleasant fruitiness that has lower levels of tannin and color. These are so versatile that they are also used to make champagne.

The grapes were developed as a combination of Carignane and Cabernet Sauvignon. It produces a fine varietal wine.

The grapes form the basis for Chianti wines. These wines have noticeable tannins and acidity with fair color. Riper grapes create a wine that has great plum flavors and leathery texture.

This is a wine that is spicy and leathery with smooth tannins and subtle texture. It can be drank when it is young or it can be aged. This is a great grape to blend with the Cabernets.

The grapes are thick skinned and capable of making a deep-colored and long-lasting wine with low acid, which is great to blend with a more flavorful variety.

This makes a dry and sturdy vigorous red wine. The wine usually has a great fruity bouquet with average acid. A blend with Petit Sirah is just excellent. White Zinfandel is made from the low-sugared early harvest Zinfandels.

White Varieties

This makes a dry and fruity white wine with nice bouquet. At good sugar levels, the variety may have low acid, which is why a little blending with a high-acid white is suggested. It is great for aging in oak barrels.

This is the most versatile grape variety and is capable of producing some of the finest sweet wines, a pleasant dry varietal and a basis for many sparkling wines. It has good acid. Blending this with a little Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc is excellent.

This makes a neutral-flavored light white wine that can be made into a varietal because of its high acid that makes it a good blender

This is a late-maturing grape with medium sugar and low acid. It makes a dry and light wine and should be blended for balance.

It makes a tangy wine with real substance and character and has a slight Muscat flavor. As a varietal, a little sweetness is desired. It is great blended with Muscat Canelli, Palomino, or Trebbiano.

The common Muscat grape that is readily available. It makes a strong wine that is sometimes sweet, with a strong Muscat bouquet and taste.

This makes a wine with a concentration of fine Muscat grape flavor, light in body with a nice bouquet. It can be a dry wine, but you will enjoy it a lot more if it is made slightly sweet. In Italy, it is used as the basis for Asti Spumante.

It is a grape that usually has low sugar and acid. Since the wine can oxidize easily, the Palomino is used quite often to make sherry. This is a good blender for other varieties that have high sugar and acid for dry wines

The grapes are grayish blue to brownish pink. They produce a very light, crisp, white wine with mellow flavors.

This makes both a great dry and sweet varietal wine. It is light and racy with a piercing, easily recognizable, aroma. It blends well with Semillon and Chenin Blanc.

Grapes are mainly used for raisins or table grapes. For wine making, this should be blended with other white varieties. It can be blended with red varieties to make a Rose.

The grapes are planted worldwide so extensively that it probably produces more wine than any other grape. Its wine is light, white, and crisp, with nice acid, but not much flavor. It is a very good blender.

This makes a floral and spicy white wine, medium to full-bodied and very fruity. The wine is deep yellow and has low acid and should be made as a varietal. It can be drunk at a very young age.

The wine is typically light to medium-bodied with more fruit flavors and less tannin than a Cabernet Sauvignon. It will mature earlier and is great for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and other varieties.

The grape is a variety that was developed from the Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, and Grenache. Its wine has some of the characteristics of all these grapes. It produces a fine red wine.

This is a medium-acid wine that is soft and mild. It is easy to drink when young. Its color can range dark to light red and is a great blender for the stronger flavored high acid and high tannin varieties.

This creates a fine wine with nice fruitiness that has lower levels of tannin and color. The grapes are so versatile that they are also used to make champagne.

This makes a wine that is spicy and leathery that has smooth tannins and subtle texture. It can be drunk young or aged and is a great grape to blend with the Cabernets.