Delivering to CA
Wine grapes shipped to California
Fresh California wine grapes and frozen must delivered anywhere in California — San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and everywhere between — on refrigerated freight out of our Livermore dock.
- Transit time
- 1 business day
- Freight lane
- Local refrigerated delivery or Livermore pickup
- Best format
- Fresh grapes
Why California winemakers buy California fruit
Our home state. Bay Area and Central Valley customers can collect fruit at 6951 Southfront Road in Livermore the morning after the pick, which is the freshest anyone gets it. Southern California moves overnight on refrigerated freight.
Locally, California plantings run to everything — cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, chardonnay, petite sirah, sangiovese. That is a different palette from what we grow — our fruit comes off Lodi, Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles, and Sierra Foothills blocks, so you can make a varietally correct Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, or Petite Sirah without waiting on a vineyard that will never ripen it.
Fresh or frozen for California?
Fresh grapes
At 1 business day out of Livermore, California is inside the window where fresh clusters make obvious sense. Fruit is picked, field-sorted into ventilated lugs, gel-packed, and on a reefer the same day.
Browse fresh wine grapesFrozen must & juice
Frozen pails are still worth considering in California if you would rather not build your calendar around a delivery appointment. They hold in a chest freezer for months and skip destemming and crushing entirely.
Browse frozen must & juicePlanning a California order
- Order early. Fresh fruit is allocated against actual pick dates between September and November. Reserve by late summer for the varieties you want.
- Watch the calendar, not the clock. Picks shift with Brix and weather, so your firm ship date is confirmed by email roughly ten days out.
- Group up. San Francisco clubs and co-ops routinely consolidate into one freight shipment, which spreads the flat freight charge across everyone.
- Have your cellar ready. Fermenters sanitized, yeast and nutrients on hand, and cold space cleared before the truck arrives — especially on a 1-day lane.
California shipping questions
How long does it take to ship wine grapes to California?
1 business day from our Livermore, California dock, routed local refrigerated delivery or livermore pickup. We dispatch Monday through Wednesday so shipments are never held in a terminal over a weekend, and transit days exclude the pick date itself.
Should I order fresh grapes or frozen must in California?
Fresh clusters are the better choice in California. At 1 business day the fruit arrives in close to vineyard condition, so you get whole-cluster options and full control over crush.
Do you deliver to San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento?
Yes. We deliver refrigerated freight anywhere in California, including San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and rural addresses. Residential deliveries are scheduled with a call-ahead from the carrier.
Can I pick my order up instead of shipping it to California?
Yes. Pickup at 6951 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA 94551 is free, and plenty of California customers coordinate with a local club or co-op to make one trip for a group order. Call 925-599-1352 to arrange it.