Delivering to GA
Wine grapes shipped to Georgia
Fresh California wine grapes and frozen must delivered anywhere in Georgia — Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Athens and everywhere between — on refrigerated freight out of our Livermore dock.
- Transit time
- 4 business days
- Freight lane
- I-40 to I-20 through Atlanta
- Best format
- Frozen must
Why Georgia winemakers buy California fruit
North Georgia grows respectable Cabernet Franc, but volume is small and allocated to wineries. Home winemakers around Atlanta typically buy California fruit for red projects and use local fruit for blending.
Locally, Georgia plantings run to dahlonega plateau cabernet franc, chardonnay, and muscadine in the south. 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 Georgia?
Fresh grapes
At 4 business days, fresh fruit is possible but demands planning: an early-week pick, a confirmed delivery appointment, and someone available to crush the day it lands. Many Georgia customers do it successfully; just do not order fresh on a whim.
Browse fresh wine grapesFrozen must & juice
This is what we recommend for Georgia. Pails are crushed and frozen at the vineyard, ship as their own cold pack, and arrive still solid. Put them in a freezer and start fermentation the weekend that suits you rather than the day the truck shows up.
Browse frozen must & juicePlanning a Georgia 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. Atlanta 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 4-day lane.
Georgia shipping questions
How long does it take to ship wine grapes to Georgia?
4 business days from our Livermore, California dock, routed i-40 to i-20 through atlanta. 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 Georgia?
Frozen must and juice pails are the practical choice in Georgia. At 4 business days they arrive still cold, thaw on your schedule, and avoid the risk of fresh fruit starting to ferment in transit.
Do you deliver to Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta?
Yes. We deliver refrigerated freight anywhere in Georgia, including Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Athens 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 Georgia?
Yes. Pickup at 6951 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA 94551 is free, and plenty of Georgia customers coordinate with a local club or co-op to make one trip for a group order. Call 925-599-1352 to arrange it.