Delivering to MO
Wine grapes shipped to Missouri
Fresh California wine grapes and frozen must delivered anywhere in Missouri — Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia and everywhere between — on refrigerated freight out of our Livermore dock.
- Transit time
- 4 business days
- Freight lane
- I-70 east from Denver to St. Louis
- Best format
- Frozen must
Why Missouri winemakers buy California fruit
Missouri has one of the oldest wine cultures in the country around Hermann and Augusta, all built on Norton and hybrids. Winemakers here often buy California fruit specifically to make something their local vineyards cannot.
Locally, Missouri plantings run to norton (the state grape), chambourcin, vignoles, and vidal blanc. 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 Missouri?
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 Missouri customers do it successfully; just do not order fresh on a whim.
Browse fresh wine grapesFrozen must & juice
This is what we recommend for Missouri. 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 Missouri 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. Kansas City 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.
Missouri shipping questions
How long does it take to ship wine grapes to Missouri?
4 business days from our Livermore, California dock, routed i-70 east from denver to st. louis. 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 Missouri?
Frozen must and juice pails are the practical choice in Missouri. 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 Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield?
Yes. We deliver refrigerated freight anywhere in Missouri, including Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia 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 Missouri?
Yes. Pickup at 6951 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA 94551 is free, and plenty of Missouri customers coordinate with a local club or co-op to make one trip for a group order. Call 925-599-1352 to arrange it.