Delivering to WV
Wine grapes shipped to West Virginia
Fresh California wine grapes and frozen must delivered anywhere in West Virginia — Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg and everywhere between — on refrigerated freight out of our Livermore dock.
- Transit time
- 5 business days
- Freight lane
- I-70 transcontinental to I-79
- Best format
- Frozen must
Why West Virginia winemakers buy California fruit
Steep terrain and cold winters keep West Virginia's vineyard acreage tiny. Frozen must is the dependable format over this distance.
Locally, West Virginia plantings run to chambourcin, vidal blanc, and traminette. 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 West Virginia?
Fresh grapes
At 5 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 West Virginia customers do it successfully; just do not order fresh on a whim.
Browse fresh wine grapesFrozen must & juice
This is what we recommend for West Virginia. 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 West Virginia 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. Charleston 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 5-day lane.
West Virginia shipping questions
How long does it take to ship wine grapes to West Virginia?
5 business days from our Livermore, California dock, routed i-70 transcontinental to i-79. 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 West Virginia?
Frozen must and juice pails are the practical choice in West Virginia. At 5 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 Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown?
Yes. We deliver refrigerated freight anywhere in West Virginia, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg 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 West Virginia?
Yes. Pickup at 6951 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA 94551 is free, and plenty of West Virginia customers coordinate with a local club or co-op to make one trip for a group order. Call 925-599-1352 to arrange it.