Grapes / Buckets / etc near Nashville

[jburtner]

Wow! What a cool way to spend time! I'm working through a couple kits now but would love to plan to do a larger batch this fall with buckets / grapes. Not sure where in the Nashville area to order those ingredients.

Anyone local or "in the area" have any pointers?

Thank you!
-jonathan

 

[Tnuscan]

Hi.
M&M Wine Grape Company will deliver to you. I've called the local supply stores all over the area, no one is interested in ordering them. Other than locally grown grapes, you'll be driving 10 hours or better one way, if you wish to pick them up in person. There's a couple places up north or around Florida. That's the best I've found so far. If your wanting a few buckets it will be cheaper to have them shipped to you.

 

[Johnd]

Wow! What a cool way to spend time! I'm working through a couple kits now but would love to plan to do a larger batch this fall with buckets / grapes. Not sure where in the Nashville area to order those ingredients.

Anyone local or "in the area" have any pointers?

Thank you!
-jonathan

I too live in a place where I can't get good grapes. In addition to Dave's recommendation of M&M (I've used and like them), you can also order from Brehm Vineyards. Both companies source fresh grapes during harvest season and will destem and crush them into buckets to your specifications, freeze them, and ship them to you. Just a suspended animation interruption of the winemaking process. They come in still partially frozen, slushy, and are a day or two from yeast pitching temperature.

They also keep frozen must buckets and juice buckets in stock year round, so you can make wine in the "off" season.

 

[cmason1957]

There are two places in the St. Louis area that get in grapes and pressed juice. St. Louis beer and winemaking and Desgin2brew. Both did fall and only one did spring. They both have an pages you can keep an eye on. Price point is about the same for both. That should be about 4 or 5 hours from you.