Juice Buckets in Indiana - Hit me if you must

[mdtroyer]

Newbie here. Looking to start from Juice Buckets this year and have no idea where to get them in the Indiana/Ohio/Illinois area. Any chance some of you guys could help me out with a few vendor names?

I did use the search feature. Only popped up a few threads with no usable info. Thanks in advance guys, dont hit the newb too hard.

 

[cintipam]

Hi

Juice buckets come from Chile in spring, and CA in fall. Listermann's does both, same contact info applies. They are great to work with, but I don't think there is a list of what is available yet. Have Chris put you on his list and you'll know as soon as he does.

http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f60/juice-buckets-cincinnati-oh-44130/

Pam in cinti

 

[mdtroyer]

Thanks CintiPam! I will have to reach out. Cinci is close enough to make a weekend trip out of it.

 

[spaniel]

Easley Winery in Indianapolis sells juice on site. I believe you can sign up for notifications with them.

 

[cintipam]

Thanks for posting that Spaniel. I signed up on the email list since it would be a very nice overnight trip sometime. Hubby always is looking for a little getaway time.

Pam in cinti

 

[tmmii]

Cleveland from gentile juice. Not sure on how far that is from you


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[mdtroyer]

Thanks for posting spaniel. I am on the list for easley, but they were quoting me above $100 per bucket. Kinda nice to have a reason for a weekend getaway and when you're getting 5+ buckets it justifies the trip, well...... For me anyways.

 

[richmke]

Contact Steve (the vacuum all-in-one guy). We chatted about his local wine club getting a truckload at a good price (about $40/bucket???). They are near the IL/WI border.

 

[spaniel]

Thanks for posting spaniel. I am on the list for easley, but they were quoting me above $100 per bucket. Kinda nice to have a reason for a weekend getaway and when you're getting 5+ buckets it justifies the trip, well...... For me anyways.

Wow, I was thinking of trying a Pinot or something red through them but that's quite rich for my blood.

 

[mdtroyer]

Hey Spaniel. I dont think I spoke with the owner so I am going to follow up on this. Would really be great if they were even available for $70-$80

 

[vacuumpumpman]

Here is a video of our wine club last year - We literally had a blast !!
We are a non profit organization - just nice people who like making wine

We are located Northern IL if anyone is interested - Please PM me for further details

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYrsrgNWnws&feature=youtu.be[/ame]

 

[mdtroyer]

Update:

Great Fermentations offers fresh Juice in Indianapolis. It can be ordered through their website. It is pretty expensive in comparison to other sources. About a 50% markup.

Easley Winery offers Juice at a modest markup. 6 Gal's start at 60 and go up to about 90.

Looks like I will be making a visit to Cinci just to make a 6 variety pickup!

 

[cintipam]

Just making sure you actually got the email from Listermann's. Good selection, hard to narrow down the choices.

Pam in cinti

 

[mdtroyer]

I did get the email this morning. Will be interesting to see what I end up getting.