Hello,
We would like to buy fresh grapes for making our own red wine. We have equipment and want to practice before our own grape vines start producing enough. We are in Utah not far from Salt Lake City and are willing to drive in any direction up to 300 miles in order to pick up grapes ourselves or have them delivered to our home. My husband is a big fan of Cabernet Sauvignon but will make and drink any blend of suitable grapes. I/G Winery in Cedar City, UT makes wine called 9 Barrels Red Blend from the following varieties Merlot, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and Pinot Noir 9 BARRELS RED BLEND – I/G Winery (igwinery.com). We just want to practice making our own wine. I am going to contact Chanela Vineyards, they own and manage the Twin Peaks vineyard at Chanela Farms, Southern Utah. I/G Winery is buying their Utah grown grapes from them too. Hoping they could sell us some of their crop in addition to 3-4 cases of fine red wine Our Wines – Chanela Vineyards. But we also would like to buy grapes for red wine making from anyone who lives not far from us (up to 300 miles away) and has some extra crop. Please help!
We decided to get rid of our Eastern Concord after harvesting grapes (we have a single vine), keep 2 vines of Isabella (they have sentimental value) and plant more Cabernet Sauvignon next spring for my husband and some other interesting varieties for me. This fall we are planning to start making our own blend from our home-grown Cab Sauvignon, Cab Franc and Frontenac. But we definitely need much more fresh grapes since we want to make more than 2-3 bottles of red wine. I know about the possibility of buying kit, juice or frozen must, but since it is almost the time to harvest new crops, we would like to try to get fresh grapes first. Thank you so much for any advice or any shared wisdom!
We would like to buy fresh grapes for making our own red wine. We have equipment and want to practice before our own grape vines start producing enough. We are in Utah not far from Salt Lake City and are willing to drive in any direction up to 300 miles in order to pick up grapes ourselves or have them delivered to our home. My husband is a big fan of Cabernet Sauvignon but will make and drink any blend of suitable grapes. I/G Winery in Cedar City, UT makes wine called 9 Barrels Red Blend from the following varieties Merlot, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and Pinot Noir 9 BARRELS RED BLEND – I/G Winery (igwinery.com). We just want to practice making our own wine. I am going to contact Chanela Vineyards, they own and manage the Twin Peaks vineyard at Chanela Farms, Southern Utah. I/G Winery is buying their Utah grown grapes from them too. Hoping they could sell us some of their crop in addition to 3-4 cases of fine red wine Our Wines – Chanela Vineyards. But we also would like to buy grapes for red wine making from anyone who lives not far from us (up to 300 miles away) and has some extra crop. Please help!
We decided to get rid of our Eastern Concord after harvesting grapes (we have a single vine), keep 2 vines of Isabella (they have sentimental value) and plant more Cabernet Sauvignon next spring for my husband and some other interesting varieties for me. This fall we are planning to start making our own blend from our home-grown Cab Sauvignon, Cab Franc and Frontenac. But we definitely need much more fresh grapes since we want to make more than 2-3 bottles of red wine. I know about the possibility of buying kit, juice or frozen must, but since it is almost the time to harvest new crops, we would like to try to get fresh grapes first. Thank you so much for any advice or any shared wisdom!