Got Grapes?
This grape listing blog is a free resource for both the wine maker as well as the grower. Local growers can list their fruit for sale. Please only list fruit local to Sonoma County and its environs.
If you would like to place a listing, please submit a post here AND send a quick email to info@thebeveragepeople.com to request the posting be approved. There is no fee. In the comments field below, please COPY & PASTE the following template and fill in the blanks, or create your own with similar info.
Growers, you may like to use this template and fill in the blanks.
Grape Varietal(s) Available:
Listing Date:
Pricing:
Estimated Pick Date:
Min/Max:
Who picks?
Age of vines:
Rootstock:
Clone:
Other:
Location:
Contact info:
Zinfandel grapes from the Russian River Valley appellation
St. George rootstock
Grown on small 1/8 acre site.
Vines are head-trained.
Planted in 2007
Some irrigation used, but mostly dry-farmed
Availability is limited. After bloom, a crop estimate will be posted.
Those interested can visit the site during the growing season and discuss farming practices
Call to make an appointment for field visit
Priced at $1.25 per pound.
Purchases of small quantities can be made.
Contact Mike at 650-583-2414.
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Russian River Pinot Noir
Listing Date: 6/1/22
Pricing: $6,750 per ton
Estimated Pick Date: 9/1/22
Min/Max: 1/3 tons
Who picks? We’ll pick; You pick-up
Age of vines: 8-11 years old
Rootstock: 101-14
Clone: Joseph Swan 97
Other:
Location: Russian River Valley – Next To La Crema
Contact info: David Gavrich (415) 515-3703
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Pinot Noir (1500-2000 lbs), Petite Syrah (500-600 lbs), Zinfandel (1000-1200 lbs)
Listing Date: 7/20/22
Pricing: $3/pound
Estimated Pick Date: Pinot Noir – mid/end of August, Petite Syrah – mid/end of Sept, Zin – mid/end of Sept.
Min/Max: None. Preference given to someone that wants the entire block of a single varietal.
Who picks? You do.
Age of vines:
Rootstock: Pinot Noir – 101-14, Petite Syrah – 101-14, Zin – Saint George
Clone: Pinot Noir – 828 and 667, Petite Syrah – FPS03, Zin – Dupratt
Other: Buyer must provide containers. I have a certified scale.
Location: Forestville
Contact info: Alvin Hasin 707-484-3671 to arrange inspection and placing of deposit.
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Grape Varietal(s) Available: Pinot Noir 115
Listing Date:8/2/2022
Pricing: $4,000/ton
Estimated Pick Date: End August/Beginning of September ***13 Brix on 8/1/22***
Min/Max: 100 lb minimum. 1-1.5 tons available.
Who picks? I pick; You drop off bins and pick up at vineyard or I can deliver to you in Sonoma County.
Age of vines: 2008
Clone: 115
Canopy Management: VSP; Retraining from Spur-pruned cordon to Guyot.
Other: Motorized Crusher/Destemmer and (1) 1/2 ton bin available for same day processing.
Location: Petaluma Gap, West Side Petaluma off Liberty Road.
Contact info: (573)353-6702 text
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Listing Date: 1 August 2022
Pricing: $4,250/ton
Estimated Pick Date: late August
Who picks? We can hand pick at night into your bins. Or you can pick.
Clones: Pommard and Swan
Rootstock: 420A
Location: 1337 Woody Creek Lane, Windsor
Contact info: Peg Champion, 650-384-5195 text or call
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Cabernet Sauvignon & Zinfandel
Listing Date: 8/8/22
Pricing: $1.50 per pound
Estimated Pick Date: Late August for CabSauv, late September for Zinfandel
Min/Max: 600-700 pounds of each. Preference given to someone who takes the entire block of a single varietal.
Who picks? You pick, we can provide a scale
Age of vines: 10+ years
Other: Dry-farming, vines are head-trained. High quality grapes at the border of Alexander Valley and Dry Creek, up on the hills with cooling air.
Location: Healdsburg, Dry Creek exit, near Rosewood Dr
Contact: Michael at 650-248-5350 to arrange inspection and placing of deposit.
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Syrah
Listing Date: 8/6/2022
Pricing: $1.50/lb.
Estimated Pick Date: Late September/early October
Min/Max:1,500 – 2,00 lbs. available, minimum 300 lbs., preference for larger orders
Who picks? You pick
Age of vines: 3 years, planted summer 2019 bare root, second leaf
Rootstock: 1103P
Clone: Syarh 877
Other: Wine in barrel available to taste from 2021 pick.
Location: Top end of Son craiglhouse@att.net Cell: 707.529.3966oma Valley, near Santa Rosa
Contact info: Craig House
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Cabernet sauvignon
Listing Date: 8/8/22
Pricing: $1.25 per pound
Estimated Pick Date: Oct. 1 – 15
Min/Max: 200 pound minimum, no maximum
Who picks? Pick your own
Age of vines: 9 years
Rootstock: 110R
Clone: FPS 07
Other: Approximately 2,000 pounds available
Location: Hopland, CA
Contact info: Larry Costello (larrycostello@me.com)
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Pinot Noir
Listing Date: 8/10/22
Pricing: $3,950 per ton. Price will be lower if buyer picks.
Estimated Pick Date: 8-25 to 9-5
Min/Max: 1 to 1 1/2 tons (estimate)
Who picks? We can pick, but prefer buyer picks
Age of vines: 4 years (2nd year of fruit)
Rootstock: SO4
Clone: Pommard
Other: Organically farmed, managed by C&L Vineyards, Inc.
Location: Russian River appellation (adjacent to Bricoleur Vineyards), Windsor
Contact info: Chris Landwehr, 707-953-8200, landwehr@sonic.net
Looking for Sav Blanc (preferably from Mendocino County)- about 700-800 pounds. I got two kids so we can pick. Please send a text.
Mac
707-472-7570
Cabernet & Merlot Grapes from Vineyard in Kenwood for Sale
Beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes from our 1 acre boutique vineyard located in the famous wine country town of Kenwood available for purchase this harvest season. We sell in small and large quantities, perfect for the home winemakers or small wineries – our fruits even won Double Gold in a recent Sonoma County Harvest Festival.
Please email or call us for additional details and to secure your supply.
Yang & Ya Ling
yangsta_78@yahoo.com
(415)987-5541
Grape Varietal(s) Available:Syrah and Zinfandel
Listing Date: 8/23/2022
Pricing: $1.25/lb
Estimated Pick Date: 9/9/02 to 9/11/02 (estimated)
Min/Max: 100 lbs./500+ lbs.
Who picks? Prefer you pick, we can help
Age of vines: Syrah: 17 yrs.; Zin: 12 yrs.
Rootstock: Syrah: 44-53M; Zin: 101-14
Clone: Syrah: UCD Clone 3; Zin: Dupratt
Other: Drip & dry farmed; VSP trained; organically farmed
Location: Vine Hill Rd., across from Sonoma Cutrer vyds
Contact info: Tom Noggle, 510-387-6719
Pinot Noir – Ready to pick now
Professionally managed, sustainable hillside vineyard in Kenwood (Sonoma Valley AVA)
Listing Date: August 28, 2022
Pricing: $1.50/lb you pick; $1.75/lb we pick
Estimated Pick Date: 8/28/2022
Min/Max: 100-250 lbs
Who picks? (see pricing above)
Age of vines: 14+ years
Contact info: Randi Grindstaff at randi@grindstaff.org or 972-816-1621
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Merlot
Listing Date: 8/30/2022
Pricing: $1.20/lb Approx 2 tons now available
Estimated Pick Date: 9/2
Min/Max: until gone
Who picks? buyer picks
Age of vines: approx 20 years
Rootstock:
Clone:
Other:
Location: 5342 Monte Verde Dr; Santa Rosa 95409
Contact info: Paul Kruetzfeldt-paulkruetz@gmail.com 707-508-5355
Listing date: 9/2/22
Cabernet Sauvignon- Up to 2 Tons
Clone 8
30 year old vines
Hopland. Mendocino County
1000 ft elevation
Low Yield High Quality Grapes
We pick $1/pound ($2,000/ton)
You pick 70 cents per pound
Merlot- Up to 500 lbs
Cab Franc- Up to 500 lbs
Contact Lou Ravano at 415-370-0400 or Louie94107@yahoo.com
I have about 400-500 pounds of high quality Chalk Hill Cabernet Sauvignon grown on a hillside. Brix are perfect, clusters large and should be picked asap.
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Cabernet
Listing Date: 9/6/22
Pricing: $1.25 per pound
Estimated Pick Date: Immediate
Min/Max:
Who picks? You pick
Age of vines: 9 years old
Location: Chalk Hill area
Contact info: grebero@yahoo.com
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Petite Syrah
Listing Date: 9.7.22
Pricing: $2.50 /pound
Estimated Pick Date: ASAP
Min/Max:
Who picks? Flexible
Age of vines: 5-10 Years Old
Rootstock: 101-10
Clone: Durif 03 and 04
Other: vines are head trained. About 1,100 lb. available. Brix at 25
Location: Sonoma – Dimond A (Grove St)
Contact info: Vlad 415-518-9309 or email vlad@myloan.net
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Petit Verdot
Listing Date: 9/11/22
Pricing: Looking for someone to take over production of 1/4 acre of grapes in exchange for part of final wine production. Open to negotiations.
Estimated Pick Date: Typically October
Min/Max: Usually final production is around 60 gallons of wine.
Who picks? TBD
Age of vines: ~7 years
Rootstock: Purchased from Nova Vines.
Clone:
Other: I have been self managing the grapes as a hobby, but would like to take a step back. Open to any suggestions.
Location: Kenwood
Contact info: John Fitzpatrick 415-601-4290 jhonfitzpatrick@icloud.com (note:Jhon is correct spelling in email)
Listing date: 9/13/22
We have around 700 lbs. of fruit, maybe a little more. Organically farmed with no herbicides or pesticides.
Cost: 0.25 cents/lb
Grape Varietal(s) Available: Zinfandel
Estimated Pick Date: Now, currently 25 brix
Age of vines: 9 years
Location: Healdsburg
Contact info: cawycoff@yahoo.com
Listing date: 9/16/22
Grape Varietal(s) Available:
Cabernet Sauvignon 1 ton
Merlot 2 tons
Petit Sirah 1 ton
Zinfandel 1/2 ton
Sauvignon Blanc 1/2 ton
Pricing: $1.00/lb You pick.
Estimated Pick Date: When you schedule the pick with me.
Min/Max: 100 lbs – 2 tons
Who picks? You pick into your containers.
Age of vines: The vines are approximately 20 years old
Rootstock: The rootstock is 5C.
Clone: The clones are local selections from the Dry Creek Valley.
Other: Surplus fruit from this vineyard is being sold. Fruit is in good shape.
Location: Dry Creek Road outside of the town of Healdsburg, Sonoma County.
Contact info: Hector Bedolla, grapewise@gmail.com, 1-(707)-478-9555
Grape Varietal(s) Available: MERLOT
Listing Date: 9/30/2022
Pricing: $1.00 per pound
Estimated Pick Date: Ready Now
Min/Max: 100+ lbs
Who picks? Buyer/Seller
Age of vines: 20 yrs
Rootstock: 1103P
Clone: 3
Other: Call for details
Location: Kenwood, CA
Contact info: Bob – Cell (650) 678-3377