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2009 Harvest Sales

Brehm's Grape Futures

These grapes are harvested from specific rows contracted by Brehm Vineyards.

Harvest timing is determined by Brehm Vineyards with the consent of grower - Caldwell Vineyard accepted.

Black grapes are available fresh as bunches, destemmed, and as frozen must. White grapes are available as fresh juice or frozen juice in California. (Click Here for Grape Processing Information.)

In Underwood WA, grapes are made available as bunches, juice and frozen juice.

You may purchase a Flex Tank drum and have it filled and frozen by Brehm Vineyards. This saves on the shipping cost of the drum. Call for more information.

The number of grapes to be offered will be less than last year. Favorites will certainly be offered. Many of those grapes we presently have in inventory (Virtual Vineyard) will not be offered from Harvest 2009. Some of the grapes will only be available when we have received a confirmed order. These are grapes I am not buying on speculation.

This year, those grapes not ordered before harvest, will become part of Brehm's Virtual Vineyard and subject to new pricing.

All of our grape offerings can be shipped to you by air cargo or truck carrier. For more information on shipping, please click here. You can also Send Us Email or call us with your questions at 510-527-3675.

Brehm Vineyard's has a number of Authorized Grape Distributors who participate in our Grape Futures Program. Often, our distributors can seemlessly provide you with our frozen grapes and juices including all shipping costs. Click here for more information on our Authorized Grape Distributors.

Grape Processing Details

Whole Black Grapes are destemmed using minimal force that allows for more intact berries and less stems in the resulting must. 5 U.S. Gallons / 18.9 liters of must is then sealed into a food-grade pail and frozen to -4 degrees Farenheit. This volume of must represents approximately 55 pounds of whole berries. Each pail, once thawed, fermented and pressed will yield between 2-1/2 and 3 gallons of finished wine.

Black Grape Must can also be frozen in a liquid-tight fiber drum to a weight of 425 pounds of must, enough to produce 30+ gallons of finished wine.

Whole White Grapes are bunch pressed and 5.25 U.S. gallons of cold-settled juice is frozen in pails. After thawing, fermentation and gross-lees racking, your yield will be at least 5 gallons of wine per pail.

White Grape Juice can also be frozen in drums in a volume of 46 U.S. Gallons or Intermediate Bulk Containers in a volume of 210 U.S. Gallons.

Fresh Grapes, either as whole bunches, destemmed must or pressed juice, can be picked up at the time of each varietals harvest. For California grapes, our processing location is located in Petaluma CA at Stage Gulch Vineyards. For Washington or Oregon grapes, our processing location is located in Underwood WA at White Salmon Vineyards.