Harvest
Between August and October, wherever you look in the Napa & Sonoma valleys, you can see vineyards bursting with lush red and golden grapes and groups of people working their way down the fields, picking them. While fall proper begins to set in and the California countryside is dry, harvest season begins for vineyards!
Between August and October, wherever you look in the Napa & Sonoma valleys, you can see vineyards bursting with lush red and golden grapes and groups of people working their way down the fields, picking them. While fall proper begins to set in and the California countryside is dry, harvest season begins for vineyards!
The harvesting of wine grapes is one of the most crucial steps in the process of winemaking. The time of harvest is determined primarily by the ripeness of the grape as measured by sugar, acid and tannin levels. Our winemakers base their decision to pick certain grapes based on the style of wine customers wish to produce as well as the quality of the grapes.
Vintners Own makes use of human workers to hand-pick grapes as opposed to machine harvesting.The main advantage is the knowledge and discernment of the worker to pick only healthy bunches as well as gentler handling of the grapes.
Cold Soak
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Transportation
Grapes are picked and loaded onto trucks at night. By picking at night the fruit is already cold when it is placed on refrigerated trucks. During the shipment of the grapes from California to Texas, the fruit is kept at about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10C).The cool temperature prevents spontaneous fermentation from taking place whilst en route.
The drive from the Napa & Sonoma Valleys in California to Houston, Texas is about 1,900 miles and will take about 1 day and 4 hours. All clients will be notified when their fruit arrives.
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