Wisconsin Vintners Association (WVA) is headquartered out of Milwaukee. They are doing a club grape crush, and are offering members of PHV the opportunity to participate. Below is their announcement letter.
Contact information has been redacted from this public news post, but PHV members should have received it in email. Reach out to Rod if you need another copy.
Greetings Winemakers,
The Wisconsin Vintners are scheduling a grape crush this fall, which is expected to take place in early to mid-October. Our supplier will be Kendall Farms from Washington State.
Varieties: Due to much feedback from 2024-25 award-winning winemakers, we have chosen to bring in Syrah and Grenache grapes and both Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier juice.
Minimum Quantities for the Club: The grapes are shipped in 800-1000 lb. produce boxes, and the minimum is one box. Juice is shipped in either 320 gallon or 270-gallon totes or, if we don’t meet that volume level, 55-gallon drums. If you order grapes, please do so in 50 lb. units, i.e. 150, 200, 450 etc. The volunteer members weigh all grapes in 50 lb. portions, so we want to help them out. Juice is measured in gallons and the same parameter applies, order in gallon quantities.
Prices: We don’t know what our freight costs are at this time but anticipate a total cost of about $1.45/lb. for grapes and $ 15.45/gallon for juice. That includes the product, packaging materials and shipping. Our first payment to Kendall Farms is August 1, when half of our amount is due, the remainder, right after delivery.
