Garagiste / Home Winemaking Program
 Program
Overview
Napa Wine Company offers organically grown Merlot from our Oakville Vineyards for home winemaking.
Special designated areas of our Lincoln
Creek Merlot Vineyards have been set aside for this limited availability
program.
 Vineyard
Our Lincoln Creek Merlot Vineyard was planted in
1996 with ~ 25 acres of St. George rootstock and
Wente clone Merlot. This vineyard
is rooted in a gravely loam soil; it produces wine
with strong fruit flavors and medium tannin. Nova
Wines, Inc. producers of the “Marilyn Merlot” brand use
this Vineyard for some of their blends.
 Pricing
For the average Napa Valley price per ton (for that
variety from the previous vintage) fee (that is $2,708.47 for 2009 Merlot), clients will experience
the following:
- A vineyard visit and luncheon during bloom.
- A vineyard visit and luncheon during verasion to establish an estimated
pick day (Clients will be notified 1-2 weeks prior to picking).
- Access to our online weather machines for both vineyards.
This system allows users to see rainfall, temperature & humidity,
also wind speed and direction.
- A vineyard and winery visit on picking day.
- Use of our LT cluster and berry sorting system.
- Loan of a ¾ ton fermenting bin.
 Only fruit will be weighed for sale, no stems or MOG (matter other than
grapes).- Potential consultation (by consent) with other winemakers buying
from the same vineyard and from Napa Wine Company staff.
Here is a grape to bottle approximate calculation.
1 Ton of grapes |
= |
2,000 lbs |
Yield after pressing |
= |
+/- 120-150 gallons
per ton |
Barrel Aging |
= |
+/- 2 X 60 gallon
barrels |
Bottled |
= |
+/- 50 cases |
For more information about the Garagiste/Home Winemaking Program,
please contact Robin Johnson at rjohnson@napawineco.com or
707.944.2746
“I have been making wine for
the past six years, but for these past two harvests, I've had access
to some of the best fruit in the Valley and the opportunity to work
at a facility that some of the top winemakers in Napa call home. The
crusher/destemmer is the highest quality available and the crew gave
me the cleanest pick that I have had, however the access to the winemaking
staff at Napa Wine Company is like a fantasy-camp for a home winemaker.”
Jon Leeb – Home Wine Maker |
