Block 4 — Sparkling

Across the vintage

What lands at your door, when.

• July

  Verijuice ships — pressed weeks before the pick.

• November

  Post-ferment sample ships — your wine at its youngest.

• Quarterly

  4 barrel samples through aging.

• March

  Blend trials. You taste options and weigh in.

• July

  Bottling. Your name goes on the label.

• November

  Your bottles arrive.

What you decide

Your authority on this plot.

• —Set the pick date happens in consultation with the winemaker.
• —Fermentation approach happens in consultation with the winemaker.
• —Barrel cooperage and toast happens in consultation with the winemaker.
• —The final blend happens in consultation with the winemaker.
• —Bottling decisions happens in consultation with the winemaker.

You name the wine, subject to Russian River Vineyards’s brand approval.

What you get at the end

Bottles, with your name on them.

• —0.9 tons — roughly 70 cases
• —Your name on the back label.

Where the work happens

Russian River Vineyards farms the vines, runs the cellar, and handles every regulatory and logistical step. You make the calls; they do the work. You get the wine.

The term

Renewal optional at next vintage's published rate.

Pickup or ship

• ✓Ship — flat carrier rate, adult signature required.
• ✓Pick up — free at the Russian River Vineyards tasting room.