Buy/Sell Exchange: Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrapes For Sale 2023

The Buy/Sell Exchange, created by the Viticulture Assn. of the Santa Cruz Mountains (VASCM) in 2004, connects winemakers and growers for the purpose of selling Santa Cruz Mountains appellation grapes and other related products and services. See the Exchange list below of items/services for sale or wanted.

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The Exchange: FOR SALE  

2023 Harvest Winegrapes Available:   (See equipment & supplies for sale below)
 
 
 
6-8 Tons of Chardonnay
from R-Bar-R Ranch (on Mt Madonna)
Clone 4 
1,200 ft elevation
Great acidity
90+ points Wine Enthusiast every vintage
20 Brix 10/21/23
Contact: Adam Comartin
Call 408-656-1230
 
Posted 10/25/23
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1.5 tons of Syrah ready for harvest this week and 2 tons of Cab Sauv that will be ready for harvest in 2 weeks.  Both varietals are of excellent quality. 
 
Contact: Cody Muhly
Coastal Range Vineyards / Inversion Wines
Call 831.246.1022 (cell)
cody@coastalrangevineyards.com
 
Posted 10/22/23
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Regan vineyards has two tons of Pinot Noir available…three clones to choose from. Even one ton would be for sale.Gorgeous fruit , ripening slowly.  Harvest in 7-10 days.

Call John, cell, 831.332.6159, jbargetto@bargetto.com

Posted 9/28/23

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Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 tons, available in Saratoga:

We have a small vineyard in Saratoga/Santa Cruz Mountains.
Our Cabernet Grapes and wine just won Silver Medal for 3 different years in Orange County Wine competition with over 550 entries.
Also they won Silver for multiple years last year and this year 2023 in Contra Costa Wine competition.

This year our grapes are up for grabs !!! Come and visit our vineyard and let us provide you a wine tasting experience and enjoy and make your own award winning amazing wine !
We will have over two tons ! Our vineyard is professionally maintained by Coastal Management and we are super proud of our crop this year.

You will really enjoy making this award winning Estate wine!

Simin and Mo,    smalek@cbnorcal.com
408-499-4001
408-499-4002

Posted 9/26/23

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Ultra premium Sangiovese available. Roughly 1-1.5 tons that will be approaching ripeness in the next 2 to 3 weeks. We also have a few clients that are potentially selling Pinot noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Sauv Blanc. Give me a call or text to inquire about pricing and other details.

Ken Swegles, Viticulturist
Rhizos Viticulture LLC
(831) 454-6045        rhizosviticulture@gmail.com

Posted 9/20/23

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2 tons of premium Santa Cruz Cabernet Sauvignon available.  Vineyard planted in 1999 and has sold to wineries in the VASCM area.  We have “Vineyard Select” wines for samples, if requested.
If interested or would like more information, please contact:
Tom Copenhagen
Raines Vineyard
408-489-3794
tvcopenhagen@yahoo.com
Posted 9/13/23
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Cabernet Sauvignon:  Clone 337 on 1103-P rootstock.  3-4 tons. In Los Gatos.

Contact:  Rumiel Bitmansour,  408-208-8808,  Rumiel.bitmansour@gmail.com

Posted 9/6/23

 
 
Available from Camel Hill Vineyard just above Lexington Reservoir:
 
Petit Verdot +/- .75 Tons
Chardonnay +/- 1.25 Tons
 
Vineyard has been tended to for the past 30 years by the same crew.
Please inquire for pricing with Jon Anderson @ (408) 640-1008 or Paulina Lomeli @ (408) 893-1498  camelhillvineyard@gmail.com
Posted 9/5/23
 
 
– 4-5 tons of Cab Sauv (Santa Cruz Mountains)
– 2 tons of Cab Sauv (Los Altos Hills)
– 1.5 tons of Syrah (Los Altos Hills/Menlo)
– 1 ton of Cab Franc (Portola Valley)
– 2 tons of Malbec (Los Gatos)
 
Contact:   Cody Muhly
Coastal Range Vineyards
831.246.1022 (cell)
cody@coastalrangevineyards.com
Posted 9/5/23
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Organically-farmed Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes:  Our organically-farmed Vineyard is in Saratoga, Santa Cruz Mountains (SCM) – just below the Mountain Winery. We expect to have around 900 lbs ready by the end of September or early October.

Nabil Damouny, Châteaux D-Vine
(408)497-8450,  ndamouny@gmail.com

Posted 9/2/23

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Radonich Ranch has ~4 tons of premium Pinot Noir fruit available. Meticulously managed. Dijon Clone 777. 16 year old vines. 1950 foot elevation. Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. 1/2 ton ± of Chardonnay may also be available. Can arrange harvest and delivery.
 
Contact:  David Goldfarb 408-656-0835  davidmgoldfarb@gmail.com
Posted  7/29/23
 
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Equipment & Supplies Available, 2023:
 
 
A Kubota B7300 with 800 hours on it and multiple attachments including a backhoe, front loader, auger, rotary tiller forks for the front loader and a cart for sale. I am on Summit Road with easy access.
 
Tractor information: 
Tractor is a Kubota B7300 with 800 hours on it 
Backhoe attachment ; unit is a Farmscape and comes with a 9 1/2″ and a 15 1/2″ bucket 
 Auger attachment ;unit is a danuser PTO driven with 1 bit ( I think the bit is a 9″)
Front loader is a Kubota model LA 271
Gearmore rotary tiller 39″ 
A set of forklift blades
And finally a cart.
There are manuals for the attachments with the exception of the backhoe. 

Also all purchase and service records. 

 
Contact: 

Gillian Challenger

831-241-8372
elysiumbvi@msn.com
 
Posted 9/23/23
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Box of  polylam capsules (28.8 x 60mm) free to first caller. There is approx 3,500 in the box. Pick up at the winery.
 
Contact:  Jon Morgan
Soquel Vineyards
831-462-9045
 
Posted 9/20/23
 
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Zambelli plate and frame 20cm 30 plate with crossover plate and pump attached. I also have an impeller pump with variable speed drive. $1500 for both.
Contact:  Brandon Armitage Armitage Wines  brandon@armitagewines.com
 
Posted 9/13/23
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Stainless Steel Heat Exchange Coil with 2″ Tri Clamp fittings.
9 Coils, ~52lbs,   50″height X 15″ OD
$120
Call Bill at (831)566-2881
 
William Kellerman
Corralitos Ridge Winery
(831) 566-2881,  beekay@corralitosridgevineyards.com
 
Posted 9/11/23
 
For sale:  Antique Green bottles 750ml $8/case or $300 for all:
– 33 cases of WMT Encore Glass (specs attached)
– 15 cases of WCDR Encore Glass (specs attached)
 
Also have various tin capsules that fit both molds (brown, blue, red)
 
Call or text or email back. Delivery possible or pick up in Woodside.
 
Contact:  Nicolas Vonderheyden
Vigneron
 
c: +1(707)327-9170
IG: @maison_areion
 
Posted 9/7/23
 
 
50 cases of Bordeaux bottles (Berlin Packaging 3002 AG) for sale.

Available for $7.00 a case

-William Wood
R & W Vineyards
15060 Montebello Road
Cupertino CA 95014
408-872-1540
www.rwvineyards.com

Posted 7/19/23

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Selling all my winemaking equipment listed below, pick-up in the Summit area.
– Andre Kobel.  Please contact me by email with any questions: andre@closdemadrone.com
 

Fermentation bin: MACX – 40x48x31 with lid and bulk head drain

$200

Italian Destemmer, SS, motorized, with stand

$750

Lancmanbladder press 80L

$1,400

Bolton Tools Pallet Jack Truck, 27″W x 48″L Forks

$350

Stainless steel tank 100L   with cover and stand     

$250

Torpedo T Bin draining tool (suction screen probe for draining Mac fermenters) 

$250

2 X Mobile Scissor Lift Table, 27″L x 17″W Platform  (each)

$200

Flo jet  Buon Vino super jet filter

$200

Flo jet diaphragm pump

$50

2 x Floor Corker                                                           (each)

$50

Plastic fermentation buckets X 8 ( sizes from 5G to 25G) with lids

$50

Glass carboys, 3G and 5G, 10 total                             (each)

$10

Capsule shrink machine

$100

Nitrogen and CO2 cylinders, small,  with regulator & sparging unit

$100

 
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment & Supplies Wanted:
 
 
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Services Available:
 
 
Alesia Viticulture Services. Contact: Joaquin Casanueva, 
650-333-5490 cell 
joaquin@alesiavs.com
7620 Alpine Road, La Honda, CA 94020
www.alesiavs.com
License # FLC000234272 

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Local labor contractor with seasoned farmworkers is making some of his farm hands available to grape growers for this harvest season. If your vineyard is in the Watsonville / Santa Cruz area, give them a call:  Steve Garrett, Los Amigos Harvesting 831-768-6944

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