Handle With Care

You can’t choose better than California grapes. Our local fruit-of-the-vine is produced and picked with the greatest attention to detail. From proper sugar content, to bunch and berry size, uniformity and berry color, each aspect of production is closely monitored from start to finish.

When it’s time to ship California grapes to markets across the globe, every stage of packing and transport is also designed to ensure that our grapes reach consumers in just-picked condition.

Packing

Skilled workers with years of experience carefully remove grapes from the vine, selecting clusters for quality and maturity before trimming undersized and damaged berries from the bunch. Clusters are again inspected before being packed into shipping containers to further ensure quality and consistency.

Cold Storage

Shortly after grapes are picked and packed, they’re rapidly cooled to remove the field heat and placed in cold storage. This helps maintain freshness and minimize water loss. Temperature and humidity are finely controlled within a range of 30°–32° Fahrenheit and 90–95% relative humidity.

Cold Transport

The majority of fresh California grapes are moved across the United States in refrigerated trucks, either by highway or railroad. Grapes exported to international markets are shipped in refrigerated containers or transported by air. In both cases, sophisticated instrumentation ensures a constant temperature throughout the trip.