Overview/History

For more than two centuries, Californians have been cultivating grapes.

From the 1700s when Spanish Friars planted vineyards beside the missions they built to the 1800s when prospectors came looking for gold but found more money in grapes, California has proved the ideal home to its famous fruit-of-the-vine for the past 200 years.

Today, the average American consumes about 8 pounds of fresh grapes per year. 98% of these grapes come from California. Why? Because our rich earth and warm, dry climate produce the sweetest fruit. Even still, we don't rest on our laurels.

In California, we also apply the highest standards of production to every vine we grow. From seedling to shipping container, our grapes are cultivated, picked, packed, and transported with expert care and attention to ensure the berries you enjoy arrive in just-picked condition: plump and perfect.