We are offering fresh Texas grapes this year. We will purchasing the grapes directly from the vineyard. The current varietals available their pre-order date is presented below.
Since this is NOT balanced must, none of the normal additives included in wine kits are included with these products. As such, you will need to consider ordering the following items, if you don't have them on hand:
| These products do not qualify for the FVW Grower's Club Discount! |
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Barbera
Barbera is a grape that has a high level of natural acid but low tannins when fully ripe. Its wine can be intense but with medium bouquet and flavor. Blending Barbera with Petite Sirah or other high tannin wines could make a truly great wine.
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$50.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Cabernet Franc
Wine is typically light to medium bodied with more fruit flavors and less tannins than a Cabernet Sauvignon. It will, therefore, mature earlier. It is great for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and other varieties.
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$50.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Cabernet Sauvignon
With its remarkable concentration of tannins, pigments and flavor pigments it will produce deeply colored rigorous wines whose bouquet will only improve with age. For a wine that will mature sooner, do some blending with varieties with lower tannins and maybe a little more fruit.
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$58.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Carignane
Another variety that should be blended. It has good acidity, tannins, and color but lacks flavor and charm. It is great to blend with stronger flavored varieties like a Syrah or Zinfandel to make a little lighter smoother wine.
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$42.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Chardonnay
The largest selling white wine. It makes a dry and fruity white wine with good bouquet. At good sugar levels the variety may be low in acid so a little blending with a high acid white is recommended. It is a great wine for aging in oak barrels.
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$50.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Grenanche
Used mainly for blending and the making of Rose and Blush Wines in California. If it is blended with a variety that has good color, it can produce a fruity, spicy, medium-bodied wine. The grapes usually have high sugar and Grenache can strengthen a wine with potential low alcohol.
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$48.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Malbec
The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins. Long known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine, the French plantations of Malbec are now found primarily in Cahors in the South West France region. It is increasingly celebrated as an Argentine varietal wine and is being grown around the world.
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$63.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Merlot
A medium acid wine that is soft and mild and is easy to drink when it is young. Color can range dark to light red. A great blender for the stronger flavored high acid and high tannin varieties.
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$53.99
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Mourvedre Grapes
Mourvèdre produces tannic wines that can be high in alcohol, and is most successful in Rhone-style blends. It has a particular affinity for Grenache, softening it and giving it structure. Its taste varies greatly according to area, but often has a wild, gamey or earthy flavour, with soft red fruit flavors.
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$1.05
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Mouvedre
Mourvèdre tends to produce tannic wines that can be high in alcohol. The style of wine produced from the grapes varies greatly according to where it is produced, but is often known for its wild game and/or earthy notes, with soft red fruit flavors.
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$50.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Muscat
Makes a wine with a concentration of fine Muscat grape flavor, light in body with a nice bouquet. It can be a dry, but you will enjoy the wine a lot more, if it is made slightly sweet. In Italy it is used as the basis for Asti Spumante.
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$42.99
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Petite Syrah
Produces a wine that is long-lived and deep colored with lots of tannin. It is a dry wine that has a very distinctive, recognizable flavor. A little Petit Sirah in any wine will add flavor, body and color to the wine.
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$57.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Petite Verdot
Petite Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. When young its aromas have been likened to banana and pencil shavings. Strong tones of violet and leather develop as it matures.
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$68.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Pinot Gris
These grapes are grayish blue to brownish pink. They produce a very light, crisp, white wine with mild flavors that is getting very popular worldwide.
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$50.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Ruby Cabernet
Ruby Cabernet is a red Olmo grape variety that is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan, it can produce wines with good colour and a pleasant cherry flavour, but is mostly blended into bulk wines.
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$43.99
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Sangiovese
Sangiovese grapes form the basis for Chianti wines. The wines have noticeable tannins and acidity with just fair color. The riper grapes produce a wine that has great plum flavors and leathery texture.
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$53.99
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Sauvignon Blanc
Makes both a great dry and sweet varietal wine. It is light and racy with a piercing, easily recognizable, aroma. It is a great blender with Semillon and Chenin Blanc.
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$46.99
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Shiraz
A wine that is spicy and leathery with smooth tannins and subtle texture. It can be drunk when it is young or it can be aged. It is a great grape to blend with the Cabernets.
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$49.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Syrah Grapes
Syrah or Shiraz is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines. Whether sold as Syrah or Shiraz, these wines enjoy great popularity.
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$1.10
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Tempranillo
These grapes are thick skinned and capable of making a deep colored long lasting wine with low acid. Great to blend with a more flavorful variety.
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$54.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Viognier
Makes a floral and spicy white wine, medium to full-bodied and very fruity. The wine has deep yellow color and is low in acid. It should be made as a varietal. It can be drunk at a very young age.
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$57.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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Zinfandel - Old Vine
Zinfandel grapes makes a dry, sturdy vigorous red wine. The wine usually has a great fruity bouquet with medium acid. A blend with Petit Sirah is just excellent. White Zinfandel is made from the low sugared early harvest Zinfandels.
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$66.99
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Cut-Off Date Sept 21
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