Do you have a bucket list? If seeing the annual grape harvest in wine country is not on the list, add it now!
Harvest Season goes for a few months. After all, not all types of grapes are harvested at the same time. Depending on the type of wine being created, some grapes are harvested early in the season, while others wait until the very end.
If you have a favorite type of wine, come to Napa Valley during its harvest. Here is an overview of when grapes are harvested
during the season:
- Sparkling Wine – Sparkling wine grapes are the ones to kick off the season. These are harvested using grapes that also go
into Chardonnay and Pinot Noir but picked at their ripest early on so that theycan transform into some of those famed bubblies. - Sauvignon Blanc and the Family of Aromatic Whites – The aromatic white wine grapes are next to be picked, because these mature faster and already have their tropical flavors from the sun soaked in.
- Chardonnay – Chardonnay grapes come at the sa
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Do you have a bucket list? If seeing the annual grape harvest in wine country is not on the list, add it now!
Harvest Season goes for a few months. After all, not all types of grapes are harvested at the same time. Depending on the type of wine being created, some grapes are harvested early in the season, while others wait until the very end.
If you have a favorite type of wine, come to Napa Valley during its harvest. Here is an overview of when grapes are harvested
during the season: