Vino Superiore Frozen Grapes from Tuscany

These are authentic, certified organic DOCG grapes from the heart of Chianti, Italy, carefully selected by a commercially certified enologist with more than 15 years of winemaking experience. The designation “DOCG” stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita, the strictest and most prestigious designation of origin and quality for Italian wines. These superior wine grapes are picked, destemmed and rapidly frozen using a proprietary process to lock in the delicate aromatic properties, then shipped frozen to preserve the grapes in a “just picked” state. Keystone Homebrew Supply is the exclusive distributor of these grapes.

We were fortunate enough to arrange a visit from the Italian enologist, who delivered a presentation to our customers this August. He discussed the grapes, the region, the harvest and his recommendations for home winemakers. You can view the Powerpoint slides, or scroll down to the bottom of this page to find links to videos of the presentation on YouTube.

Each 5 gallon bucket of grape must, including the white grape must, contains skins and seeds along with the juice, and will yield approximately 3 gallons of finished wine. Yields may vary. The varieties listed below were selected not only because of their individual qualities, but also to allow our customers to create their own authentic Chianti or Super Tuscan wines. For Chianti, we recommend Sangiovese as the primary grape, with small quantities of Colorino and Trebbiano (such as 8 buckets of Sangiovese, 1 bucket of Colorino, 1 bucket of Trebbiano). Traditionally, Super Tuscans have also featured Sangiovese as the primary grape, but modern Super Tuscans can contain almost any blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

If you purchase 10 or more buckets you will receive an 8% discount on your order (this discount will not be shown when you reserve your grapes online, but will be applied when we process your order at the store). These grapes are available year round for pick-up at our Montgomeryville store, and by special order in Bethlehem.






Pickup Location:  Montgomeryville Bethlehem Ship



Italian DOCG Grape Must (5 gallon buckets)

Cabernet Sauvignon $165 Qty
Merlot $165 Qty
Sangiovese $155 Qty
Colorino $145 Qty
Trebbiano (white) $145 Qty

Please check out the following links to Federico’s August 2011 presentation to our winemaking customers about Vino Superiore grapes:

1. Introduction

2. The Vino Superiore Brand

3. The Grapes and the Wine, Part 1

4. The Grapes and the Wine, Part 2

5. The Grapes and the Wine, Part 3

6. The Grapes and the Wine, Part 4

7. The Proprietary Freezing Process

8. Q&A, Part 1

9 Q&A, Part 2

10. Closing

11. Credits