Grape & Wine Making Co-ops
The Grape Co-op offers members a means to purchase high-quality grapes grown at commercial vineyards throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. It is a committee within the club that consolidates the grape varietal orders from club members and negotiates with the vineyards for the best possible deals. The Grape Co-op is run by CCHVA club members for CCHVA club members.
Wine Making Co-ops
The club sponsors wine-making co-ops to facilitate the desires of the membership. There is normally a co-op that focuses on mentoring new or inexperienced wine makers. The group selects one varietal and each member makes five gallons of wine. All steps of the wine making process are done as a group with leadership provided by an experienced home wine maker. The objective of this co-op is to bottle the wine within one year.
There are several other co-ops of more experienced wine makers who join together to make larger quantities of wine and often several varietals. These groups share the decisions involved in making their wine and often share barrels for aging their wine.
